CONTENTS II Vol. 12 "KEMBLA JULY, 1949 .No. 7 COPPER, BRASS AND EDITORIAL Page OTHER NON-FERROUS Letters to tha Editors , WIRE CABLES & TUBES Editorial fZ ,_ ARTICLES METAL MANUFACTURES LTD. The Passing of a Convoy "18" 12
PORT KEMBLA. N.S.W. Lot Us Look Over "Sydney" R,ub,„ R,„x0 ,7 Cov„: R«,.Admi„| 1. A. Collin., C.B., Fim N.v.l M.mbjr of tl„ AuMraluu. Com. Watchdog of Port Arthur K. p. Caldwell 20 SELLING AGENTS monw..HK Nml Bout, pw hi. fim ofiti.1 •WtM H.M.A.S •• Sydney." Behind him (with Diuributcrs m .ill St.iesl Anniversaries of tha Month J0nn Clark 22 ) u the Second N.v.1 Member, Commodore 1VBLS i BRASS WIRE WIRli a: CABLfcS CB E RAN Ai_* , ^T?*' -. - - Gieetir* Oparetion Hawkesbury River |_ E. Forsythe 32 Admir.1 Colling » ,h« ,hip*i Comnundins KNOX SOHLAPP PTY. LTD. BRITISH INSULATED Omoir, Captain R. R. Dowlinc, D.S.O* CALLENDER'S CABLES Collins House, Melbourne LTD. Editor: OVERSEAS NEWS. 84 William St., Melbourne S. H. GILL, KemHIa Building, Sydney 44 Margaret St., Sydney. Maritime News of the World 24 Associate Editor: News of the World's Navies 2o Captain W. G. LAWRENCE, M.B.E. / SPECIAL FEATURES Managing Editor:
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•DUNTROON'—10.500 HERE is a variety of interesting and—we think—unusual S. G. WHITE PTY. LTD. T articles in preparation for you in the August issue of MELBOURNE "The Navy." In subject matter they range far and wide, MARINE & GENERAL ENGINEERS, BOILERMAKERS from the United Kingdom to New Guinea, and the broad STEAMSHIP DIESEL WORK A SPECIALTY. ocean spaces of the Pacific. Let us look at some of them— CO. LTD. and their authors. • ALL WATERFRONT TRADES EMPLOYED. HEAD OFFICE: THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL 31 King St., Melbourne. WORKS: LOOKES AV., BALMAIN BRANCHES OR AGENCIES 'Phone: Wfi 2170. F. Spencer Chapman, D.S.O., has led a life of adventure. He was a member of expeditions to the Arctic and to the AT ALL PORTS. Himalayas, of the "Stay Behind Parties" in the Malayan MANAGING AGENTS jungle fron) 1942 to 1945, is the author of a number of books for Associates: on travel and exploration, and is now Headmaster of the King HOBSONS BAY DOCK W. F. JAMES 8C CO. PTY. LTD., Alfred School in the British Zone of Germany. He has AND ENGINEERING 15 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo, written of "The Outward Bound School," which appeal's in our August issue. This school was formed by Messrs. Alfred COY. PTY. LTD. BOILERMAKERS, ENGINEERS, BLACKSMITHS. Holt and Co., the Blue Funnel Line, in 1941, to discover and SHIP REPAIRERS, ETC develop character in British youth. This article tells, in story Work* BALLINA SLIPWAY & ENGINEERING CO., Ballina, N.S.W. and picture, how the school does its job. WOODEN VESSELS BUILT, SLIPPED AND REPAIRED. Williamstown, Victoria. THE R.A.N. IN NEW GUINEA. What of New Guinea and the R.A.N.? You read in "What the Navy is Doing" in "The Navy" of H.M.A. Ships Time for a being on duty in New Guinea waters. What goes on up THE UNITED SHIP SERVICES there? From the Naval angle, Captain C. N. Brooks, R.A.N., until recently Naval Officer-in-Charge, New Guinea, is well PTY. LTD. equipped to tell. And he does so in an article he has written for "The Navy," which will appear in our forthcoming issue. CAPSTAN NAVIGATION IN AUSTRALIA. Captain Brett Hilder is previously known to readers of "The Navy" by his articles "The Waves Of The Sea" and "Full Cargo of Golden Grain." Captain Hilder, who is Master of an Australian Merchant Ship, writes lucidly and informatively, and is an accomplished draughtsman to illus trate his work. A Member of the Institute of Navigation (England) he writes in the August issue of "The Navy" on "Navigation in Australia," a subject gaining added interest from the formation in Sydney in April last of an Institute of Navigation, in which formation he played a leading part. ALL CLASSES OF SHIP REPAIRS AND FITTINGS GENERAL. All the usual features, with John Clark's "Anniversaries UNDERTAKEN of the Month," Nautical Quiz, "General Girgo," "What the Navy is Doing, and the news from the Ex-Naval Men's As CAPSTAN: THE EMPIRE* 88-102 NORMANBY RD., STH. MELBOURNE/VIC. sociation and the Navy League. Order your August copy of "The Navy" NOW. FAVOURITE CI6ARETTS Telephones: MX 5231 (6 lines).
Th. Navy July, l»4» 1 . LETTERS TO THE EDITORS BRYANT NAVY YEAR BOOK AND bruk" are not at present avail DIARY. able, and that none will be avail & Sir, able until the ship—now complet With reference to the book ing building—is completed. We FOSTER'S "The Navy Year Book and are further advised by the Public MAY'S Diary, 1949" reviewed in the Relations Branch of the Navy April issue of "The Navy," I that it has been found necessary SAFETY MATCHES. have made a number of enquiries to increase the price of photo at shops but have so far been graphic prints supplied by the De unable to obtain a copy, and I partment. Prints, 10" by 8", • New Improved Blue am wondering if it is obtainable previously l/6d. each, are now Head! in Australia, and if so if you V-. could advise me where I may ob' LASER Ed., "The Navy." • Improved, Steady-burn tain a copy. Would it be pos sible for you to obtain a photo NAVY LEAGUE SEA ing Wood! graph for me of the "Weapon" CADET& class' of destroyer, a photograph In the May issue of "The • Longer-wearing Strik of H.M.S. "Crossbow" was pub Navy" we published a letter from lished in the July issue of "The Captain W. W. Beale, O.B.E., ing Surfaces! Navy" last year. Wishing your Secretary of the Navy League, magazine every success in the fu New South Wales Branch, cor • Uniform High Quality. JOHNSON'S TYNE FOUNDRY NORCO butter ii the ture. recting an error in an article on choicest of creamery Yours, etc., the Sea Cadets published in our PTY. LTD. butter from HM rich North Coast of N.S.W. R. A. Sherlock, March issue. We have since re 1st FOR VALUE. NORCO ti a RBIM to Hobart Road, ceived further correspondence on bo confident about—o Murrumbeena, this matter, including the follow rtam« that has been Vic. ing letter which is published as hold high in public Thank you for your letter and it contains additional information esteem for more them for your good wishes. It is un half a century. to that of Captain Beale. derstood that the publishers of Sir, "The Navy Year Book and Diary, In your March issue I noticed 1949," Hutchinson and Co. (Pub a serious error regarding the MFG. ENGINEERS, SHIP BUILDERS, SHIP REPAIRERS, Etc. lishers), Corner of Collins Place Navy League Sea Cadet Corps. and Flinders Lane, Melbourne, The first organised Corps was at C.l, have one or two copies of this Balmain, raised and commanded Cnr. LORIMER &. TYNE STS., NORCO publication, and would no doubt by the late W. L. Hammer. This SOUTH MELBOURNE. let you have one if they have not would be in 1920. I was a mem gone. The price is 8/6d. Re 'Phone: MX 2189. »' ber of the above Corps (a signal garding the photograph of man and Leading Signalman) "Crossbow," an effort is being during the year 1921, and I was BABCOCK made to get you a copy, and you the first Australian Sea Cadet to MARINF will be communicated with re join the R.A.N. The Navy BOILER Hold on to garding this. League Journal had quite an WAR SAVINGS Ed., "The Navy." article concerning myself, written K. L BALLANTYNE PTY. LTD. by Captain W. W. Beale, CERTIFICATES NOTE: PHOTOGRAPHS. O.B.E. This would be about 295-299 Grant Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. The future of ite*m for merino purpoo— about to In "The Navy," issue of May, 1923 or 1924. Incidentally, the It mot by the lateit lebcoek develop 1949, it was stated in reply to Drummoync Corps started up ment*, which, in turn, oro becked by over SO years' too oipcrionco. At iee, FOOD CANNERS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, a letter from a reader, that the much earlier than 1928, and to New 5-Year I my knowledge was commanded as on land, time has proved tho lervice Savings Certificates [ Department of the Navy had been of Bobcock Boiler Plant EXPORTERS. asked to forward him a copy of a by a Mr. Meilor during the year Regularly. Save { 1922, possibly 1921. The Corps for Security £ photograph of H.M.A.S. "To- bruk." We have now been in were, of course, recognised by BABCOCK & WILCOX Telephone MX 4657 (13 lines). OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED ] formed by the Public Relations the Navy League, but the uni ENGINMBS AND CONTRACTOR* Branch of the Department of the form we wore was not that worn Hud Office t Works, Itgmts Park. "St, Navy that photographs of "To- today. We wore the same type Branch Offices and Agencies In all State*. « f Tfc. Navy Jury, IH9 launched in February, 1910, and "Parramatta" suffering damage in from die Australian War Mem orial, Canberra, No. J 3199, THE 1ATTERY THAT SAYS LETTERS completed in August of that a gale off Finisterre. In March, year. Her dimensions were: Dis 1919, the destroyers left England price l/6d. TO THE EDITORS placement 700 tons, length 246 for Australia, "Parramatta" reach Ed., "The Navy." "YES SIR!" feet, beam 24$ feet, draught 8 ing Sydney, where she was paid of uniform as is now worn by feet. Guns: one 4-inch, three 12- off the following July. She re the Sea Scouts. A corps was or pounders. Torpedo tubes: three mained in reserve until October, • Continuously ganised at Richmond, N.S.W., 18-inch. She had a speed of 26 1924, when she was again com Keep a about 1923 or thereabouts, and to 28 knots, and a complement missioned, being finally paid off in this particular branch sent a very of 69. "Parramatta" arrived in April, 1928, and broken up at Lookout • Economically Cockatoo Island in 19J0. Infor large number of recruits to the Australia in December, 1910. FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF • Promptly peace-time R.A.N. Somewhere With the outbreak of war in mation as to how the hull comes in the vicinity of 75. I trust 1914, she was one of the ships to be in the Hawkesbury River that this information may be of employed in the capture of Ra- is being sought. A photograph The Navy some use to you. baul. She was on patrol with the of "Parramatta" is obtainable Yours, etc., submarine A.E.I when that vessel C. H. Nicholls, was lost off the Duke of York Senior Commissioned Islands. In 1915 "Parramatta" Communications Officer, returned to the Australian coast, R.A.N. and in the following year pro The Breakfast Food Thank you for your letter, ceeded to the Java area, patrol which is most informative and ling the Gulf of Siam and as far which will, I am sure, be of con north as the Philippines. In THAT HA FOOD ! May, 1917, when the German siderable interest to our readers. The name is Uncle Toby's Oats. Not only is Uncle Toby's Ed., "The Navy." submarine menace was at its worst, the Admiralty requested a really delicious breakfast food, it is an important food factor in the diet of children and adults alike. Uncle DESTROYER Australian destroyers in the Med " PARRAMATTA." iterranean, and all six destroyers Toby's Oats provides all the Vitamins of the Vitamin B Sir, were despatched with the mini Group, and also Vitamin A. See that every member of Whilst proceeding up the mum delay. On 16th. August of the family obtains this vital nourishment every morning. Hawkesbury River recently, we that year "Parramatta" sighted a Serve Uncle Toby's Oats. noticed the hull of a destroyer submarine in the Mediterranean, SOLD IH PACKAGES—NEVER I7\[ BULK lying about a mile above the and as the result of a depth Peats Ferry Bridge. We later charge attack reported a very went aboard and found that it heavy explosion, a sudden vision was the hull of H.M.A.S. "Par- of a submarine's hull, and an up UNCLE TOBYS OATS ward stream of oil and bubbles ramatta," and I should be pleased A PRODUCT OF CLIFFORD LOVE & CO. LTD., SYDNEY. if you would advise me of the lasting 15 minutes. Working as Willard career of this ship and how she a flotilla, the Australian destroy came to be in such an unusual ers were later based on Brindisi •• • tk* power to carry oa f place. I have subscribed to your with the task of protecting the excellent magazine since I first mouth of the Adriatic. In April, TATTERSAIX'S saw a copy in 1947, and I should 1918, Australian destroyers be like to congratulate you upon its came part of the Piritish 5th. De 1949 . consistently high standard. stroyer Flotilla formed to combat Yours, .etc., the menace of the Austrian Fleet E. Brydcn-Brown, in the Adriatic. During this per MELBOURNE CUP 4 Biniga Road, iod "Parramatta" was fitted with Bellevue Hill, an anti-submarine observation CONSULTATION ASSOCIATED DOMINIONS ASSURANCE balloon. In October, 1918, she, Sydney. IS NOW WELL ON THE WAY Thank you for your letter, and with the other R.A.N, destroyers, SOCIETY PTY. LTD. for your kind remarks regarding operated with the British Fleet off £50,000 FIRST PRIZE—£1 (plus postages) Lower Premiums, Liberal Bonuses, Hospital Fees. "The Navy." Regarding H.M. Constantinople, and in November (Halves and Quarters Available) 1918, assisted in taking over a A.T.B.D. 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The Ho* My. IMt 1 that difference in numbers, partly on account of sugar from Queensland Co the fruit processing and the difference in discipline—and in discipline the jam factories of Victoria, and to Australian house • Naval officer, as well as the Naval rating, is more constrained than are their opposite numbers in wives generally; other bulk cargoes such as tim DAVEY'S the Merchant Service. ber, grains, lead, copper, zinc—all have to be Australia's Maritiae Journal transported by sea. Vol. I? JULY. 1949 No. 7 Without the knowledge of each other's job, FLOUR . .. these differences tend to a lack of appreciation. If the increases in the cost of these, resulting The Merchant Service officer, conscious of his from the increased freights, bring that fact of ability to "do it himself," and seeing from the dependence upon sea-borne supplies home to the NAVY AND MERCHANT outside only the formalities of the life of his Australian consumers who foot the added freight Naval brother—the salutes, the drills, the large bill, there will be some virtue in it. The fees MARINE at the School of Experience are, we are told, high. bodies of ratings to do jobs which in his own Established in Australia for over ship arc done by the handful of men of the But knowledge—if accompanied by appreciation watch—is apt to develop a professional superior —so gained in this case will be very cheap at the SO Years In this issue of "The Navy" is published a ity complex. The Naval officer, on the other price. short account of the measures the Admiralty is hand, not necessarily aware of the handicaps un taking to maintain the present close and friendly der which the Merchant Service man works, can relationship between the Royal Navy and the easily judge by those shortcomings which arc ap Merchant Service, which good feeling was greatly parent in the absence of the formalities and dis FUNDERS NAVAL DEPOT Suppliers to the R.A.f$ and the R.N. strengthened during the Second World War. cipline to which he is himself accustomed. Where MEMORIAL CHAPEL Such measures as are being taken were made ne as actually the ground on which they could meet cessary since, the war being over, the danger is a common one, on which the qualities of each .exists, as the account points out, of close liaison quickly become apparent. deteriorating; a state of affairs which is "exorcis The aim to erect at Flinders Naval Depot a ing the minds of all concerned both inside and The Admiralty's aim, therefore, to detach Royal Protestant Chapel as a Memorial to those officers outside the Admiralty. The need for more con Naval Officers to Merchant ships for short per and men of the Royal Australian Navy who lost ESTABLISHED IKS tact between officers of both Services in the iods in order to give them experience of mercan their lives in the two World Wars is one that practical sphere is admitted." tile conditions would appear to have much to should have the suppou of the whole community. DAVEY^'LION" There is no question that such a need does commend it. and it could be said of this that what is sauce for the goose is also sauce for the As is pointed out by those responsible for or exist. Both Navy and Merchant Service suffer, ganising the appeal for funds—of which some in their relationship with each other, from the gander, ana the Merchant Service officer would also benefit by some first-hand experience of life £30,000 are needed to enable the Memorial Chapel trite fact that or.e half of the world does not to be erected and to make a start free of debt— know how the other half lives. Actual experience at sea in a warship under normal peace time con ditions. the graves of those Australian sailors who fell in of the other man's job is necessary for an appre battle arc not marked by memorials at the spot. ciation ot his problems. Basically, those prob Not unnaturally, the thought occurs that it They lie in the seas of the world, unknown and lems—in the case of Navy and Merchant Service would be a good thing if something could be done uncharted; with only the wind and the waves to —are the same, and the basic methods of tackling in this direction in regard to-the Royal Austra tend them. • them are similar. To the Merchant Service offi lian Navy and the Australian Merchant Service. cer having his first experience on the compass Certainly they are not forgotten. But they platform ot a cruiser entering or leaving rn.it, or lack an enduring memorial. And the proposed proceeding on a coastwise passage, the poinis of Chapel fills that lack. It will, also, in the Aim.. BRAND similarity in the job and in the way of doiog it COASTAL FREIGHT RISE Mater of the Australian naval sailor, be he com TCLCCMAPHIC *N0 CAlLC AO0«ESS: —perhaps rather surprisingly to him—are more missioned officer who began his sea life at the LIONFLOUR. SYDNEY obvious than those of difference in respect of Naval College, or the rating whose first acquaint what he is himself familiar with on the bridge of The fact that the prices of various consumer ance with the Navy was also at Flinders Naval a Merchant Ship. commodities are likely to rise-—or, by the time this Depot, be a permanent spiritual home, a place The differences lie in details. On his own article appears may have risen—as a result of the of peace, of communion, of meditation, which can bridge he lacks many of the mechanical and auto increase in coastal shipping freights, underlines not but be an inspiration in after life. once more the dependence of the Australian peace matic aids that he finds on the compass plat It is remarked that Flinders Naval Depot, the form of a warship. He has, also, to perform for time economy, as well as its wartime economy on seaborne trade. main training ground of the Royal Australian himself many of the jobs which the Naval officer Navy, is probably the only major Naval Depot EDWIN DAVEY & has done for him, He is, for instance, in the Apart from the processed goods which arc in the British Commonwealth that lacks' a Protest majority of cases his own signalman; his own exchanged between States of the Commonwealth ant Chapel, Protestant Church Services having telephonist; he works his own engine room tele —breakfast foods, and other manufactured goods to be held in makeshift quarters in the Drill Hall, SONS PTY. LTD. graphs, and performs many other functions which —our basic materials depend upon coastal sea and no present provision being made for the in the Navy are delegated to trained ratings. In transport for delivery to their Australian markets spiritual privacy of those- at the Depot. All of ALLEN STREET, PYRMONT short, he suffers from a shortage ot manpower or industrial centres. Iron ore from South Aus these requirements the proposed Chapel will meet. ' which does not exist in a naval ship. His rela- tralia and limestone from Tasmania to the steel And it should be a challenge to Australians to see 'Phone: MW25J1 (3 lines) i tjomhip with his ratings is different from that works ot New South Wales: gas and industrial that financial provision for the Chapel is made I of a Naval officer with his, partly on account of coal from New South Wales to the other States; by the hoped-for date this year.
Tto Navy My. IW , i • ' Vice-Admiral. Rear-Admiral Hug >' THE PASSING OF A CONVOY Pearson retired on the 20th. Oc ' • ^ly; tober, 1914, as Admiral, K.C.B. OF THAT FIRST GREAT AJ.F. CONVOY OF 1914, WHEN "SYDNEY" SANK THE I 1. - ~"rffeis'''.. ,* >y_ ' cdfJmM£i£SKBR -i : i, It was in 1900 when the Boxe r "EMDEN", ONLY ONE SHIP STILL REMAINS AFLOAT. IN THIS ARTICLE, THE 1 Rebellion, or Opium War, brok e • *^^•ras^' ' •Jar'*"' - " w(••a * ' Sit*'- **&ilB£ •SP'-JEr i AUTHOR TELLS OF THE CONVOY, AND SOMETHING OF THE SHIPS AND SEAMEN \w Mj.srr' ±4 out. Again Australia was there "••rfppfjF^ - ^.. .. ,,. ^ South Australia's amazingly arme WHO MADE IT. by "IS." : cruiser "Protector," of 9600 ton Js and mounting one eight-inch, fiv e AIL Ho! No fluttering flags, The Navy was in it also. In the Rides the tallest 'orse 'e can, no roll of drums, no boom of six-inch, and tour machine gun e S same campaign, the East Indies Our Bobs; proceeded to China under th cannon from the dark, sombre Squadron, Rear-Admiral Sir Wil- If it bucks or kicks or rears command of Captain W. R. Crei - land. Only the smoke signals of liam Hewitt, V.C, K.C.B., 1 well. The lovely clipper-bowe d 'E can sit for twenty years natives, the flying spray of the K.C.S.I., flying his flag in "Eurya- With a smile round both 'is ears, ^^^i "Salamis," of the Aberdeen Iim '» Southern Ocean rollers flecking lus," was joined at Sua kin by the Can't yer, Bobs?" ^^^i commanded by Captain A. H. F I. rocks and sandy beaches, greeted Victorian gunboats "Victoria," The NSW. Lancers, the i G. Douglas, carried the Navi d that illustrious navigator, Captain Captain A. Brodnck Thomas, Prelude to tha "Sydney"."Emde n" f ght, 9th November, 1914. Brigades to China, 200 Victoriar s Mounted Rifles, the Victorian Im left to right: "Madlc," "Wiltshire. ' "It uki." H.MAS. "Melbourne." George Vancouver, R.N., as he R.N.; "Albert," Lieut. R. M. Col perial Bushmen, the Queensland, under Captain Tickcll, R.N., an d conned H.M.S. "Discovery" to an r lins, of the Victorian Navy; and South Australian, Tasmanian and ter reverses. But the Empire was tak :n over by the Admiralty or 260 New South Welshmen undf anchorage in the West Australian the T.B.D. "Childers," Lieut. T. Wcstralian contingents of Mount electrified by the relief of Kimber- the Roya! visit—the Royal Ba Captain Hixon, R.N. Captain Sound, which he named for King nd H. M. Jerram, R.N., these three ed Bushmen marched to war to the ley on the 15th. February, 1900, pla ,-ed the "Britannic" to and tor Tickell retired from the R.A.l-J. George of England. vessels being en route to Australia rollocking strains of brass bands the capture of Cronjc at Paarde- wit tl "Soldiers of the Queen" a nd with the rank of Captain, C.M.G '' Little less than a hundred years But the services of the Victorian playing "Soldiers of the Queen," berg on the 27th., the relief of "R ilc Britannia," while the Sai or in 1901. later, on the 3rd. March, 1885, Navy were not required on this and "Say Au Revoir, But Not Ladysmith on the 28th.. and the Du ke—later to be the Sailor KJ nS One hundred and twenty-thn 1 part of a contingent of 750 officers occasion, the Ministry of Mr. Good-bye." terrific outburst of Imperial patriot - -5 tood on the quarter deck w ith years after Vancouver's visit, fla 8 and men with 200 horses sailed in Gladstone abandoning the Sudan )K - ! Among the transports carrying ism on the relief of Mafeking on nil ed cap, and the Duchess—n fluttered from Breaksea Islar id ! the Aberdeen liner "Australasian." to the Mahdi and his Black Flag the troops were the Aberdeen the 17th. of May following. the Dowager Queen Mary—wa\ ed lighthouse and the forts on Mow Of 3630 tons, built by Napier in followers after the gallant but un « Line's "Australasian" and the The following year the minute her handkerchief, and the sh ips Adelaide as smoke was sighted-ci n 1881, the "Australasian" was com successful attempt, by Sir Garnet "Aberdeen"—J684 tons, built by guns at the forts on Mount Ade we re black with cheering tars. the horizon; and the lighthou se manded by Captain "Sandy" Wolesley, to relieve General Napier in 1881, the first ocean laide boomed out across King lie Naval Commanding Offic ers keepers, and officers and men of Simpson, who later had the Charles Gordon, who was killed going steamship with triple-expan G.eorge's Sound for the death of all eventually achieved Flag Raiik : the Royal Australian Garrison A r- "Pericles" when she went ashore at Khartoum on the 26th. January, sion engines; the "Atlantion," the last, of the House of Hanover, ptain Winsloe—acting Cc m- tillery, watched the approach off the Leeuwin in 1910. The 1885. Ca of 9355 tons, built in 1899 for the when Queen Victoria died at Os mcxlor e for the Royal tour—\ vas H.M.S. "Minotaur" and H.M.i contingent of troops—the balance \. West Indian and Pacific S.S. Co.; borne on the 23rd. January, 1901, pre moted Rear-Admiral, 1901, an d Ships "Sydney" and "Melbourni of which was in the P. & O. On the 10th. October, 1889, the the "Britannic," 5004 tons, built after reigning for 60 years. It r c tired as Admiral, K.C B, escorting 28 troop ships carryii "Iberia," was bound for the Sudan. Boers declared war, and we heard >? at Belfast in 1874 for the Liverpool was May the following year before v'.O., C.M.G., on 20th. S Cp- the Diggers *ho named "Anzac Australia was setting a precedent of "A gentleman in Khaki Or c: White Star; the "Kent," 5464 the Boer War ended. ten lber, 1912; Captain Dicken \ vas The convoy assembled at Alhai -y for rallying to the side of the dered South": tons, built at Hebburn-on-Tyne in In 1900 Their Royal Highnesses pr
The Nsnry f My. I«4* • » ?i 1912, for gallantry in caving life speed of 11 knot*, she carried 50 in the wreck of the P. (f O. Captain E. B. Kiddle. R.N., man Clark in 1909, was converted officers and men, and 300 horaes. "Delhi." Captain John Luce, born Senior Naval Officer of the escort into an A.M.C., and collided with Another U-Boat victim, she was in 1870, commanded "Glasgow" in "Minotaur," was born in 1866, the "Kashmir" ifl the Irish Sea torpedoed and sunk 95 miles north at Coronel, the Falkland Islands, son of a Naval Captain, and en during the war, sinking with the of Algiers on the 18lh. March, and the destruction of "Dresden" tered the Navy in 1879, being pro loss of 340 American soldiers and 1918. at Juan Fernandez. He retired in moted Captain in 1907. He serve J 85 of her crew; while "Ot- 1925 as Vice-Admiral, C.B. Th- in "Achilles" in the Egyptian War way," built in 1909 by Fair In her wake came another "Otranto's" four-ringer, J. R. Sea- of 1882, and was in China in the field's, of Glasgow, was also con Bucknall • ship, the "Katuna" "• grave, was born 1871 and en Boxer Rising in "Barfleur." He verted to an A.M.C. and was tor (A13), Captain H. R. Jackson, tered the Royal Navy in 1885, was Commanding Officer of "Re pedoed in the .North Sea on the built in 1907 by Armstrong, being promoted Captain in 1911. venge" at Jutland, retiring as Vice- 22nd. July, 1917, with the loss of Whitworth Ltd., of Newcastle- He commanded "Otranto" at Admiral in 1924, K.B.E., C.B., ten lives. on-Tyne. Of 4641 tons, and with Coronel, and was present at the and was promoted Admiral in Four cables astern of "Orvieto" a speed of 11 knots, she carried destruction o f "Dresden" i n 1928. the poor old "Southern" (A27), 101 officers and men, and 528 March, 1915. He served in the Four miles to starboard of the Captain R. J. Jalland, battled horses. She was chased by a sub old "Philomel" at the Somali Ex convoy steamed t h c Japanese along at barely 10 knots. She was marine in the Mediterranean on ?• ^.. pedition in 1908-9. and retired in "Ibuki," the dense black columns built by J. L. Thompson ii Son, the 18th. September, 1916, but The armourtd cruittr H.M.S. "Minotaur." 1922, Rear-Admiral, C.B., Vice of smoke from her three funnels of Sunderland, in 1912, for the escaped by her rapid gunfire. Admiral in 1927. being visible 40 miles away. Four Century Shipping Co., of London. Then came "Hymettus" (Al), and "Psyche," Captain H. J. T. ward, on the day the convoy sailed Until the German squadron had miles to port was H.M.A.S. "Syd Of 4769 tons, and 10| knots, she Captain A. J. Evans, of the Brit Marshall. R.N., with the Japancv from Albany, the gallant Rear- ney," Captain J. T. C. Glossop. carried mostly ambulance staff of ish India Steam Navigation Com cruiser "Ibuki," escorting the ten Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, been definitely located, the sailing of the A.IF. convoy was delayed. R.N., and far astern of the con 152 officers and men with 328 pany, with 1150 officers and men, New Zealand troopships, not in K.C.V.O., CMC, led his squad voy was stationed H.M.A.S. "Mel horses. She cost the Common and 752 horses. She was of 4606 cluded in this article. The "Ihuki" ron into action, his final message When it sailed, only the fast Ger- m a n cruisers "Emdcn" and bourne," Captain M.L'E. Silver. wealth a pretty penny on account tons and 11 j knots. proceeded to Fremantle to pick up to the old lumbering battleship R.N. of her slowness, as she kept the the troopships "Medic" and "As- "Canopus," 300 miles astern, read: "Konigsberg" menaced the Indian Ploughing along astern of her Ocean routes. On the 1st. Novem Not since the days of the Napo whole convoy tied down to her came the "Suffolk" (A23), Cap canius." "I am now going to attack th; leonic wars had Britain been forced speed. The ships anchored in three divi enemy." ber, 1914, at 6.45 a.m., the con tain F. Davics. Built in 1902 by to adopt. the convoy system. It Then followed "Pera" (A4), John Brown's, of 7573 tons and sions in the Sound. No shore It was a wild November eve off voy sailed from Albany. Slowly was contrary to all Merchant Ser Captain S. Finch, built in 1903 by 12 knots, she was owned by leave. It was the last Australian the Chilean coast reaching down and majestically, without strains vice training, to Owners' orders, t> Workman Clark for the P. & O. Potter, Trindcr and Gwyn of port of call; for many, alas, their towards the Forties. Flying storm of music, the cheers of crowds, the Board of Trade Regulations and Company. Of 7635 tons, with a London. She carried 1036 offi last glimpse of the sea - kissed clouds and a howlii g gale, as smiles and tears of farewelling "Rule of the Road." The Masters speed of 11 knots, she carried 110 cers and men, and 12 horses. beaches, the rolling hills, the val Cradock in the "Good Hope," Cap women, the ships moved out be all objected to the unknown perils officers and men and 446 horses. Her war career was a chequered leys of gums, tea trees, pepper tain P. Francklin, M.V.O., R.N.; tween the sunlit hills to the open of station keeping, the burning of She was a war loss, being tor one. On the 26th. December, mints and black boys which they with "Monmouth," Captain F. sea, the first division led by "Or- oil sidelights, shaded stern lights, pedoed and sunk 105 miles east of 1916, she was mined in the loved, from Tassy %D the Torrid Brandt, R.N.; "Glasgow," Cap vieto," followed half an hour later and the difficulties of watch-keep Mersa Susa on the 17th. October, Channel, but managed to steam North. tain J. Luce, R.N.; and the by the second headed by"Wilt- ing with inexperienced junior offi 1917. into Pompey for repairs. The Captain P. H. Hall Thompson A.M.C. "Otranto," Captain J. R. shire," then the third in the wake cers. following year, on the 16th. was to have close associations with Scagrave, R.N., engaged Von of "Euripides" and. finally the two Astern of her, the "Armadale" June, she was in collision with the Royal Australian Navy. En Spec's greatly superior German divisions of New Zealanders. As Flagship of the Convoy, the (A26), Captain A. Hunter, built the Blue Funnel "Ulysses" at terms; the Royal Navy in 1887, hc Asiatic Squadron. No story in the "Orvieto" (A3), Captain P. N. by C. Connell fe? Co., of Glasgow, Two days later, "Ibuki," with Durban. was promoted Captain in 191 J: annals of the Royal Navy is more Layton, led the first division, hav in 1909 for the Australind Steam "Medic" and "Ascanius" from ing on board Major-General W. ship Co., of London, carried 284 Last of the centre line of the Naval Adviser to the Covernmcnt poignant. At the Battle of Coronel Fremantle, joined the convoy. of New Zealand, 1919-21, First "Good Hope" and "Monmouth" T. Bridges, C.M.G., and the officers and men and 386 horses convoy was the "Anglo Egyp H.M.S. "Minotaur" led five miles Headquarters staff of the First She was of 6153 tons, with a speed tian," (A25), Captain P. J. Naval Member of the Australian were lost with all hands. "Glas in the van. One of three cruisers Commonwealth Naval Board. gow" and "Otranto" escaped in A.I.F. Division. She set the course of 12 knots. Another war casualty, Greenhill, built in 1912 for the of her class, all of which played a and speed of the convoy, and her she was attacked by a submarine Nitrate Producers Steamship Co., I 1923-26 as Rear-Admiral; Vice- the storm-swept darkness. The leading part at Jutland—the others Admiral, 1927. He retired as Vice- loss was avenged by Lord Fisher's signal yards were constantly busy. in the North Atlantic on the 26th. Lawther, Latta and Co. of Lon-B were "Defence" and "Shannon"— Built for the Orient Line in 1910 June, 1917/ with gunfire. Several don, by Short Brothers of Sun-jJ Admiral, C.B., C.M.G., and re brilliant strategy leading up to she was a magnificent ship, an ex cently revisited Australia. Admiral Sturdec's annihilation of by Workman Clark 6? Co., of Bel hours later, a torpedo missed her. derland; 7379 tons, 12 knots, jj cellent scaboat, and heavily gun fast, of 12,130 tons and a speed of She was finally torpedoed and The founder of Nitrate Produc-I Coming events cast their shadow; the German force at the Battle of ned, mounting four 9.2-inch and 15 knots, she carried 1034 officers sunk 160 miles N.W. of Tory ers was John Thomas North who, jj before—the Sudan, the Boxer Re the Falkland Islands on the 8th. ten 7.5-inch guns. Built in 1908, and men and 22 horses. Island at 1 a.m. on the 27th. as Colonel of the Tower HamletU bellion, the Boer War—and now December, 1914. the ships were of 14,600 tons dis A popular mail boat, "Orvieto," June, 1917. Volunteers, was always known! the greatest convoy of transports Rear-Admiral Cradock was born placement, with a speed of 23 was one of five sisters, surviving In the Convoy she was follow as Colonel North. Born in 18421 I that ever left Australian shores. in 1882, and took part in the knots. "Defence," Flagship of the war with two of them, "Oster- ed by "Saldanha" (A12), Cap in the slum area of Leeds, he emi-l The /ear 1914. The same patriot Sudan Expedition of 1891, and the Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Arbuth- ley," built in 1909 by the London tain A. McClelland, of the old grated to Chile as a boy and! ism, the cheering crowds, the Boer and China Wars. He was not, was totally destroyed by the and Glasgow Co. Ltd., and "Or- Ellerman, Bucknall Line, built by amassed a fortune in nitrate. HcB bands. "For King and Country," honoured with the Knight Com German battleships under Hipper, sova," built by John Brown ff Co. Swan Hunter and Wigham Rich became the "Nitrate King," It* Navy My. I«*t < patron of greyhound racing and (A 17), Captain T. G. Hutchin "Euripides," is still afloat as the horse racing. His racing colours son, built by Hawthorn Leslie and "Akaroa"—the sole survivor of —light blue with primrose five- Co. of Newcastle-on-Tyne in that great 1914 convoy. pointed star—became the funnel 1912 for the Commonwealth and Next in line came "Argyll marking of the Nitrate Producers Dominion Line. Her tonnage shire," (A8) Captain W. Chick ships. He died in 1896. was 7243, and speed 12 knots, en. Of 10,392 tons, and with a The second division of the and she carried 395 officers and speed of 14 knots, she carried Convoy, the port column, was men, and 376 horses. 1100 officers and men and 397 led by the Federal Steamship The Ellerman Bucknall "Ka horses. John Brown had built Company's "Wiltshire," (A 18), roo", (A10) Captain E. R. Large, her in 1911 for Turnbull, Martin Captain W. L. Prentice. Built by was next. Of 6127 tons and 12 and Co., the Scottish Shire Lines. John Brown and Company, she knots, she carried 407 officers On the 27th. May, 1915, she was was a fine, new fast trader to and men and 458 horses. "Ka attacked by submarines in the Australia, of 10,390 tons with a roo" had a hectic time in 1917, Channel off Le Havre; and turn of speed of 14 knots. She being attacked by U-boats on the again, on the 5th. February, carried 756 officers and men, 505 1917, off Start Point, this time 22nd. April West of the Scillies, H.M.A.S. "Sydney," Australia1! new aircraft C«rrUr,' arrives in her home waters. horses. again on the 21st. May, and a being torpedoed, but managing to reach Plymouth. The dear old "Medic" follow third time on the 6th. July. ed her, (A7), Captain J. Roberts. She was followed by the "Ma- Astern of her came "Shrop These lovely old ships of the Liv rere" (A21), Captain P. P. E. shire," (A9), Captain B. G. Hay- LET US LOOK OYER "SYDNEY" erpool White Star, four-masters Mills. Of 6443 tons and 12 J ward, of the Federal Steam Navi THE R.A.N.'s NEW CARRIER WILL BECOME TO AUSTRAUANS THE MOST with one funnel and long, low knots, she had been built in 1902 gation Co. Another John Brown hulls, were most popular. Built by Workman Clark for the Com ship, she was built in 1911, of FAMILIAR SYMBOL OF THEIR NAVY'S STRENGTH. by Reuben Ra» by Harland and Wolff, 12,032 monwealth and Dominion Line, 11,911 tons and 14 knots. She tons and 13 knots, she carried who had bought out the old Ty- carried 935 officers and men, and )DAY we are most of us beam of 80 feet and a maximum "it probably looks small enough 1107 officers and men, and 283 ser Line that year. She had 110 461 horses. On the 21st. No rfamiliar with the sight of an draught of 25. Her armament, when you're coming in to land horses. officers and men, and 475 horses. vember, 1914, when the convoy aircraft carrier. If we have not mounted in sponsons projecting on?" Next in line was Alfred Holt's The "Marere" met her end on was in the Indian Ocean, she actually seen one, we have seen beyond and below the flight deck, He agrees. It certainly does— Blue Funneller "Ascanius," (All) the 18th. June, 1916, when she was rammed by "Ascanius." The plenty of photographs. The sil consists of 24 anti-aircraft guns. especially as you have to touch Captain F. Chrimes. Built by was sunk by a submarine's gun troops, with fine discipline, houette—a fairly recent newcom Her speed is 25 knots. In peace down at about sixty-miles-an- Workman, Clark in 1911, of fire 236 miles from Malta. tumbled up on deck to their life er, on the face of the waters— time she has a complement of hour relative speed. The air 10,048 tons and a speed of 13 boat stations. Fortunately, all would no longer fill us with won 1,100 officers and men, and car speed at which an aircraft .comes Last of the port column was damage was above the waterline. knots, she carried 1820 officers "Clan Maccorquodale," (A6), der, and make us ask "What is ries 25 aircraft, though she is in is considerably in excess of and men, and 12 horses. She Captain J. Goodwin. Built in "Afric," (A 19), Captain W. it?" High bulk of hull; flat top capable of carrying and operat that, but the carrier herself is collided with "Shropshire" on 1914 at Glasgow, she was 5121 Marshal], another Harland and of the flight deck; the "island" ing considerably more than that speeding forward on the water, this run, between Colombo and tons, and had a speed of 12} Wolff White Star ship, was next on the starboard side, a compact number if necessary. and, if there is any wind, into a Aden. knots; carrying 136 officers and in line with 1349 officers and group of bridge structure, tripod Let us go on board. head wind, so that the relative "Star of England," (A15), men and 500 horses. She also men, and 12 horses. Built in mast, and funnel. The quarterdeck differs con speed of the aircraft to its land Captain F. W. Wyatt, was her was a war casualty, being sunk 1899, she was of 11,199 tons, 13 A fairly recent newcomer, but siderably from that of a battle ing ground is reduced. next astern. She was built at by a submarine on the 17th. No knots. She was eventually tor in this air age a most important ship or cruiser. There is none of Even so, it has to slow down I Belfast in 1914 for the Star Line, vember, 1917, 165 miles North pedoed and sunk 12 miles South one; the floating, mobile aero that open expanse, bounded only very quickly to a stop once it has ' which was later absorbed by the West of Alexandria. West of the Eddystone on the drome from which the Carrier by the rails. The "Sydney's" touched down. That is what the S Commonwealth anil Dominion Largest ship of the convoy at 12th. February, 1917, with the Air Group of the ship takes off to quarterdeck is a small space un arrester wires, stretched across in 1916. the "Star of England" 15,050 tons, the Aberdeen Line's loss of 22 lives. deliver blows against an enemy, der the after end of the flight the flight deck, are for. A hook being renamed "Port Sydney." "Euripides," (A14), Captain A. She was followed by the P. & to which it returns to refuel, to deck, with a deckhead extending under the tail of the aircraft Of 5129 tons and 12} knots, she H. H. G. Douglas, led the star O. 11,118 ton "Benalla," (A24), bomb up, to take off again. above, and wide openings be engages an arrester wire, and pulls carried 528 officers and men, and board column. She was another Captain W. C. Symonds, carrying H.M.A.S. "Sydney," looming tween the angle irons supporting the aircraft up. The hook ap« 476 horses. Harland and Wolff ship, built in 1250 officers and men, 12 horses. up, silver-grey out of the morn the flight deck giving a circum pears to hang very little below scribed view of the sea beyond. In her wake came the P. & O. 1914, with a speed of 15 knots, Built at Greenock in 1913, her ing mist on her first arrival at an the bottom line of the fuselage of Alleyway* opening from the for "Geelong", (A2) Captain R. Bid- and carrying 2204 officers and speed was 14 knots, which was Australian port recently, left then the aircraft, and we comment on ward bulkhead lead along the well. Of 7951 tons and 12 knots, men and 20 horses. Captain useful to her when she was at no doubts as to her identity. Let this to our pilot. main deck to the large wardroom, , she was built by Barclay Curie, Douglas, the son of a Master Mar tacked by a submarine in the us take a closer look at her. She "Yes! You have to come in living quarters, offices; the many ' and in the convoy carried 1601 iner of Aberdeen, was one of the Mediterranean on the 3rd. De looks her size—as carriers do with flat, not to glide down at an most popular Masters trading to cember, 1915, driving it off by their bulking hull giving the larg sub-divisions making up this angle as a land plane does when officers and men. She sank on floating city. the 1st. January, 1916, after col Australia. He had been Master gunfire. est possible area of flight deck on landing on a shore aerodrome. ! liding with the "Bonvilston" of the "Salami's" when she took After her, Shaw Savill's "Ran- top. "Sydney's" displacement— The flight deck, extending over The technique is to practically while travelling without lights on the Naval Brigades to the Boxer gatira" (A22) Captain R. D. which is to say her actual weight the whole area of the ship above, drop down on to the flight deck. > pitch black night some 96 miles Rising. Retiring in 1918, he Lowden, carried 460 officers and —is 14,000 tons when light, with appears a vast space. "But," we With a heavy scend of sea, and north of Alexandria. died the following year. men and 490 horses. A Work- another 4,000 added for full load. suggest to our guide, himself a the flight deck pitching so that After her came "Port Lincoln". But his convoy command, the Continuvd on p«g» 46 She is 695 feet in length, with a fighter pilot of the Air Group, the rise and fall of the after end- | Tto Htny Mr. •»«• • LL. - ' — } , • the aircraft in the hangar, are and built, by the Fairey Aviation the carrier's bridge, and to run ment. Here members of the folded, but when extended their Company. an imaginary line from the bridge Ship's Company are able to get span is 38 feet 5 inches. The Sea "The Carrier Air Group," our of the flight deck and imagine their clothes washed and pressed Fury's length is 34 feet seven guide tells us. "is the spearhead to the centre of the forward edge for a very small charge. inches of Naval Aviation, wherein is that THAT is right ahead. Mess decks are fitted—also a Our guide pats the fuselage. centred all the effort, all the skill We arc struck with something new departure, which is only just "She's a wonderful job," he tells and planning, all ihc support of lacking when we look forward. coming in in the Royal Navy— us. "And simply wizard to fly, all else concerned with Naval Av Of course! There is no cable, or with upholstered seats. There responding immediately to the iation. The Carrier Air Group is cable gear, in sight. We ask arc cinema projectors on board, controls. I doubt if there's a a self-contained entity; and it where it is, and our guide takes and "talkie" shows are given in more efficient naval fighter ob moves between ship and ship, and us down below again, to beneath the hangar or, in the summer or tainable today." between ships and naval air sta the forward end of the flight tropical weather, in the cool of He tells us something of the tion ashore, as such. It is made deck. In an enclosed space there, the flight deck. The canteen has squadrons carried by the "Syd up of the aircraft and their crews, the hawse pipes, naval pipes, and a soda fountain, and also an ice ney." Two or more squadrons and of the supporting ground- or cables arc right up in the bows. cream machine; and there are make up a Carrier Air Group; ship-team, which includes Air Projecting forward under the cold water drinking fountains and there are usually twelve air craft Arti6cers; Skilled Ait forward overhang of the flight throughout the ship. craft in a squadron. "Sydney" Mechanics; Electrical and Radio deck there is an opening through Various thoughts come to one's has an Air Group of two squad Electrical ratings; Naval Air the stem, with a small projecting mind going through this latest rons, one of 3ca Fury fighters, men •--Ordnanccmen, Aircraft platform where the First Lieuten addition to the Royal Australian and one of Fairey Firefly strike Handlers, Aircraft Mechanics, ant can step out to sec the an Navy; and looking around, one aircraft. The Fairey Firefly is a Safety Equipment Workers, chors and the way the cable docs not wonder where the three Aircraft handleri fold tha wingi of a Firefly preparatory to "striking down," single-motored, two-seater mono towering tha aircraft by lift to tha hangar. Photographers; Cooks, Stores grows when the anchor is on the millions or so that she cost have plane ; .•> modern anti-submarine, Assistants, Stewards —in short, bottom. Instead of the usual gone. The electrical equipment, strike, reconnaissance aircraft is many feet, it would be im which' the Sea Fury is equipped all that is necessary for the day- naval capstans, the cable is work for instance. How many miles which can, if necessary, be used to-day running of the unit. ed by a Merchant Ship type wind of electric cable are there in the possible to glide on." with four. It can also carry two as a two-seater fighter, though The lifts down to the hangar, 1,000 lb. bombs; or twelve 60 "The aircraft carrier and the lass. ship? its speed- at some 400 milcs-an- naval air station are in support "One thing," we observe. "The Down belov in the engine extending the whole length and lb. rocket projectiles under the hour maximum is some 50 miles- beam of the ship down below wings. The engine is a Bristol of the Carrier Air Group. The bridge can't see the forecastle, room the blazinu oil fuel is a an-hour less than that of the Sea and brown the First Lieutenant the flight deck, form part of the Ccntaurus, 18-cylinder air-cooled naval air station is the aerodrome dazzling white glare seen through Fury. It is armed with four can and cable party off." the sighting holes in the furnace flight deck when in the "up" radial engine, and gives the air at which the Group trains, and non in the wings, and can carry learns to work as a team. The "There's always the tele doors. Steam pipes, from the position. The aircraft are wheel craft a' maximum level speed of a bomb load of 2.000 lb., or aircraft carrier is the aerodrome phone," our guide suggests. heavily-lagged monsters of the ed on to the lift, with their about 450 miles an hour. The rocket projectiles, under the from which the Group fights. We wander along aft again on main system down to 'mailer wings folded, and then that por wings, as we sec them now with wings. The Firefly was designed, tion erf the flight deck descends, Both carrier and naval air sta the cable flat, through mess decks brothers of mysterious function, tions, each in its varying degree which are the latest thing in ire painted in different light carrying the aircraft down into 1 the hangar, to be wheeled off of facility, carries out the over naval accommodation. Bulkheads shades so that the leads can eas and away, and parked in shining hauls and repairs that are beyond and deckheads arc painted in soft ily be followed; or they reflect rows. the capacity of the Air Group it blue-green pastel shades. Per' the iight in glittering, burnished We go down and look at them. self." sonnel do not sleep in the mess copper. "Sydney" is powered by Glittering, powerful, efficient- He points out to us an air decks, there being separate sling geared turbines driving twin looking machines. The high craft in the hangar which differs ing spaces and dining rooms. shafts, and the engine room is polish on wings and fuselage cuts from the Sea Furies and Fire Meals are supplied from a cafe suggestive of the great energy down skin friction and increases flies. A larger, less graceful ma teria, the ratings collecting and there imprisoned to speed her speed in flight. Our guide halts chine, with a boat-like fuselage. carrying their trays to a distrib through the water at twentyfive It is, he tells, us, a Sea Otter uting counter to load up, and knots. us at a single-motored, single- - seater aircraft, and surveys it Amphibian, an aircraft used for thence to the dining hall. To Today we are most of us fam with an air of proprietary pride. search and rescue operations, as cook for so large a ship's comple iliar with the sight of an aircraft It is the one he flies. A Sea it can land on water, flight deck, ment, there is naturally a large carrier. Now the Royal Austra Fury. or aerodrome. The "Sydney" is area of galley space, with up-to- lian Navy has the first of the two He tells us something of it. equipped with two of these. date cooking equipment. From which will be the main striking Designed and built by Hawker We go up above again, to the the bakery comes the appetising force of the Fleet if the delivery Aircraft, it is a single-motored, flight deck, and on to the bridge. smell of new bread, and stacks of of blows against an enemy is single-seater, low-wing cantilever The view from the compass plat crusty loaves. igain needed. And the carrier'* monoplane. It is of metal con form is a strange one, and we Although other,ships of the silhouette, replacing that of the struction, with split flaps which can believe our guide when he Royal Australian Navy have battle cruiser "Australia," and are folded by power. He points tells us that it takes some little been equipped with a laundry— that of the three-funnelled second out, on the leading edqe of t^e time to get oneself orientated to "Australia," for example, has "Australia" and "Canberra," will wings, the muzzles of the 20- being right on the starboard side. one—"Sydney" is the first ship become to Australians the most Saafuriai of H.M.A.S. "Sydnay" ara struck down tha forward lift on tha flight familiar symbol of their Navy's millimetre Hispano cannon, of •Jack, an route to tha hangar below. One is apt to forget that right of the Fleet to be built with a ahead is still right ahead from laundry as part of her equip strength. 'It 1W Nary July. I'*? . • his command the Admiral fre performance in a running fight During the next ten days the WATCHDOG OF PORT ARTHUR quently exercised his battleships which lasted until 6.37 p.m., engineers fought a constant outside the harbour, against the when two 12in. shells struck the battle with machinery which was IN THIS ARTICLE THE AUTHOR TELLS THE STORY OF THE "NOVIK WHICH. day when his damaged ships bridge of the flagship "Czare in urgent need of overhaul or re would be fit to rejoin the line. vitch," blowing Vitgeft to frag placement, for "Novik's" duties IN THE RUSSIAN DISASTERS OF 1904-1905. SET AN EXAMPLE OF DEVOTION However on April 13, his impet ments, stunning or wounding all at Port Arthur had permitted TO DUTY. by K. F. Caldwell uous bravery caused him to sally in the steering position, and jam little attention to engines and boil forth in his flagship "Petropav- ming the helm so that the ship ers, and all the defects long held INCE men first began to build of 3080 tons, with a main arma repair the casualties, and the lovsk" to rescue the crew of a sheered suddenly to port, throw at bay were now asserting them S ships and carry their battles ment of six 4.7's, and a speed of heavy guns of the coastal forts sunken destroyer, after rescue ef ing the Russian line into confu selves in a ship to which speed to the face of the oceans, many 25 knots. Her only armour was were made ready for action. For forts by the cruisers had been sion. The result was that the bat was life. Her coal consumption hundreds of warships of widely a 2in. protective deck. In May, tunately for the Russians, Admir thwarted by the Japanese—al tleships, less "Czarevitch," were was excessive, and it was neces differing types have parted the 1903, she was on her way to join al Togo, with the main Japanese though he had reason to believe led back to Port Arthur by the sary, in many places, to hug the waters, but of these it has been the Russian Pacific Squadron at fleet, did not follow up his ad that mines had been laid off the second-in-command, while "No coast in order to shorten the voy given to a few score to pass into Port Arthur, at which base most vantage with an early daylight at port during the poor visibility of vik" followed the cruiser flagship age. She was sighted by merch naval immortality, their names an of Russia's modern ships were be tack, but appeared off the har the preceding day. Striking a "Askold" in a dash through the ant . ships and lightkeepers but inspiration to their countrymen ing stationed, so that by Febru bour about midday, and carried pair of moored mines, the none- rear Japanese squadrons, which succeeded in reaching Korsakovsk of later generations, and periodi ary of 1904 the base harboured out a cautious bombardment too-modern "Petropavlovsk" was not only ensured their own escape in the south of Sakhalin, and in cally reappearing in their respec seven battleships, six cruisers and which caused no important dam shattered by a terrifying explo but diverted some fire from the this Russian port the crew at tive Navy lists. In this honoured numerous smaller craft. The dip age to the Pacific Squadron which sion, and among the 632 killed confused huddle of heavy ships. once set to work coaling ship, company, to which belong such lomatic tension with Japan was weighed, but fought under the and missing was Vice-Admiral It is interesting to note that which task was almost complete ships as our "Revenge," "Exeter" fast reaching its peak, but tjie ac protection of the fixed defences. Stephen Makaroff. not one ship of any importance when Japanese wireless signals and " Broke," Germany's tual outbreak of war was an- The heavy ships now relapsed was lost by either side in this were overheard—these apparent "Scharnhorst" and "Gnciscnau," 1 All, that is, except "Novik," ly were passing between the nounced at Port Arthur—much whose captain, Essen, boldly into their inactivity, and persis battle, in spite of the tremend the Chilean "Esmeralda," and the as it was, on a later Occasion, at tent claims by the Army for the ous advantage conferred on Togo cruisers "Tsushima" and "Chit- American "Constitution," men of charged down to within 3500 ose," both close at hand. Pearl Harbour—by an attack yards of her powerful enemies, loan of ship's guns and their sby the events on the Russian the Russian Navy would seek a launched by 10 destroyers on the gunners began to be heard, as the flagship and the delay in inform "Novik" weighed anchor with place for a little ship that was firing all guns that would bear, Pacific Squadron which was lying and also a torpedo (which miss Japanese armies drew closer to the ing the second-in-command of out delay on this afternoon of launched in the Schichau yards at anchor outside the harbour, fortress, but for "Novik" and her Vitgeft's death. Even "Czare August 20, and, steaming down' at Danzig in 1900—the light ed). She was hit several times, quite unwarned. an 8in. shell from the armoured smaller consorts, the gunboats vitch" got away unharmed in the bay, soon sighted "Tsushima," cruiser "Novik." It was a sombre "Novik" raised steam with all and destroyers, there was always vital respects, steamed at low a light cruiser with a broadside glory, at best, that she and her cruiser "Yakumo" causing con haste and pursued the hostile siderable damage, and as she was work. As the only small fast speed to Kiaochau and intern fire of four 6 in. guns (weight , crew won, but in the midst of the craft without, however, locating cruiser, "Boyarin" having been ment, and survived to fight Ger of shell 400 lb.) as against "No- Russian disasters of 1904 and still quite alone and outmatched, them, and the dawn revealed the "Novik" steamed back through mined in the first days of the war, mans in the Great War. vik's" broadside of four 4.7 in. 1905, it was a much-needed indi Russians' two best battleships and "Novik" was busy driving off (180 lb.). The Russian ship •' cation that good leadership could the entrance with band playing From this point on, the tor a protected cruiser were aground the Russian Anthem, not without hostile destroyers, protecting ment of "Novik's" engine-room came out to fight and fire was awaken the best qualities of the near the harbour mouth. The ef- minesweepers and minelayers on opened at 6000 yards. Hits were Russian Navy. cheers from the gunners of the staff mounted to a climax, and . feet on Russian morale can well forts close by. She was immed their missions, and assisting gun condenser trouble forced her to soon scored on both sides, but Intended as a scout and "de be imagined, but measures were iately docked and repairs com boats in "strafing" the left wing halt and lose touch with "As the Russians early lost the use of stroyer destroyer", "Novik" was speedily put in hand to refloat and menced. of the advancing Japanese forces. kold," but she reached Kiaochau, two boilers through mechanical The fumbling command of Ad Rear-Admiral Vitgeft had tak and the crew worked through the causes, and speed fell. Casual' miral Stark ceased one month en command of the squadron with night coaling ship. Captain ties were heavy among the expos later, when Vice-Admiral Mak- a heavy heart: he not only knew Schulz, who had replaced Essen ed gun-crews, and others were aroff arrived to put some of his he was no leader of men, but when the latter was transferred called from their stations to re own "offensive spirit" into those admitted it to his subordinate of- to the battleship "Sevastopol," place them: more boilers were at Port Arthur. A typical Mak- ficers in an address which could decided to attempt to reach shut off, and speed failed further: aroff action, the day after his ar not have improved their already Vladivostock via the east coast and the heavier shells of "Tsu rival, showed the fleet that they low morale. However, by Aug of Japan, and, leaving port at shima's" guns began to tell on now had a leader. Russian and ust 7, shells from the beseigers' daybreak, "Novik" presently en the unprotected waterline. The Japanese destroyers had clashed long 4.7's were falling in the countered the larger cruiser larger ship had not, however, off the.port, and "Novik" and the harbour, and on the 9th the Vic "Diana" proceeding southward to been untouched by "Namk't"' larger "Askold" were ordered out eroy of Russia's Far Eastern pos internment. It is reported' that fire, and a serious list followed to support their torpedo craft, sessions, ordered Vitgeft, in the "Diana" ignored signals made by waterline hits on a coal bunker, Makaroff hoisting his flag in "No Czar's name, to proceed to Vladi "Novik," and it must have seem and elsewhere, causing her to re vik," small as she was, because vostok. ed ironical to Schulz to see larger treat. she was first with steam up. Once the decision was out of ships like "Askold" and "Diana" "Novik," however, was in Though he was eventually his hands, the Admiral made making for safety while he and worse case, down by the stern forced back to port by heavier every effort to implement it: the his men were to run the gauntlet and with steering engine com TK# Watchdog of Port Arthur, Hw Ruititn cruitor "Novik." from • drawing by enemy cruisers, the incident fleet duly put to sea on August in an effort to obey their original partment flooded, and limped th. .uthor. heartened his squadron. During 10, and gave a not discreditable orders. back into harbour, where, having Ik* Navy My. 1*4? under Vice-Admiral Sir George Convention of Evora Twwrtc, the In Jury of the following year ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH Keith Elphinstone, with a small' following year. the threat to Australia WW very IT WAS IN JULY THAT THE BRITISH EMPIRE MADE IMPORTANT ADDITIONS — Simons Bay, South Africa. Simons- It was in July, 1846, that the real. In that month die Japanese military detachment. reached GIBRALTAR FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE CAPE. AND NELSON LOST HIS ARM U.S. Ships "Columbus" and "Vin- occupied Buna and Gona, New town was seized, and the retiring cennes," under Captain James Guinea, in force, and landed on AT TENERIFFE. Dutch followed towards Cape Biddle, called at isolationist Japan, islands in the Arafura Sea. They by Mm Clark Town, and within a short space of but had to sail again without raided Port -Hedland by air; ex time the whole colony was sur breaking down that isolation. * It tended their occupation of the Solo IGHT hundred and forty-nine "Golden Hind," burst suddenly iu and the fortress fell. Gibraltar rendered to the British, and thus was again in July, 1853, that Cap mons, and landed on the Maldive E years ago this month there upon a party playing bowls o» was ceded to England by the Peace South Africa came into the British tain Matthew Galbraith Perry, Islands. Australian military forces was, in England, a death in cir Plymouth Hoe with the news that of Utrecht which, signed on Uth. picture. with the "Mississippi," "Ply garrisoned Milne Bay. H.M.A.S. cumstances the mystery of which the Armada was off the Lizard. April, 1713. ended the War of . Two years later, on the 24th. mouth," "Saratoga," "Supply" and "Quiberon" was added to die has never been solved. In July, Drake, they say, was stooping with the Spanish Succession. July, 1797, we find the unusual "Susquehanna," arrived off Urago R.A.N. 1100, the King, William Rufus, his wood in his hand and his eyes It was in July, 1778, that War circumstances of Nelson suffering and finally managed to unlock the was killed by an arrow in the New on the jack. He said: "We have ren Hastings in India, learning of a defeat. That was at Teneriffe, door of Japan to the world. Twelve months later, and die Forest, his body being found by time enough to finish the game and the outbreak of war with France, where the attempts to take Santa Allies were getting into then- charcoal burners. beat the Spaniards afterwards." sent orders to the Governor of Cruz was repulsed. Here he lost On to more recent years,' and stride all over the world. In July, William is generally accounted It was on the 31st. July, 1667, Madras to attack Pondicherry, and his right arm, and Southey tells in July, 1916, we find H.M.A.S. 1943, they landed in Sicily—'• a bad King, but he does appear to that the Peace of Breda was signed, the foundations of the Indian Em how, in a letter to Lord St. Vin "Torrens" — one of Australia's "Cairns," "Cessnock," "Gawler,** have had an appreciation of sea ending the Second Dutch War, pire were begun. That «ame month cent—the first he wrote with his early River Class Destroyers—com "Geraldton," "Ipswich," "Lis- power, and made good use of his the most lasting result of which, in the seas nearer home, was left hand—he said: "I am become missioned. more," "Maryborough" and] Navy. Among other things, he says Mahan was the transfer of fought an action against a superior a burden to my friends and use "Wollongong" were Australian fostered the Cinque Ports, granting New York and New Jersey to war, when Admiral Keppel en less to my country . . . When I The following year, on 6th. July, corvettes among those present. diem certain privileges in return England, thus joining her northern countered the French Fleet under leave your command I become 1917, Australia had her first taste U.S. forces—on this side of die. for their undertaking to place fifty- and southern colonies in North D'Orvilliers in the Battle of dead to the world; I g.• • hence and of enemy action' in her own world—landed in New Georgia, seven ships at the service of the America. , Ushant. It was an indecisive ac am seen no more." waters, when the British steamer and it was the month of the first Crown for fifteen days free of all In July, 1672, during the Third tion in which no ship was taken "Cumberland" was lost off Gabo and second battles of Kula Gulf. History tells a different story. costs, at the end of which the Dutch War, William of Orange— or sunk, and both fleets returned Island as a result of striking s July, 1805, approaching the eve of King continued the charter at or later to become William III of to their ports. mine laid by the German raider Another twelve months pais, Eight years later, on the 17th. dinary rates. England—was made stadtholder The Honourable Augustus Kep "Wolf." and in July, 1944, "Australia,'* Trafalgar, Nelson made his land and head of the Dutch Army and pel had been with Anson round "Arunta" and "Warramunga" are One digs, up odd bits of infor fall at Cape St. Vincent affr his Navy, the resistance Sis appoint the world, and was a seaman of re On the 15th. July, twelve in the preliminary bombardment •nation in compiling a feature of chase of Villeneuve across the At ment encouraging, saving Holland, pute and spirit. The story is told months later again, the Australian force for the U.S. landings tt this kind. For instance, I read that lantic and back again, a pursuit with whom England made peace of him that as a young man he transport "Barunga" — formerly Noemfor Islands. U.S. forces land William Rufus left one noble that was to end on the 21st. Oc two years later. was sent to Interview the Bey of the German "Sumatra"—was tor on Guam, and "Shropshire" and memorial. Westminter Hall, 290 tober of that year. feet long, 68 feet wide, 110 feet England and Holland were lilies Algiers, who sneered at the "beard pedoed and sunk the second day "Arunta" assist in the Allied land high, one of the largest rooms in eighteen years later when, in July, less boy." Keppel's dander was Meanwhile, in that same July. out from Plymouth bound for Aus ings at Sansapor. Europe "As an indication of its 1690, a combined English and raised, and he observed that had 1805, a British fleet under Sir tralia with 855 troops on board. great size, it may be mentioned Dutch fleet under the Earl of Tor- King George known that the 'Bey Robert Calder, met Villeneuve on Much happens in the succeeding j that the weight of air inside it at rington fought the Battle of measured wisdom by length of jhe 22nd. Calder captured two 'In July, 1940. on the 11th. of twelve months, and in July, 194$. ] any time is about 75 tons." Beachy Head against the French beard he would have sent a billy- Spanish ships, but did not prevent the month, Australian ships suf Australian troops land on Balik* On the 12th. July, 1554, Philip who were staging an invasion. goat to interview him. Villeneuve from getting into Vigo, fered their first casualty in the papan, Borneo, assisted by "Shrop of Spain sailed from Corunna to This was an occasion when use France's entry into the war and he was later recalled to Eng war of 1939-45, when "Vampire" shire," "Hobart," "Arunta,"* marry Mary of England. He- was made of a strong tide, the brought the war into_the West land for trial as ,i result of this was straddled by bombs in the "Manoora," "Westralia.' "Kv landed at Southampton a week Dutch ships, cut off and between Indies, and in July of the follow action, being severely reprimanded. Mediterranean and Mr. J. A. En- nimbla," "Gascoyne," "Warrego," two fires, anchored simultaneously dicott, Gunner (T) R.N., was in the naval forces. Tnis month later. His reception in the Chan ing year—1779—Admiral Byron A colourful figure appears in on Torrington's orders, and the at badly wounded by splinters and also the Japanese Imperial Islands nel was not a good one. Lord fought the first fleet action of the the July calendar, that of Sir tacking French ships were swept later died. It was in the same were bombarded by the U.S. Third Howard of Effingham was sent French fleet under D'Estaing off Charles Napier, who as Captain out with twenty-eight sail to meet past them. Grenada, which island the French month, on the 19th, that "Syd Fleet and the British Pacific Fleer. Charles Napier, C.B., commanded Australian ships took part in thr him, and when the Spaniards did On the 24th. July, 1704, Ad were attacking. In the battle, the ney," in company with the R.N die naval forces which Dom Pedro, overall operation, being "Quit not salute, the English greeted miral Sir George Rooke captured French had the advantage, but destroyers "Havock," "Hyperion," Emperor of Brazil, raised in his heron," "Quickmatch," "Napier,*^ mem with shotted guns as a re Gibraltar, and here also an Anglo- D'Estaing did not follow it up, "Hasty," "Hero" and "Ilex" attempt to secure the throne of "Nizam," "Norman" and "N»' minder that England insisted on Dutch force was engaged. The considering that his first duty lay -fought her successful .action Portugal for his daughter. On the pal" And on the 26th. of the honour being paid to her flag in fleet bombarded, while a force of in ensuring success of the opera against the "Bartolomeo Colleoni 5th. July, 1833, Napier met the month. President Truman, Mr. die Narrow Seas. The Spanish English and Dutch marines under tion against Grenada. and "Giovanni Delle Bande Nere," superior forces of Dom Miguel, Churchill, and General fhiwlg; colours were immediately struck, the Prince of Hesse landed on the By the end of the Eighteenth the first-named being destroyed. King of Portugal, off Cape St. Kai-Shek issued the ultimatum to and topsails lowered. neck between the Rock and the Century Britain was again at war Vincent, and captured the whole In July, 1941, the Allied forces Japan. mainland of Spain and cut com It was on Friday, the 19th. July, with Holland, and in July, 1795, fleet, this victory leading to the occupied Syria, R.A.N, ships tak thirty-four years later, that Cap munications. Then an attack was an expedition consisting of five collapse of Dom Miguel, who ing part in the naval operations The sands were running tain Fleming, of the pinnace made with the boats of the fleet, ships of the line and two sloops, made 'formal abdication by the there. fast. T*# Navy My, It** • •-a"" by mechanical equipment. The Shanghai subsequent to the occu and with 2670 square feet of oil difference between the sugar in pation of the port by the Chinese area, the "East Wind" was tow creases between Queensland-Mel Communist Army—arrived at ed from the Navy, Yard at Nor bourne and Sydney, and Queens Shanghai last month with 21 for folk—where she refitted—through land-Adelaide and Fremantle, eign passengers from Hong Kong the Panama Canal to San Pedro, lies in the longer voyage from on board, the shipping firm was California, and will be raced with Queensland to these two last- informed that if it brought any a crew of 18 under the command named ports being more profitable more foreign passengers to of Captain John Holbrook. than the shorter voyage to Mel Shanghai without prior approval bourne and Sydney, there being of the Communists it would be JAGUAR LOOSE ON SHIP. less of the ship's total time lost heavily punished. Following ne in port. gotiations with the Communists, Crew and passengers of the 14 women dependants of Shang Belgian steamer " Christian "OUTWARD BOUND hai foreigners were allowed to Sheid," carrying a cargo of wild SCHOOL" TRAINING land, but seven others were re animals for the Brussels zoo, and SHIP. turned to Hong Kong in the "Shengking." on passage from Brazil to Ant "The Outward Bound Sea werp, had an exciting and anxious School," which was formed in CANARY UNDER BOND. time when a jaguar broke out of England in 1941 by Messrs. Al fred Holt and Company (The Before the P. 6? O. Liner its cage and ran wild around the Blue Funnel Line), to help to de "Ranchi" left London on her lat ship. Most of the passengers and velop what might be called "the est voyage to Australia, her Sec crew sheltered below decks and pioneer spirit" in British youth, ond Officer, Mr. T. B. Healey, in cabins, while in the meantime has recently had the 1000-ton bought two canaries in Petticoat the Captain sent out an S.O.S. to ketch "Warspite" chartered to it Lane. On the voyage out, the free of charge by the Marine So lady laid five eggs, of which two Las Palmas, the next port of call, ciety. The "Warspite" took the hatched. One of the babies died, requesting that armed police first batch of 12 boys from the but the other was still among should be ready on the ship's ar school at the end of last month those present when the ship rival to shoot the jaguar. on a deep sea cruise, to give them reached Fremantle, and Mr. MOOLTAN R.SX. MIGRANT eluding those controlled by the cargo. The recent increase is at sea training. Healey had to enter into a bond SHIP. Australian Shipping Board. In a flat rate on those previously ob of £50 on each bird, guaranteeing The P. y O. liner "Mooltan" all some 86 vessels will be effect taining. At the same time, Tas- ALAN VILUERS IN that when he left the country will sail from London on the ed—26 of which are operated by manian coastal shipping freights COMMAND. the three would go with him. the Shipping Board, and 60 own have now been increased by 10/- Then, one day out of Fremantle 24th. of next month as the first The Australian seaman-author, THE ed and operated by private com a ton for general cargo, that rate on the Coast, the second baby ship to sail from Britain with mi Alan Villiers, D.S.C., who once panies. Factors causing the ne also applying to ships trading be bird died. The corpse had to be grants nominated by the Return sailed the square-rigged ship cessity to raise freights were, said tween Tasmania and King and kept—in an empty carraway seed ed Soldiers' League. Three rep "Joseph Conrad," and during the the deputy chairman of the Aus Flinders Islands; the 15/- rate tin—in the ship's refrigerator for CARLTON resentatives of the League left for war commanded a tank landing tralian Steamship Owners' Fed applying to vessels trading be production to the Customs at England in June to assist in ar craft, is in command of the "War eration (Mr. R. A. Coutts) la tween Tasmania and the main-* Fremantle as "Ranchi" returned rangements. Every sub-branch of spite," and has a permanent crew bour disputes, the forty-hour land. to England. Otherwise, the £50 HOTEL the League in Victoria had been of three master mariners. The week, continual rises in wages bond on that bird would have asked to find accommodation and objective of this first voyage is and running costs, and the slow BULK FREIGHT RISES been forfeited. employment for at least one Brit Madeira. Speaking of the Out ish ex-serviceman in its area, and turn-around of ships. ALSO. 56 CASTLEREAGH ST., ward Bound Sea School, and the DOENITZ'S OLD YACHT. when Queensland and New The increased freight rates af training vessel, Alan Villiers said: THE RATES. South Wales followed Victoria's fected bulk cargoes also, includ "This is an excellent type of train This month, the United States SYDNEY, N.S.W. lead, it was decided that a special Australian interstate freights ing coal, sugar, steel, timber, and ing for boys, and I will do my ut Navy will enter the yawl "East ship would be provided for the were previously increased in No many essential materials for hous most to help the scheme. I Wind"—once owned by Grand transport of the League's nom vember, 1948, when rates for gen ing ; these are shipped by con would like tc see it established in Admiral Karl Doenitz, Hitler's inees. eral cargo went up 10/- a ton. tract at special bulk rates. In Australia. I wish the 'Warspite' Naval Commander-in-Chief and THE creases in bulk rates include: This increase brought the rates was a square-rigger, but none is later his successor as Fuehrer— AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT sugar, to Melbourne and Sydney, existing until the recent rise to: available." in the annual 2,200-mile race RISE. 15/- a ton; to Adelaide and Fre 67/- a ton between Melbourne from Los Angeles to Honolulu. and Sydney and Melbourne and mantle, 10/- a ton; industrial CARLTON As from the 14th. of last SHANGHAI SHIPPING The "East Wind" was built in Adelaide; 75/- between Mel coal, 4/- a ton; gas coal, 1/- a month, Australian interstate ship- RESTRICTIONS. Bremen in 1939 and was seized bourne and Brisbane; 81/6 be ton; steel, barley, lead, copper, l ping freight rates rose by 15/- as a prize of war in 1945. A HOTEL t a ton for general cargo. This in- tween Melbourne and Fremantle; and zinc, 15/- a ton. Reason for When the Butterfield and Swire and 59/6 between Melbourne the small increase in the freight Chinese coastal steamer "Sheng- 61-foot yawl with an over-all e, Ae second since the war length of 86 feet, of 17-feet beam d, applies to all vessels, in- and Hobart; all for general on gas coal is the speedy handling king"—first British ship to enter n. Navy July, 1949 " l_ . ...* K.B.E., D.S.O., LLP, handed He was succeeded in that or above. His Majesty fhe Km*? over at Devonport the frigate appointment by Lieutenant-Gen- ha* consented to assume die "Avon" to Portugal. Dr. Caldeira eral Sir Leslie Hollis, K.B.E., leadership of the Force, with the Queiroz, who represented Portu C.B., who recently visited the title of Captain-General. gal as her Charge d'Affaires, re Mediterranean. At Malta he saw named the "Avon" the "Nuno Royal Marine Detachments of the R.N.'s MANPOWER not have a permanent job or 22nd. May at St. John's Church, INCREASED NAVAL COSTS. Tristao." The ceremony, he Fleet and No. 40 ^Commando, trade, docs not know how long Boldre, nea- Lymington, Hamp PROBLEMS. said, symbolized the close friend Royal Marines. In Tripoli he Speaking on the subject of the he will stay in the Navy, and shire,' by the Rev. John Moore, ship >:nween Portugal and Rrit- visited No. 42 Commando under re-equipment of the Services at According to a report in the wants to learn a trade, travel, R.N.' (retd.). The memorial Melbourne "Herald," the Royal training, and at Akaba No. 4> "Exercise Trident" at Greenwich get good pay and security. Rear consists of an oak desk, contain recently, the First Sea Lord, Ad Navy's increasing manpower Admiral T. L. Sprague, chief of Commando. ing a Book of Remembrance, in miral of the Fleet Lord Fraser, problems may result in some ships naval personnel, says: "The FROBISHER'S LAST the church, and, in the porch, MERCHANT CLUB AT G.C.B., K.B.E., explained some being placed in reserve during Navy, with its new techniques two oak benches with the crest of VOYAGE. the next month or so. The two and weapons, is one of the world's thing of the slow progress that H.M.S. "Hood" carved on each; The cruiser "Frobishcr," which MALTA. main reasons for the position arc: largest employers of technically is seemingly being made in that T, small stained glass window de until relieved by the "Devon the falling-off in the number of trained personnel. The Navy oc The foundation stone of a club task, so vital to security. Beside* picting St. Nicholas, the patron shire" in 1947, had for some experienced senior naval ratings cupational opportunities, how and hostel for Merchant Seamen the rapid developments that are saint of sailors, blessing the years been the naval cadets' train re-engaging for a further period ever, must stand squarely on their has been laid .in Malta by the now in progress, which dictate waters, and two bronze lanterns ing cruiser, recently left Devon- of service to complete their time own economic legs. They must Governor. It is a memorial to care not to expend resources on representing those of a vice-ad port on her last voyage, proceed for a pension; and the dearth face fair competition with civil men of the Merchant Navy who new equipment that would be ob miral in earlier days. ing to Newport. Monmouth of trained men of the technical ian pay, job security and promo died in breaking the Malta siege solete by the time it is provided, shire, to be broken up. From the branches capable of going on ac tion." in the war. there is the heavy increase in all I/A NAVY PACIFIC time of the laying of her keel, tive service. . manufacturing costs, which equ EMPORIUM. "Frobisher" was over thirty years ' MANUS NAVAL BASE. ally dictate a husbanding of re U.S. GIFT TO BRITAIN. old, having been laid down in FEW SIGN FOR SECOND sources. The armament of a de In January last year a U.S. 1916, although she was not com Over 1,200 men, including, stroyer of today, for instance, ENGAGEMENT. The Board of Trustees of the Navy directive instructed the pleted until eight years later. Japanese war criminals, are work costs 10 times that of her prede As an example of the Royal McGregor Fund, University ot Island Trading Company—which ing on the reconstruction of the cessor of 1938; the electrical in Navy's manpower problem, of Michigan, Ann Harbour, Mkhi the Navy operates—to provide a US. TRAINING PLANE. naval and air base ?'. Manus Is stallation of a modern cruiser is 4,000 men who completed their gan, U.S.A., have presented Se purchasing and marketing agency land, Admiralty Islands. five times as elaborate as that of first engagement of 12 years in ttle Royal Greenwich Observa as an "interim arrangement until The U.S. Navy training air her predecessor of the same date, tory for use in the Isaac Newton craft, the low-wing single-engin- the last financial year, only 800 such time as the inhabitants of ROYAL VISIT TO and correspondingly more costly. signed on for a second period of Telescope, a 98-inch diameter the various localities are in a posi ed monoplane known as XNQ, CHANNEL ISLANDS. 10 years. Of those who served pyrex glass disk, a 26J-inch blank tion to carry on these functions on embodies in its design every NEW ZEALAND FRIGATE. for a lesser period, more • than for secondary mirror and the py their own account." The "var scientific principle for reducing Rear-Admiral E. W. Anstice, 1600 applied for discharge, 1000 rex plug from the centre hole n;' ious localities" are the islands pilot error to an absolute mini during 1947-48 was the Fourth The fifth frigate to be banded of whom were actually rclcasea. the large disk. The Fund <>ri« comprising the Marshalls, the mum. The cockpit design—orig Naval Member of the Australian over to the Royal New Zealand inally purchased the disk lor a Carolines and the Marianas, and, inal models of which benefited by Navy by the Royal Navy is the VS. NAVY'S RECRUITING Commonwealth Naval Board, as proposed large reflector for the in the words of an account in critical analysis and numerous "Tutira," which was formerly PLAN. Commodore in charge of Naval University of Michigan, but the "The New York Herald Tri suggestions from both the United Aviation. Now he is Flag Officer the "Loch Morlich." The ship Beginning with this month, the project was not proceeded with. bune," the United States Navy is States Air Force and the Royal Training Squadron, flying his flag was renamed at Chatham by Lady U.S. Navy will need close to It is hard to assess the present wearing the face of a benevolent Air Force—shows the greatest in H.M.S. "Anson," (Captain D. Moore, wife of Admiral Sir 8,000 recruits monthly, and its value of the disk, but it is doubt merchant to sixty thousand cus major advance in such design M. Orr-Ewing, D.S.O., R.N.). Henry Moore, G.C.B., C.V.O., recruiting campaign has discard ful whether a similar one could tomers there. During the first since the birth of military avia Last month "Anson" carried D.S.O, Commander-in-Chief, the ed the "see-the-world" slogan foi be purchased for less than six months of 1948 the company tion. Each instrument in the Their Royal Highnesses Princess Nore, who handed the ship over. inducements to join the Navy and £20,000. The thanks and appre imported more than 383,000 cockpit looks like the part of the Elizabeth ai.d the Duke of Edin learn a trade and become techni ciation of the Lords Commission dollars' worth of goods into the aircraft it actuates. The landing burgh on a visit to the Channel MARRIED QUARTERS cally qualified. To implement the ers oi the Admiralty for this islands, and exported island pro gear lever, for example, is shap Islands. "Anson" was escorted ABROAD. recruiting programme, and to en generous gift have been commun duce worth 575,000 dollars. A ed like a wheel, and the pilot by the destroyers "Wizard" and knows that when the little cock sure the right man for the right icated to Judge Henry S. Hulbert, large percentage of the traffic was "Roebuck." The Admiralty has begun a pit lever is down the big wheels job, the Navy has issued an oc President of the Board of Trus carried free of charge in naval policy for married quarter* cupational handbook detailing tees of the McGregor Fund. vessels, but the Trust Territory below his plane are down. BRITISH COMBINED abroad, and the foundation stone sixty-two vocational fields and administration is trying to en of the first block of flats consti H.M.S. "HOOD" COMMANDANT-GENERAL CADET FORCE. their related civilian jobs. courage private shipping in the tuting such quarters was recently MEMORIAL. ROYAL MARINES. area. In the United Kingdom, the laid at Gibraltar by Mr. Walter PERSONNEL SURVEY. A Memorial to Vice-Admiral Victoria's Governor designate. Combined Cadet Force has re Edwards, M.P., Civil Lord of the A survey carried out by the L. E. Holland and the 1,416 of R.N. FRIGATE FOR placed the Sea Cadet Corps, the Admiralty. The block will con 1 General Sir Dallas Brooks, U.S. Navy shows the typical re- ficers and men of H.M.S. "Hood" PORTUGAL. Junior Training Corps, and the tain 72 flats, with 2-3 bedroom* K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., whose ' emit as 17 to 18 years of age killed in action against the "Bis Recently the Commander-in Air Training Corps in most each, and the quarters will be ' with less than three years of marck" on Empire Day, 1941, Chief, Plymouth, Admiral Sir appointment was announced on schools in which education is allotted to naval ratings and Ad '"high school education. He does was dedicated during a service on Robert L. Burnett, K.C.B., the 30th. April, was previously continued to the age of 17 years miralty industrial employee*. I Commandant-General, Royal Ma- n Tto Navy July, 1*4? - the table in the ship's dining saloon. GENERAL CARGO "Revenge." AiiBf TAYLOR "General Cargo" will appear each issue, and you are invited to E.AF., Brisbane.—I was on, send along paragraphs, descriptive of incidents in your experience, one occasion visiting a friend of for puHic.tionV^En»raph» should be kept short-not more than mine who had a timber conces HARDY'S ft CO. LTD.' 300 words. Those used will be paid for on publication. sion, and was getting his timber Write—or type if possible—your paragraphs, using a pen name, out with bullock teams. and post them, together with your name and address, to: The Bmtor, "A bit behind the times, aren't TIMBEk "The Navy," 258 Beaconsneld Parade, Middle Park, Melbourne, S.C.6. you, Tom?" I asked. "I thought Speedily Relieves bullock teams went out with There are few of you have not a nautical "short short" story that Henry Lawson." MERCHANTS will interest your fellow readers—and we shall be pleased to publish "I admit that it looks it," Tom INDIGESTION, ACID AND SOUR STOMACH it if suitable. replied. "But the timber we get is in scattered clumps, and it AFTER-EATING DISCOMFORT "Light The Binnacle, Boy." was like a sanguinary gin palace. He followed this first observa wouldn't pay to get it out if Many years ago, wnen I was tion up with a few terse remarks, there weren't such a demand for serving my time as an apprentice and then sent for the Chief En it for fancy radios and suchlike. THAT "MORNING-AFTER" FEELING in an overseas steamship com gineer to come and have a look. Most of the timber in this scrub pany, there were six of us boys That gentleman, also a Scot is valueless. There are no roads, "COMMERCIAL ROAD in a halfdeck on the starboard having got over his first excite so we pull it downhill to the side of the forecastle under the ment, faced me with the poser: creek and tow it out. I can't af break of the forecastle head, our "Who's the b Chief Engin ford a tractor and shifting a door, opening on to the fore well eer of this b ship, me or winch is too much work. So we • • * RCZELLE, N.S.W. deck, being just alongside the use the bullocks. They walk opening of the sailors' alleyway. you?" from one job to another. . I had to admit that he was. We had two electric lights in We stood in a clearing beside 'Phone: WB208I the halfdeck,.set in cages in the He expressed pleased surprise at the news, and explained—in the stream, the scrub rising sheer deckhcad, and using low-candle- around us. In the gloom of the power globes. Among our galaxy colourful detail—the natural doubts that had assailed him on shadows, bare trunks with flang HARDY'S of talent was an amateur elec ed butts rose to the dark roof trician who undertook to improve seeing the excellent additions that had been made by some of leaves, while vines made a matters for us. He started off by delicate tracery in the dimness. pinching more powerful globes master hand to the ship's light INDIGESTION AND ULCERATED STOMACH ing system. A track led away from us, di to improve our existing lighting, rectly up the slope, and a few Representing — and then became ambitious, ac The upshot of it all was that REMEDY the additions were removed, plus logs were laid from the bank into quired more similarly powerful the water. Downstream of them E.F. HOUGHTON A CO. globes and some fathoms of flex, the two original deck head lights, and we were given a smoky kero lay the small launch which had and rigged each of us a reading brought us to the spot, and • lamp in his bunk. sene lamp with which to lighten 2/9 per 8oz. Carton from all Chemists and Stores our darkness for a week or so. which would tow down the log TTie effect, when all lights which was on its way to us. At As the Mate said: "I'll learn a distance we heard a whip • Industrial Oils were switched on, was brilliant. you young so-and-so's." We were usually careful to see crack. Only he didn't say "so-and- • Process Oils that the door was closed before "I hope the bullocky is beard our full blaze of glory was so's." * ed," I said. "Tradition should be brought into operation, but one Master Of All Trades. maintained." • Lubricants evening, in the first dog watch of Some years back it was my "He is," Tom replied. "But wintry darkness, we slipped. privilege to know a charming he was bearded before he was a I was senior apprentice at the woman—then over seventy years MAKE A POINT OF • Heat Treatment bullocky." Products time, and was sitting reading in of age—whose father, born in The whip cracked nearer and' CALLING IN TO THE my bunk. All the lights were on. 1808, was a ship master, and one soon we heard a brushing, swish' One of the other boys slipped in of the last of the Captains of the ing sound, then hooves on soft PAYKEL BROS. to the halfdeck for a minute, and East India Company. I often ground and the clink of a chain. FIRST & LAST HOTEL then went out again without my heard her say that he had told The team came in sight, the bul (LATB CUTTY SARK) (Autt.) PTY. LTD. taking any notice. But the open the story of how, when he was locks pulling easily as the log fol ing of the door and the blaze of first appointed in command of lowed them downhill until the 1 CIRCULAR QUAY 38 MJSSENDEN ROAD light attracted notice on the one of the "John Company's" flat was reached. NEWTOWN. N&W. bridge. The next thing I knew passenger ships, he had to go to LA 3039 was the door opening again, and a chef's school in London to Then the driver strode out be CONVENIENT, CENTRALLY SITUATED AND AT MELBOURNE. hearing the voice of our old Scot learn to carve, as it was one of side them and his tattooed anna tish Mate saying that the place his duties as Captain to carve at tensed on the whip handle. Be- Continu.d oil p«9« •» TW Jaly, IM» NAUTICAL made at comfortable a* possible. the dock. The Japanese immedi mensions being 338.4 feet long H.G5. (WSJH—linnl). KM. For many years, the "Monaro" ately got busy on her, and short by 10.2 feet beam by 21.7 feet S. "York,'' a cruiser of 8250 tons, was in the interstate trade, her ly she' was refloated and taken deep. She was used in the ser six 8-inch guns, was disabled by passenger accommodation being into drydock. After recondition vices of her owners, round the a limpet mine attached to her QUESTION BOX removed when the "Dimboola" ing, she was renamed "Taruyasu islands and mainland of China side by an Italian skiff on 25th. and "dXapunda" took up the pas Maru," serving her new owners and on 10th. December 1941, March, 1941, while lying in Suda CONDUCTED IT senger services. As a collier, the as a transport and supply ship was lying in Manila harbour Bay. Crete. Temporary repairs Coplal. R. C. C. D-JM. A.I.N.A., Loadpa "Monaro" was well known in until 30th. June, 1945, when she where she was damaged by a to enable her to move to Alexan was sunk by a United States bomb from a Japanese aircraft. Readers ere invited to Mnd in any queries en nautical matters, and wa various pons until there came a dria were undertaken, but during time when her owners drcided Army mine, laid by aircraft in Escaping from there, she came andaavour to answer them in tfcete columns. position 37.07 North, 137.04 East down into Australian waters and the attack on Crete, she was sunk to replace her with a new ship. in action by German bombers on A.J.A. (Tweed Heads) asks the Bona, following in the wakes ot She was sold to the Japanese and in Maizuru Bay. She has recent was used as a military troopship renamed "Zaosan Maru." ly been refloated again and re and store ship. ?Uh. May, 1941, becoming a number of the German submar "Karapara" and "Nemesis.',' total loss. ine that Pastor Martin Nicmoller, paired, being renamed "Empire While lying in Milne Bay, dis The master of the "Dover Her end came on 19th. June, Evenlode." She has arrived in soon to visit Australia, command Castle" and 16 of his crew had charging stores, she was attack ed during the 1914-18 war. 1945, when she was torpedoed Britain, but is not'being return ed by a Japanese cruiser on the W.D.C. (McKinnon, Vic) asks remained in the "Dover Castle" and sunk by the United States ed to the Blue Funnel Line, which in the hope of getting her to night of 6th. September, 1942, what became of the "Sovereign Oberleutnant Martin Niem- submarine "Cabezon" in position now have a new "Talthybius," and sank. She turned on her side of the Seas." This would be the port, but three minutes after 50.39 North, 154.38 East. having purchased the steamer oller took over the command of "Cameleon" had steamed away, and was just submerged; as she ship of 1226 tons, constructed of the submarine UC67, from Ober l'.D.S. (Hobart) saw a Blue "Samarkand," 7,317 tons, which was carrying ami aircraft guns, wood in 1856 for the Black Ball "Dover Castle" suddenly sank, now carries the old ship's name. leutnant Neumann late in 1917, the seventeen men being picked Funnel liner at Singapore just be strenuous efforts were made to Line of Liverpool. She was in and commanded her until after up some hours later. Neumann fore the surrender. She had been Regarding the "Tantalus." She recover them and these were suc the Australian trade until Sep the Armistice, when his ship was was tried by court martial in badly bombed and he believes her was lying in Hong Kong when cessful. After the end of hostili tember, 1861, when she took fire surrendered at Harwich. The Germany in 1921, but was ac name was "Tantalus." the Japanese attacked and an ef ties the "Anshun" was refloated at Campbell's Wharf, Sydney. submarine UC67 operated mainly quitted on the grounds of having This ship was the "Talthybius." fort was made to get her to Sin and towed to Sydney. She has After the fire was extinguished, in the Mediterranean and most of carried out orders. 10,254 gross tons, built in 1912 qaporc. With her machinery been thoroughly refitted and, un she was reconstructed as a steam the ships Nicmoller sank, were by Scott's Shipbuilding Co., for out of action, she set out in tow der the name "Culcairn," is trad er under the name of "T. S. French. When Turkey, Bulgaria T.K. (Bunbury) asks the name Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line. of the large salvage tug, "Henry ing on the coast under the house- Morse." She was wrecked on the and Austria collapsed, the Ger of the steamer which was sent The "Talthybius" arrived at Sin Keswick," which was under the flag of James Patrick and Co. New Zealand coast on 7th. July, man Mediterranean Flotilla found to pick up the passengers of the gapore from Bombay on 25th. command of Captain Hugh H. :863. itself without bases and had to steamer "Pericles." January. 1942, and commenced Williams, who had been well A.S.B. (Port Adelaide). The make the hazardous passage The "Pericles," 10,925 tons, discharging military equipment. known on the inter Colonial migrant ship "Fairsea," recently through the Straits of Gibraltar was built for the Aberdeen There were many air raids and trade of the Union S.S. Co. fbr in Australian waters, was build round the north of Scotland back ing as a merchant ship named White Star Line in 1908, and in the work was badly hampered many years. During the towing, It is wonderful the difference to Kiel. March, 1910, left Sydney bound by them. Finally, on 3rd. Febru radio messages indicated that "Rio de la Plata" in 1940 by the Seattle Tacoma S.B. Co., when to your health which is made for London, by way of Hobart, ary, 1942, she was hit by a num things were going badly at Sin by an occasional dose of— He carried out the onerous Melbourne and Fremantle. At ber of bombs. There were also gapore, so a change of course she was taken over for conver duties of a submarine commander 3.30 p.m. on 31st. March, when many near misses, some of the was made for Manila. On 26th. sion to an escort aircraft carrier. with humanity, and after the in sight of Cape Leeuwin Light bombs bursting along the wharf- January, 1942, when off Manila, Of 12,000 tons, 492 feet long by HALLAM'S War, decided to take up church house, she struck an uncharted side causing large fires to break "Tantalus" was hit by a stick of 69J feet beam by 25.2 feet deep, work in the hope of aiding peace rock, and began to settle down. out. More near misses along the bombs from Japanese aircraft, and single screw diesel, with a speed of his country. Incidentally, An effort was made to beach, of 16 knots, she was fitted with "PRESCRIPTI0H Ut" UC67, under Neumann, was re starboard side penetrated the hull sank soon after. The "Henry but it was soon apparent that from No. 1 to No. 6 hold, but Keswick" reached Corregidor, a flight deck 450 feet, and the PILLS sponsible for the sinking of the she wou,d not retch the shore. dangers of landing on to such a British hospital ship "Dover after strenuous efforts on the part hut was herself sunk on 29th. Passengers and crew abandoned of the European members of the January, the cause of her loss be short deck can be well imagined. Bottles 1/1 ft 3/3 Castle," 8,271 tons, on 26th. May, her in the lifeboats and headed crew and the shore fire brigade, ing unknown. The steamer She was transferred to the Royal 1917. The "Dover Castle," with for the shore. The light keepers the fires were brought under con "Samcleve," 7,219 tons, was Navy under the name of "Charg the hospital ship "Karapara," had seen that the ship was in trol. purchased by the Blue Funnel er" and operated in the North with the destroyers "Cameleon" trouble and knowing that parts Line and renamed "Tantalus," in Atlantic until 1945, when she was and "Nemesis" as escorts, was of the coast were treacherous, lit On 7th. February with the aid 1946. returned to the United States HALLAM PTY. LTD. bound from Malta to Gibraltar, fires to guide the boats to the of tugs, she was moved into the Navy. with 700 patients and staff, as safest landing places. Empire dock,, where efforts were Dispensing Chemists weii as a crew of 141, when at 7 "Anshun" (Balmoral) asks for After being in reserve for a made to clear her holds of the some information of the ship p.m. she was hit by a torpedo, The steamer "Monaro," 2,631 water. However, the rapid ap considerable period, she was sold 312 GEORGE STREET when 50 miles north of Bona. "Anshun," sunk in northern for conversion to a merchant tons, of the Melbourne Steam proach of the Japanese made it waters during the late war. (opp. Wynyard Station) Six of her stokers were killed ship Co., arrived, and the pas impossible to repair her sufficient ship, being renamed "Fairsea." outright, but the rest of her sengers and crew, of the "Pericles" ly to get awa>. and the Naval "Anshun" was a single screw Under charter to the Interna wounded and crew were safely were embarked for passage to Control Officer ordered her to be motor vessel of 3188 tons, built tional Refugee Organisation, she and 12 Branch transferred to the "Cameleon," Fremantle. The "Monaro" had abandoned. She was badly dam in 1930 by Scott's S. B. Co., of carries some 1800 passengers at a in Gty and Suburbs. and at 8 p.m. "Cameleon" with only limited passenger accommo aged above decks, but sitting on Greenock, for the China Naviga time, and brought that number 950 persons aboard, left for dation, but the newcomers were an even keel on the bottom of tion Co. Ltd., of London, her di of displaced persons to Australia. • DM Navy . bleakness was not helping the sea' hands for'ard with the Aldis lamp the early morning fog. For this and inspecting the old lighthouse sick to feel better; but once round showing the north bank, the senior final leg of the river trip we had monument and keepers' cottages. Barrenjoey and into the smooth coxswain at the tiller, the Com the tide with us; these river tides We slept there the night and dip waters of Broken Bay the three mander piloting, and another hand had proven rather difficult to ped at 6.30 Easter Monday morn hours of tossing on the sea were at the compass and chart, we pro prophesy and we had seemed to ing and were soon rolling south forgotten and all hands had a ceed through the horse'shoe bends be bucking them all the way up ward with the N.E. swell helping hearty breakfast. of Lower Half Moon Reach, the river. As we approached Mil- us by a few knots. We made Pittwater, or Broken Bay, is the Leets Vale, Berry Head, Upper son Island we crossed over by the good time down the coast in clear mouth of the Hawkesbury and, Half Moon Reach, and then north bank to have a look at the sunshine and now that everyone with Windsor, at the head or passed the Skeleton Reef. The hulk of the first H.M.A.S. "Parra- had come accustomed to the vibra navigable waters our goal, still 100 darkness was complete and the job matta," which has lain there now tion and petrol smell, our casualty miles off, we had soon to be under of piloting was very well done. for many years, but still shows no list was much smaller. We made way again. For the river stage we We had secured to the ferryman's sign of rusting, for the metal of our final "landfall," Snapper stowed the sails away and rigged wharf at Portland by eight when her side is specially galvanised. As Island, at 11 a.m., by when our a full length awning, the radio was the boys were ready for tea and was noticed, destroyer design has boat's engine, a D.B.2 Thorny- coupled up arid tuned in, and the bed—six slept aboard the cut altered considerably since her day croft, had been propelling us at everyone settled'' down to enjoy ter and eight under the stars, or, of outboard rudder post, no hawse- six knots for 34 hours and for a the scenery. By noon we had rather, clouds, ashore. pipe, and a deck-stepped mast. petrol consumption of 18 gallons, passed under the new Hawkesbury From here on there are river Lunch time found us back at a performance which was quite River rail bridge and Peats Ferry flats with small orchards and Broken Bay, where a party spent remarkable and added the final road bridge, both of which are en dairy farms all along and the the afternoon climbing Barrenjoey pleasure to our Easter explorings. Operation Hawlcesbury River gineering mastei pieces to which scenery becomes more such as an our amateur photographers did artist would choose as representa By L. E. Forsythe. full justice. Until this stage the tive of rivers. We had pushed off river is very wide and rather re by about 7.30 and were going NAUTICAL QUIZ Fifteen T.S. "Sydney" Sea Cadets Explore 15 Miles Of sembles a bay more than a river, along smoothly with Windsor in Coast And 100 Miles Of The Hawkesbury River In but from here onwards it be sight a mile or so distant at 11.30, comes narrower and the banks rise (1) What was the relationship between these British Ad A 30-foot Motor Cuttsr During Easter, 1949. when the rudder started to lift. mirals? Samuel, Viscount Hood; Alexander, Viscount in high bluffs on both sides. Mil- After taking some soundings it son and Rabbit Island were soon Bridport; Sir Samuel Hood. This is a story to show that the Island to commence her 250-mile was decided that, with the tide (2) In the afternoon of the 7th. November, 1910, the only sea still calls to youth to come and voyage. She was well laden with passed to port, and once round running out, we would be unabh. Bar Point we were into the usual five-masted sailing ship square-rigged on all five masts savour of its salt spray and adven all necessary supplies for the en to go on, so turning back to a ever built, ran ashore off Dover after being in collision ture, and it is a story to show that suing four days and the motor, coastal river scenery with great convenient sandpit we had a picnic belts of mangroves on each bank, in the Channel, and became a total loss. What do you the Sea Cadet Corps helps Aus under the care of W/O Thomson, lunch. Now on the homeword know of her? was started, and although it is an the cliffs rising sheer behind them. journey we knew which points wc tralian youth to answer this call (3) A Portuguese-owned clipper ship named "Ferreira," had ticipating the story, it did not fal These mangroves grow in more could cut off close and those to Compared to the epic open boat sea earlier given fame to a Scottish name. Do you know it? ter once on the journey. perfect hedges than any suburban stand away from and we raced voyages of such persons as Bligh (4) Australia's new aircraft carrier, H.M.A.S. "Sydney," gardener can conjure forth in years along merrily past happy groups and Flinders our Easter cruise The trip down the harbour was built as H.M.S. "Terrible." Do you know the of toil. of rod fishermen and picnic might not be very great, but in this seemed quite strange at this early original name of her predecessor "Sydney"? parties in small boats and oc day and age when our lives are so hour, for there were no trains The Shell Oil Company Motor (5) What is the claim to fame of Captain Fleming of the casional large motor cruisers. well organised as to deprive us of rumbling over the bridge and no Boat Guide was our chart, and ir pinnace "Golden Hind"? adventure, I feel that it is worthy ferries were there to ask for right was found to be ideal for river Just before five we passed our (6) Which are the (a) Spice Islands, (b) Fortunate Isles, of note. of way. By 5.30 a.m. we had piloting. We logged points shown previous night's camp and came (c) the Orcades? The story starts some two years cleared the Heads and were out on it as we passed. We stopped into the bends we had traversed (7) (a) "See how that noble fellow—carries his ship into ago when the R.A.N, made avail on the rolling deep, sharing the for a half-hour break during the in the dark on the night before. action." (b) "Rotherham, what would—give to be able to the Cadets of the "Syd ocean highway with colliers and afternoon for lunch and then on On some of these reaches are large here." By what two men woe these remarks made, and ney" Training Depot, Snapper liners, tramps and trawlers. With again. The river scenery is very guest houses of the country club upon what occasion? Island, a motor cutter which had sunrise a good breeze came up awe inspiring and each point and type which are popular with holi (8) What was the first Allied merchant ship sunk in the Iain derelict in Darwin harbour from the south-east, so we hoisted bend has something different and day makers. It seemed to be no Pacific by enemy action in the 1939-45 War? for some time previous. The En a Fore, a Main and a Spinnaker, noticeable. We made Wiseman'.- time before we were back at Wise (9) The following is a seasonal weather guide. Do you gineer Warrant Officer and his not exactly the service rig, but for Ferry by sunset, but felt that it man's Ferry, where we spent know to what it refers: our trip the most ideal. It helped crew set to work and week-end by was necessary to press on as far Saturday night. "Wiseman's" is June—too soon the motor and steadied the boat week-end the boat was restored as possible, yet we had to find but a shade of what it was w!itn July—stand by considerably. By now it was be and the motor brought back to somewhere convenient to moor the it was on the main Sydney-New August—you must coming clear that some of us were working order. The culmination cutter and make camp overnight. castle highway. September—remember! of this work arrived on Good Fri sailors and some of us were not, We chose Lower Porltand. 12 No "Guard and Steerage" on October—all over. day morning at 4 a.m., when, com but however squeamish we might miles farther on as a good prob Sunday morning, of course, on (10) We hear of the Signs of the Zodiac. What is the manded by Commander Forsyth be, pride would not let us admit able spot, but in this twelve miles trips like this, so we were away Zodiac? and with 14 Cadets, the cutter it. The sun was obscured by rain are some of the most difficult pas again by 6.30 and having break (Aniwert on ptg« 41) cast off from alongside Snapper clouds almost as it rose, and this sages on the river. With two fast as we glided along through 32 TI. N • '-• . ber, but was an ardent follower It was through Raeder that Hitler vember of that year Hitler for through the treachery of Quis of the Nazis and a fanatical be' obtained control of the Navy, the first time named England as ling, and German air power. liever in Hitler. His relations BOOK REVIEWS and from the start he had set out a "hateful enemy." War with German naval losses were severe, to win him to loyalty and obedi with Raeder were poor, but with England had become a near-cer- but were approximately what ence." the Nazi leaders cordial; and he taihty, though Hitler promised Raeder had expected, "and were •y <*.H ft. won the firm regard of Goering. that there would be no war with a small price to pay for the con' Grand-Admiral Erich Raeder her before 1944 or 1945. But by quest of Norway." "HITLER AND HIS ADMIRALS," by Anthony Martienssen was a naval officer of the old Hitler, as Supreme Command' 1938 Raeder, impressed by the Raeder was not in favour of an (Editor of "Fuehrer Conferences on Naval Affairs"). Seeker and school. He carried the stamp of er ot the Arnn_d Forces after uie hardening British attitude, fore attempted invasion of Britain. It Warburg, London. Prussian traditions. As Com dismissal of von Blomberg in saw war earlier than those years, should "be used only as a last mander-in-Chief he was unique 1938, designed the organisation and he altered his plans of a resort to force Britain to sue for Mr. Anthony Martiensscn was historians guarding them. "Prac in that, although he had had in which these men played their balanced fleet. There was not peace. I am convinced that Brit well qualified to have produced tically all the signals, ships' logs, much sea experience, he had parts. "The 'Fuehrer Conferen time. He would build a number ain can be made to ask for peace this book, as the job he has made diaries, memoranda, etc., relating never commanded a ship at sea. ces' were the nearest approach to of independent units, battleships simply by cutting off her import of it shows. Of Danish and Eng to the German Navy from 1868 His main weakness was a mis a Council of War in Nazi Ger and U-Boats predominating, to trade bv means of submarine lish extraction, he was born in until the date of their capture— taken conviction that he had a many . . . but they never attain carry on a guerre de course warfare, air attack on convoys, Johannesburg 31 years ago, and April, 1945." flair for domestic politics. He ed the status of a genuine coun against Britain. and heavy air attacks on her was an undergraduate at Cam had a good grasp of naval strat cil as the three Commanders-in- They included four sets of main centres. Liverpool, for in* bridge when the war broke out. egy, and in foreign affairs his Chief were seldom allowed to re By 1939—when the speed of papers concerning the 1939-45 stance. I cannot, for my part In 1940 he was commissioned in judgment was sure and matter of port together. The conferences rearmament of the democracies war which stood out in import therefore, advocate an invasion the Royal Naval Volunteer Re fact, and he appreciated and de were essentially reports by the had forced Hitler's hand—-Raeder ance, giving "a most revealing of Britain as I did in the case of serve, and had a varied naval war veloped the principle of wedding Commander-in-Chief concerned had a powerful weapon of two side of Nazi Germany." Mr. Norway. The prerequisites are experience. foreign policy to naval strength. to Hitler." In general. Hitler, battleships completed, two Hear Martiensscn calls his book an ex complete air superiority and the First serving on convoy duty He was a good organiser and himself, was the source of the ing completion, three pocket periment in historical writing. creation of a mine-free area for in the North Atlantic, he became planner, believed in the old tra plans and stratagems of the Su battleships, three heavy cruisers, He points out that it is unusual preme Command—"and tht lr- transports and disembarkation." . a Staff Officer in Liverpool be to be able to attempt a history ditions of strict obedience, and five light cruisers, 57 U-boats, fore becoming a Fighter Director kept a tight control over every chitect of this tragedy, the 'Gale and a number of destroyers and The prerequisites were not based on State document; within of the World', which uprooted Officer in the Mediterranean, only three years of the events de branch of the Navy. auxiliaries. forthcoming, and operation "Sea where he took part in the Salerno whole nations and murdered Lion"—as the projected invasion scribed, and that it is on'y be He combined a stern and for On 31 August, 1939, Hitler and Anzio landings. He later twelve million people." was termed—did not eventuate. cause all the important facts about bidding manner with a genuine issued his first order for war. He served in the aircraft carrier On 19 September, 1940, it was Na» Germany arc virtually com feeling of friendliness for his Mr. Martienssen traces the de was contemptuous of England H.M.S. "Victorious" in the postponed indefinitely. By the plete that such a history as this .fellow officers, winning their re velopment of the Nazi navy. and France. "We need not be Arctic and the Pacific. After the following spring. Hitler and -his ' can be written now. But, as he spect but not their warm human Raeder was enthusiastic at Hit afraid of a blockade," he had said war he became Press Officer at staff were deeply involved in also says, "Impartiality is an atti regard. His attitude towards the ler's suggestion to approach a few days earlier. "I am only the Admiralty, where he collated preparations for invading Russia. tude of mind, and the only ad Nazi Party was one of aloof cau Britain on the question of the afraid that at the last minute and edited the captured German In January, 1942, "Sea Lion" was vantage the historian gains from tion, and he enforced an order Anglo-German Naval Treaty of some Schweinhund will make a naval documents. He is now on finally cancelled. being remote is the possible ex that naval personnel were to take 1935. The proposed expansion of proposal for mediation." the editorial staff of The Econ tension of his knowledge by the the German navy—to one-third omist." no part in politics. Hitler pro There followed the opening of All Hitler's Commanders-in- discovery of new facts." moted him to Grand-Admiral on that of Britain—"was very desir Chief were from the start oppos In preparing "Hitler and his the war at sea with the sinking 1 April, 1939, and from then on able and it was calculated that ed to the Russian venture— Admirals" he has drawn on the Three personalities stand out in of the "Athenia" starting the until his resignation at the end of with her limited shipbuilding "Barbarossa" was the code name. "Fuehrer Conferences on Naval the book. Hitler, Raeder, Doen- long-drawn Battle of the Atlantic; January, 1943, he was second capacity Germany could under But Hitler felt himself forced to Affairs"; Documentary evidence its. the commencement of the cruiser only to Gocring—whom he hated take the construction of about a warfare with the "Graf Spee's" undertake it. He had realised produced at the Nuremberg Hitler, of whom Mr. Marticn- —as Hitler's principal adviser third of the number of ships in war on commerce. that "if he could conquer Britain Trials, including the evidence of ssen says: "Few things demon the British Fleet." The Treaty for the prosecution of the war. Raeder was in favour of the and the British Empire first, the Raeder and Doenitz; Statements strate his character and power was signed in London on 18 power and resources resulting of German admirals—Wcichold more clearly than his control over Admiral Karl Doenitz was of a June, 1935. It tacitly freed Ger German occupation of Norway, which he' believed could be from such a victory would have on "War in the Mediterranean" the German Navy. He once told different character, the bey to many from some of the restric left him secure from any threat and Assmann on "Aspects of the Raeder: 'On land I am a hero, which "is contained in the motif tions of Versailles. It was "in carried out, with surprise, al though "the operation is con of Russian expansion. He had War at Sea"; Documents relat but at sea I am a coward.' And of a paper he once wrote on mid fact the first act of appeasement therefore been prepared to try. ing to the resignation of Grand- yet, instead of arousing Raeder's get submarines: 'Cunning is the from which Hitler rose to at- trary to all principles in the # theory of naval warfare. Accord the invasion of England before Admiral Raeder; Documents re contempt, this remark evoked his strength of the weak', and tempt the domination of the considering the conquest of lating to war in the Air; and files respect. It was a subtle respect, throughout his career he obtained world." ing to this theory, it could be carried out by us only if we had Russia, but when operation 'Sea of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" as compounded partly of admiration his ends by subtlety rather than Lion' virtually failed, operation his principal documentary sources. for a strong man admitting to a by the open, direct methods of his In 1935 Raeder understood naval supremacy. We do not have this; on the contrary, we 'Barbarossa' became an urgent Owing to the extraordinary solitary weakness, and . partly of senior. His later close bond with from Hitler that it was his in necessity." confusion existing in Germany at the realization that it increased Hitler was fundamentally due to tention to maintain peace with are carrying out the operation in the end of the war, it was pos his (Raeder's) own power. It this characteristic."* A U-Boat Britain, and Raeder designed .a face of the vastly superior British The Chiefs of Staff opposed sible to secure a most valuable was also a respect which was officer in the first war, he was pro balanced fleet of all types of Fleet" the idea of a war on two fronts, collection of historical documents, deliberately engendered. Raeder moted to Flag rank and appoint warships. But by 1937 British The security of the iron-ore and wanted to defeat Britain some 60,000 files of the German was essential to Hitler, and Hitler ed Commodore of Submarines in hostility to Nazi Germany was traffic made the operation neces first. But Hitler was "<»T"W naval archives, together with the was prepared to pander to him. 1935. He was not a party mem- growing, and on the 4th No sary. It was successful, largely So, united for once, Raeder and 34 TW NM-f - Goenng proposed a great pun ships that they were never again but it sea I am a coward." And Hitler had never grasped the attempt on Hitler's life in July, eating information regarding the which involved the conquest of the formidable threat to the Al Rommel's swift advance in Cyren- implications of sea power, or the 1944; on to the last fantastic Canadian Sea Cadets—of which Gibraltar, the clearing of the lies which under Raeder's bold aica in May, 1942, convinced him effect it could have upon his scenes in the bunker beneath the there are 90-odd Corps in Can' British from the Mediterranean, leadership they had become." that the capture of Malta was plans. In January, 1943, follow Reichs Chancellery and the as ada. From the pictures published in the "Log," the Sea Cadets are and the extension of German Germany invaded Russia in not necessary, a conviction back ing an outburst by Hitler over sumption of power by Doenitz on a very live body in our sister power to Africa, Egypt, and June, 1941. The attack at first ed up by Rommel himself, who the defeat of "Luetzow" and the death of Hitler. Dominion, and have been so for Persia. proceeded at "blitz" speed. But argued "the stupidity of such old- "Hipper" in an attack on an He has done the job excellent many years, one photograph Hitler was interested. He was before long it had bogged down, fashioned ideas as guarding his Arctic convoy, Raeder's resigna ly. It is a valuable, and extreme showing "Camping grounds of already preparing the way polit and Hitler's hopes of an early end supply lines when Egypt and the tion was forced, and Doenitz be ly interesting book to read and to the Alberta Boys Naval Brigade ically in the Balkans. And then to the campaign were doomed. stores of the Eighth Army lay came Commander-in-Chief of the have. It is a revealing picture of Mussolini upset the plan by his before him ready for looting." Navy, lacking Raeder's strategi a group of men headed by one at Sylvan Lake" in 1919; the Raeder emphasized the strat cal soundness, and from then on of whom, as Mr. Martienssen Naval Brigades of those days be invasion of Greece. The Axis had been endeavour egic significance of keeping a the Navy—and Germany—fought says, it could be said with Nicolo ing the Royal Canadian Sea ing to keep Malta down by inces Two weeks after the attack on firm hold on Africa. Hitler be a losing battle of increasing in Machiavelli: "Yet it cannot be Cadet Corps of today. Greece, Raeder presented Hitler lieved that if any danger threat-' sant air attack. But from 10 to tensity. called talent to slay fellow-citi The Corps is proud to count with a memorandum pointing out encd, it would be in Norway. 15 August, a convoy fought its zens, to deceive friends, to be among its members Admiral of j "how the Italian offensives in These divergent views were to way through to the island, five Mr. Martienssen unfolds the without faith, without mercy, the Fleet Lord Fraser of North Libya and Greece were being continue, and Hitler's obsession out of fifteen merchant ships get developing story in his book. without religion . . . His barbar Cape, G.C.B., K.B.E., who, in a paralysed by British sea power with a possible British attack ting through with supplies. Said Germany's defeat in the Battle of ous cruelty and inhumanity with recent letter to Mr. D. H. Gib and how, if Italian naval and air through Norway was to grow. the German Admiral Weichold: the Atlantic; the first invasion infinite wickednesses do not per son, C.B.E., Dominion President forces were not reinforced, the To him Norway became the 'To the continental observer the of Europe via the "soft under mit him to be celebrated among of the Navy League of Canada, British Fleet would play havoc "zone of destiny" in the war, the British losses seemed to represent belly"; the growing difficulties the most excellent men. What expressed his pleasure at accept with their military operations. first sign of "nerves" on his part. a big victory for the Axis, but in of supply in Germany; the sec he achieved cannot be attributed ing the invitation to become an They had already damaged a large Because of this obsession he in reality the facts were quite dif ond invasion in Normandy; the either to fortune or to genius." Honorary Sea Cadet of the Royal part of the Italian Fleet at Tar- sisted on the Brest Group, ferent, since it had not been pos Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, and anto." But Hitler was uncon "Scharnhorst," "Gneisenau" and sible to prevent a British force, " CRY HAVOC." The Story of H.MA.S. "Kanimbla," by Lieuten the hope "that at some future vinced, and decided to leave con "Prinz Eugen", making their among which were five merchant ant-Commander (Sg Owen E. Griffiths, R.A.N.V.R. (Printed in date I may perhaps visit Canada trol of the Mediterranean in dash up Channel to defend Nor vessels, from reaching Valetta Australia by Bloxham and Chambers Pty. Ltd., Sydney.) and take my place among my Italian hands. way, against the advice of Raeder, . . . from this point of view the fellow Sea Cadets." It was the beginning of Raed who wanted them in Brest be British operation, in spite of all This is a small book—it is of Japanese attacked there in De er's struggle to impress upon cause of their influence in the the losses, was not a defeat, but only 16 pages—but it constitutes cember, 1941. There followed a Hitler the importance of the Battle of the Atlantic. a strategical failure of the first a useful brief record of the ser period of patrol and convoy work Mediterranean; and of the ef order by the Axis, the repercus vices during the war and since, in Australian, and Western Paci By now Japan had entered the as an Armed Merchant Cruiser, fic waters, until in April, 1943, fects upon Germany of Hitler's war. In February, 1942, Raeder sions of which will one day be inability to grasp the implications felt." a Landing Ship Infantry, and a she arrived in Sydney for con suggested the "Great Plan" to Trooper, of an Australian coastal version for use as an Assault A. BAGLEY & SON , of sea power, and its influence Hitler. To gain control of the They were felt soon. British upon the war generally. Raeder, submarines returned to Malta, passenger liner with fine work to Landing Ship. Thereafter she Mediterranean, Egypt, Persia— her credit. took part in many of the assault 211-213 BEAMISH ST., in December, 1940, urged that and link up with Japan. The key and a bare two weeks after the In the early months of the war landings in the rising tide of Al CAMPSIE. priority should be given to the to the plan was a central base delivery of the supplies to the she was employed on patrols in lied attacks on Japanese posi . N.S.W. defeat of Britain. Hitler agreed, from which to start—Malta; island, 38,000 tons of Axis ship the Western Pacific, off the Jap tions in the Western Pacific. so far as the Navy was concern which as an operational base in ping had been sunk out of a total anese Islands and the Chinese Following the war, she carried The largest and moat ed, only to increase U-Boat pro the hands of the British was able of 114,000 tons on the supply coast, and was for a time based out trooping voyages to Japan, up-to-date Shoe Store duction. "Our position is so firm to strangle supplies to the Axis routes from Italy to Africa. on Singapore. For twelve months and to England. in .the district was ly established in Europe," he forces in North Africa. Two op "The recovery of Malta and from August, 1940, she was em The book is well-printed on said, "that the outcome cannot erations were therefore planned, the gallant stand of the 8th. established by us in ployed on convoy escort and pa art paper, with a number of ex possibly be to our disadvantage "Hercules," the conquest of Army at El Alamein made non 1920. trol duties in the Indian Ocean cellent reproductions of photo . . . The British can hope to win Malta; "Aida," the direct of sense of Rommel's vain boasting and Persian Gulf. She took a graphs; and Lieutenant-Com the war only by beating us on fensive against Egypt. and fully justified the fears of leading part in "Operation Bish mander Griffiths is to be congrat the Continent. I am convinced Raeder and Kesselring. By mid- Once the Afrika Korps had op", seizing the Iranian port of ulated on the job he has done. that this is impossible." September nothing was left of driven the British. beyond To- Bandar Shahpur and Axis merch It is a good service, to ex-"Kan- REPAIRS? YES! - WHAT THE NAVY IS DOING at Sea and Ashore HERE have been few changes in appointment, or in Fleet Disposi comprise the Training Flotilla: Wright, D.S.O., R.N.) trom the JUTLAND COMMEMORA question. The oft repeated promise T tions so far as the Royal Australian Navy is concerned since the H.M.A.S. Gladstone (Lieuten 8th. to the 13th. at Bournemouth, TION. that "We shall remember them" from the 15th. to the 20th. at should be carried out in a manner previous issue of "The Navy." The Naval Board has suffered a loss ant-Commander R. A. N. Miller, A congregation of 3000 at in the death of the Finance Member—Mr. R. Anthony—on the eve R.A.N.). Guernsey 'Channel Islands). worthy of the best traditions of Rochester Cathedral (Kent) on the Navy. of his retirement. There has been a change in the appointment of H.M.A.S. Latrobe (Lieutenant Cruisers: Sunday, the 5th. June, heard Ad the Inspector of Naval Recruits and Chief Rehabilitation Officer at R. J. Scrivenor, R.A.N.). H.M.S. Superb (Captain A. K. miral Sir Henry Moore, Com Navy Office, Melbourne, to which position Commander A. C. Mather, Survey Ships: . FLINDERS THE RIGHT Scott-Moncrieff, DSC, R.N.) mander-in-Chief, the Nore, strike R.A.N., has been appointed. There has been a change, also, in com H.M.A.S. Warrego (Com from the 8th. to the 12th. at Tor eight bells on the ship's bell of the SETTING. mand in H.M.A.S. "Labuan," Lieutenant-Commander F. D. Shaw, mander G. D. Tancred, DSC, quay; from the 13th. to the 18th. former cruiser "Kent." The bell Flinders Naval Depot is the R.A.N., having been appointed in command there vice Lieutenant- R.A.N.) is in Sydney. at Eastbourne. was given to the Cathedral when right setting for this Memorial. It Commander G. M. Dixon, D.S.C., R.A.N.V.R. H.M.A.S. Barcoo (Lieutenant- H.M.S. Diadem (Captain S. V. the ship was broken up, and the is the main Naval Establishment in Commander DA. T. Gale, DSC, Jephson. R.N.) from the Sth. to Admiral struck eight bells to be the Commonwealth. It belongs to R.A.N.) is in Sydney. FLEET DISPOSITIONS the 14th. at Jersey (Channel gin the annual service to com Australia and plays a most im THE ROYAL NAVY. Islands); from the 14th. to the memorate the Battle of Jutland. portant part in Australia's contri The Aircraft Carrier: 1st. Frigate Flotilla: Since the movements of H.M. 20th. at Swanage. The service is arranged by the bution to Empire defence. Every H.M.A.S. Sydney (Captain R. H.M.A.S. Culgoa. Senior Offi Ships of the Royal Navy in an H.M.S. Cleopatra (Captain D Royal Naval Old Comrades' As recruit who joins the Royal Aus R. Dowling, DSC, R.A.N.) ar cer (Commander J. Plunkctt-Colc, extensive summer programme will C. Hill, DSC, R.N.) from the sociation. tralian Navy receives his initial rived in Sydney on the 2nd of last R.A.N.) is undergoing refit and doubtless be of interest to readers 14th. to the 20th. .it Hastings. Naval training at Flinders Naval month. After her Carrier Air granting leave, preparatory to de of "The Navy," we give here the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Depot. The great majority of Group has undergone refresher parting about the 10th. of next latest advice received from Ad Destroyers: NAVAL MEMORIAL these recruits are young men of training at Nowra, Sydney will- month for Japanese waters to re miralty by cgurtcsy of the Chief H.M.S. JutUnd (Lieutenant- CHAPEL less than twenty years of age. join other units of the Fleet for lieve H.M.A.S. Bataan. of Naval Information. Commander B. J. Anderson, R.N.) An appeal is being made to the Also at Flinders Naval Depot is Fleet exercises. H.M.A.S. Condamme is under Cadet Training Cruiser H.M.S. irom the 9th. to the 20th. at Shoe- public ol Australia to provide the Royal Australian Naval Col The Cruiser: going refit and granting leave. It Devonshire: (Captain St. John burvnets. 1 funds for the erection of a Chapel lege, where Cadets between the H.M.A.S. Australia (Captain is anticipated that she will sail for Cronyn, DSC, R.N.), with ap H.M.S. Solcbav (Captain R. A. at Flinders Naval Depot as a ages of thirteen and eighteen years H. M. Burrell, R.A.N.) wearing New Guinea waters about the proximately 260 Cadets on board, Curric, DSC, R.N.) from the Memorial to those members of the receive their early training. For the Flag of Rear-Admiral H. B. middle of this month. including representatives from the 1 Sth. to the 20th. at Southwold Royal Australian Navy who lost these young men the Memorial Farncomb, C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O., H.M.A.S. Shoalharen (Lieuten Royal Australian Navy among H.M.S.'St. James (Commander their lives in the two World War* Chapel will be a place from which Flag Officer Commanding, His ant - Commander Keith Tapp, Dominion and Foreign Navies, is C. W. Malins, DSC, D.S.C., That such a fitting Naval they will derive inspiration, a Majesty's Royal Australian Fleet, R.A.N.) has been undergoing re carrying out a two months' cruise R.N.) from the Sth. to the 13th. Memorial is deserved is beyond place around which hallowed asso- is in Sydney, where she arrived on fit and granting leave subsequent to British and Continental ports at Bournemouth; from the 15th. to the 10th. of last month. She is at to her period of duty with the Sailing from Scapa Flow in May, the 20th. at Guernsey. present at availability for leave Allied Naval Forces in Japan. during that month and June she H.M.S. Bottleaxe (Captain Sii ftzCl ... and refit, and will sail from Syd H.M.A.S. Murchison (Lieuten visited Rosyth, Arcndal (Nor Charles E. Madden, Birt., R.N.) ney on a cruise about the 5th. ant - Commander W. F. Cook. way), Laholms Buktcn (Sweden), from July 16th to 20th. at Teign- Auqust. R.A.N.) is in Sydney undergoing Copenhagen (Denmark), the Kiel mouth. 10th. Destroyer Flotilla: refit. Canal (Germany), and Amster H.M.S. Scorpion (Commander H.M.A.S. Warramimga (D) 10, 10th. L.S.T. Flotilla: dam (Holland). This month slv A. R. Hcilct, DSC, D.S.C, Captain W. H. Harrington, H.M.A.S. Tara\an (Lieutenant " TW Navy - . cations will grow to influence rest in unknown graves in the C. Ferguson, Esq., Honorary Sec Norman Spry, Mrs. Grace Darling, OBITUARY. he joined the staff of the Director their later lives. It will be a place seas all the world over. This 1 retary; R. G. Sheriff, Esq., Or and Mrs. Tony Shepherd will be : of Navy Accounts. In July , 1921, of peace for them, of quiet and Chapel will be their Shrine. ganising Secretary. ticket secretaries. The death occurred during ths he was promoted Finance Officer personal communication. night of 1st.-2nd. June of Mr. All donations are subject to In Commander A. S. Storey, at Navy Office, remaining in that £30,000 REQUIRED. Raymond Anthony, Finance Mem come Tax concessions. D.S.C., R.A.N., has assumed his position until 4th. January, 1926, Donations should be sent to the ber of the Australian Common when he was appointed Com WILL FILL A LACK. The Chapel, to seat 600, will recent appointment as Director of Senior Chaplain W. H. Hender wealth Naval Board, who died in monwealth Public Service Inspec Such a Chapel will fill a long- cost £60,000. Approximately half Joint Intelligence Bureau in Mel son, H.M.A.S. "Lonsdale," Port his sleep at his home in Melbourne. tor, Commonwealth Public Service felt want. It is hardly an exag of that amount is already in hand, bourne. From the end of the war Melbourne. Mr. Anthony, who was born at Board, serving in Canberra and geration to say that Flinders Naval including a magnificent bequest of until May of last year, Com Hobart, Tasmania, on the 19th. later in Queensland. Shortly after Depot is the only premier Naval £10,000 from the late Mrs. Cheques should be made pay mander Storey was Director of August, 1884, joined the Victorian the outbreak of war in 1939 he Establishment within the Empire Tracey, widow of the late Pay able to the Royal Australian Naval Naval Intelligence at Navy Office. State Public Service on the 29th. returned to the Department of the that lacks a Protestant Chapel. master Captain Tracey, to erect a Memorial Chapel Fund. Subsequently, until his present ap August, 1901. In 1911 he was Navy, being appointed Finance Since the establishment of the memorial in his memory. The pointment he was Commanding appointed Naval Staff Clerk at Member of the Australian Com Depot in 1920, Church Services past and present officers of the PERSONAL. Officer, H.M.A.S. Bataan. monwealth Naval Board on 30th. have been held in the Drill Hall, Royal Australian Navy have al Commander A. C. Mather, the District Naval Office, Hobart, Lieutenant-Commander George July, 1940, which position he oc which is used also as a gymnasium, ready contributed very liberally. R.A.N., has been appointed In but two years later was transferred Manley Dixon, D.S.C., R.A.N.- to Navy Office, Melbourne, where cupied until his death. boxing stadium, dance hall, and The Royal Navy have subscribed spector of Naval Recruits and V.R., who commanded H.M.A.S. cinema theatre. A temporary £610. The Anglican Church has Chief Rehabilitation Officer, Nav/ Labuan on her two voyages to the makeshift Sanctuary houses the Office, Melbourne. Alan Clive responded with appreciable dona Antarctic in 1948 and 1949, has AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB Navy's memorials of the 1914- tions, and the Methodist and Mather entered the Royal Aus retired from the Service and was ' 18 War, but there is no room for Presbyterian Churches have prom tralian Naval College in 1917, and demobilised at the end of last any memorial of those who were ised support. It is hoped that— became a Midshipman in 1921, month. Lieutenant - Commander SPRING MEETING lost in the recent war. Each Sun with the help of all those'who arc Sub-Lieutenant in 1923, Lieuten Dixon, who was originally an offi on day the hall has to be rigged for interested in the Royal Australian ant in 1925, Lieutenant-Com cer in the Merchant Service, had Church, and unrigged afterwards. Wavy, and who are conscious of mander in 1933, and Acting Com considerable experience in the com RANDWICK RACECOURSE There is no atmosphere for devo what the people of Australia owe mander in 1942. At the outbreak mand of Landing Ships (Tank) in tion. There is no place where to their Navy, and especially to of war he was Staff Officer, Intel the Royal Navy during the war. OCTOBER 1, 3, 5 & 8 those other than followers of the those who lost their lives in its ser ligence, Sydney, and in October, He is, incidentally, a very fine Principal Races: SATURDAY MONDAY Roman Catholic faith can go apart vice—the balance of the sum of 1939, was appointed Staff Officer, descriptive writer, and examples of • for quiet meditation during the money required will be in hand Intelligence, on the Staff of the his work have appeared in previ OCTOBER 1 OCTOBER i week. The Roman Catholics were by November of this year, so that Commodore Commanding the ous issues of "The Navy," when A.J.C. DERBY THE METROPOLITAN in similar straits until last year, the Chapel may be erected and Royal Australian Naval. Squadron he wrote of H.M.A.S. Labium's £10,000 added £6,000 added using the same Drill Hall and until April, 1942, when he went start off free of debt. Antarctic voyages. EPSOM HANDICAP Sanctuary, under the same disad to Balmoral Depot, being later vantages as those of the other appointed to Melville in com Lieutenant-Commander F. D. £4,000 added VICTORIAN COMMITTEE. denominations. But they have mand, and then to H.M.A.S. Shaw, R.A.N., who has been ap T. NICHOLSON, now erected a very beautiful In Victoria, the following Com Stuart in command, which appoint pointed to succeed Lieutenant- Racing Secretary, W. N. PARRY-OKEDEN, Chapel as their Memorial, a mittee has been appointed to or ment he held at the cessation of Commander Dixon in command 6 Bligh Street, Sydney. Secretary. Chapel of which Flinders Naval ganise the appeal in that State: hostilities in 1945. of Labuan, is also an ex-Merchant Depot and every Roman Catholic Councillor the Right Honourable The Reverend H. W. Nunn, Service Officer. Previous to his in Australia may well be proud. J. S. Disney, Lord Mayor of Mel Precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral. present appointment, Lieutenant- It was opened, free of debt, in Oc bourne, Chairman; the Honourable Melbourne, has been appointed a Commander Shaw was Staff Offi JAMES SANDY PTY. LIMITED tober last. Sir William Angliss, M.L.C.: Sir Chaplain of the Royal Australian cer Operations and Intelligence, on Errol Knox; Most Reverend J. S. Navy. Mr. Nunn was a Chaplain the Staff of the Flag Officer Com manding, Naval Base Headquar RANDY'S for . . . A LIVING SHRINE. Booth, His Grace the Archbishop with the A.I.F. in New Guinea of Melbourne; Reverend J. S. and the Solomons. A presentation ters, Potts Point, Sydney. The Royal Australian Navy Houston; E. A. Hurren, Esq.; was made to him by the choir and Lieutenant - Commander Geof PAINTS, GLASS, WALLPAPER, SHOP lost twenty-one ships during the L. J. Moore, Esq.; Rear-Admiral congregation of the Cathedral in frey Rawson, R.I.N. (Rtd.), who War of 1939-4.5. From three of J. A. Collins, C.B.; Commodore H. the Chapter House after Even served with the Royal Australian FITTINGS and ADJUSTABLE LOUVRES those ships there was not one sur A. Showers, C.B.E., R.A.N.; song on Sunday, the 26th. June. Navy throughout the war, and vivor; in many of the others the Commodore W. A. Dallmeyer, Mrs. H. A. Showers, the wife who is a well-known writer on losseswereheavyindeed. Notomb- D.S.O., R.N.; Commander J. B. of Commodore Showers, is or Naval subjects, has made a dis 268-270 GEORGE ST., SYDNEY. 'Phone: BW 1941 stone marks the graves of hundreds S. Barwood, R.A.N.; W. J. Byrne, ganising the Navy Week Ball, to covery of a number of Nelson's of Royal Australian Navy Offi Esq.; C. P. Timms, Esq.; J. Kelly, be held at Earl's Court, Mel letters among manuscripts at the 123 SCOTT ST., NEWCASTLE. 'Phone: B2780 cers and ratings who went down Esq.; W. H. Sullivan, Esq.; E. K. bourne, on the 27th. October in British Museum. The letters were with their ships. No War Graves Sinclair, Esq.; E. J. Kennon, Esq.; aid of the appeal for funds for written when Nelson was a young Commission tends their last rest M. Curphy, Esq.; Stewart Legge, the Memorial Chapel at Flinders frigate captain. Lieutenant-Com JAMES SANDY PTY. LIMITED ing place. Apart from the very Esq.; R. G. Upson, Esq.; Chap- Naval Depot. Commander A. E. mander Rawson will publish them few sailors who died ashore, trie lain W. H. Henderson, O.B.E., J. White, R.A.N. (Rtd.) has shortly In a book of Nelson let SYDNEY 8c, NEWCASTLE, N.S.W. great majority of our Naval dead R.A.N, Honorary Treasurer; H. been appointed treasurer. Mrs. ters. • • llouoniy Aides-de-camp.— Captains Galfrey George Ormond EX-NAVAL MEN'S Naval Appoint UKHI>, Etc Gatacre, D.S.C. and Bar, and George Carmichael Oldham, NAVAL FORCES OF THE rank of Lieutenant, dated 1st D.S.C, are apponted Honorary Association of Australia COMMONWEALTH. April, 1949. Sub-Lieutenant John Aides-de-Camp to His Excellency • the Governor-General for a per His Excellency the Governor- Henry McVinish is promoted to iod of three years, dated let PafTM-b-CMtf Hh Maftffy T». fthf General in Council has approved the rank of Lieutenant (Acting), March, 1949. Captain (E) of the following changes being dated 29th November, 1948. Charles Girr Clark, O.B.E., made:—• Lieutenant (E) Robert Thomas Federal Council 23rd July, at the Hotel Federal, Mr. G. Carroll has been elect Abel is promoted to the rank of D.S.C, and Commander (S) Melbourne. ed, pro tem, to the office of PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES Richard Fulton Hatherell, D.S.C, HE Federal President (Mr. F. OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Lieutenant-Commander (E), dat N.S.W. State President, thus are appointed Honorary Aides- F. Anderson) was warmly (SEA-GOING FORCES). ed 4th April, 1949. Lieutenant T Dr. Lowen A. Hardy, Presi filling the vacancy caused by the de-Camp to His Excellency the welcomed by members of Coun Appointments. — Alwyn James (E) Geoffrey Preston Hood is dent of the Footscray Sub-Sec recent death of Mr. G. B. Darl Governor-General for a period of cil on his return to Sydney after Ford (Lieutenant, Royal Austra promoted to the rank of Lieuten tion, has been awarded the Dip ing, who occupied the position three years, dated 10th April, spending the past two months in lian Naval Reserve), is appoint ant-Commander (E) dated 5th loma of Merit by Federal Coun for several years. The late Mr. 1949. The appointments of Cap the United Kingdom and Nor- ed Lieutenant, with seniority in April, 1949. Sub-Lieutenant (E) cil for his outstanding services Darling had been an active mem tains James Cairns Morrow, way. Mr. Anderson, who has rank of 29th November, 1941, William Henry Money is pro to the Association, and for his ber of N.S.W. Section over the D.S.O., D.S.C, and Ernest Clif been away on official business for dated 1st November, 1948. Bruce moted to the rank of Acting efforts on behalf of his own Sub- past twenty years, and during ford Rhodes as Honorary Aides- the Commonwealth Government's Dudley Gordon (Lieutenant, Lieutenant (E), dated 16th Section and the members in gen this period he acted as Hon. Fed. de-Camp to His Excellency the Department of Fisheries, has been Royal Australian Naval Reserve), March, 1949. Edward William eral. The Diploma will be pre Treasurer for a short icrm. Governor-General arc terminated, finalising plans for a whaling ship is appointed Lieutenant, with Vospcr, Warrant Stores Officer, sented to Dr. Hardy at the An dated 28th February, 1949. The to be properly equipped for early seniority in rank of 7th April, is promoted to the rank of Com nual General Meeting to be held Mr. W. K. Gellatly, of Can appointment of Captain Herbert service in the Antarctic Ocean. missioned Stores Officer, dated in August. berra, has been in ill-health for 1946, dated 10th September, James Buchanan, D.S.O., as Hon The Federal President has been 1st April, 1949. several weeks and has now re 1948. Ernest Frederick Stowe orary Aide-de-Camp to His Ex invited to attend the 2nd. Annual The Victorian State Council, sumed duty as Hon. Secretary Mutt (Lieutenant, Royal Austra Confirmation in Rank.—Lieu cellency the Governor-General is State Conference of Victorian following on the lead given by of A.C.T. Section. During Mr. lian Naval Reserve), is appointed tenant (Acting) Jeffrey Allan terminated, dated 9th April, Sub-Sections, and also to be pres the Association in South Austra Gellatly's enforced absence the Lieutenant (Acting), with sen Gledhill, D.S.C., is confirmed in 1949. ent at the State Conference lia, has purchased a complete set Section's correspondence was ably iority in rank of 24th April, the rank of Lieutenant, with sen Termination of Appointments. Dinner, to be held on Saturday, of band instruments. Plans arc attended to by Mr. Kevin Smith, 1947, dated 8th November, 1948. iority in rank of 6th June, 1944, —The appointment of William being made to form an cx-Naval- the local Hon. Social Secretary. Raymond Albert Pioch (Lieuten men"s Band as soon as sufficient dated 11th March, 1949. Lieuten James Braden as Temporary In ant, Royal Australian Naval Re ants (Acting) George Firth Spen numbers of players are available The following applicants have structor Lieutenant is terminated, serve), is appointed Lieutenant cer Brown, D.F.C., and Guy Al for practise. The Association been admitted to the membership dated 10th February, 1949. The , (Acting), with seniority in rank exander Beangc are confirmed in Band in South Australia has in of the Association in Sub-Sec appointments of Richard Apple- C. GILES of 10th June, 1948, dated 1st • the rank of Lieutenant, with sen creased its assets to just on .£70; tions of Western Australia:— tun and Donald Mark Grigson at November, 1948. John Henry iority in rank of 6th August, this is extremely creditable con Messrs. J. W. Byrne, R. H. Caple, Cadet Midshipmen are terminat McVinish (Sub-Lieutenant, Roy 1944, and 5th May, 1945, re & SONS sidering the short time this body C. N. Coney, N. F. Fuller, A. ed, dated 14th February, 1949, al Australian Naval Reserve), is spectively, dated 25th February, has been in existancc. The Band Jacques, J. L. Lee, J. N. Long- and 21st March, 1949, respect appointed Sub-Lieutenant, with 1949. Acting Instructor Lieuten has given several public perform more, J. C. Ross, R. M. Standish, ively. seniority in rank of 29th No ant (Dagger) (on probation) ances in and around Adelaide J. C. Ward, and A. A. Young. AUXILIARY SERVICES. y vember, 1946, dated 10th Sep Ernest Yardley Hokin is confirm divricts. Enquiries have been Further application forms for Termination of Appointment, tember, 1948. John Thomas ed in the rank of Instructor Lieu • SACK made regarding the formation of members admitted during the —The appointment of Hubert Eaton (Temporary Warrant Tele tenant (Dagger), with seniority a band in New South Wales; current quarter are awaited from George Ernest Garlick as Inspect graphist), is appointed Warrant in rank of 17th August, 1946, AND there appears to be quite a num the State Secretary of W.A. or, Naval Dockyard Police Electrical Officer (R), with sen dated 17th February, 1949. In (Guard Section), is terminated, ber of ex-Bandsmen residing in iority in rank of 1st August, • PRODUCE this State who would be willing Reports received from various structor Sub-Lieutenant (on pro dated 1 lth'August, 1949. 1946, dated 1st January, 1948. bation) Peter Ronald D'Abbs is to create another ex-Naval Band. sources indicates the rapid pro EMERGENCY LIST. MERCHANTS, gress being made by the Navy Clement George Tiller, D.S.C., confirmed in the rank of Instruct Promotion.—Wardmaster Lieu Approval is still anxiously Club, at Cliff Street, Fremantle; and Albert Henry Herman (Tem or Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority tenant Victor Allan Haines,. porary Warrant Telegraphists), awaited from Federal Govern the Club is an off-shoot of the in rank of ?2nd May, 1948, dated M.B.E., is promoted to the rank are appointed Warrant Electrical ment authorities to allow the As local Sub-Section. It is antici 22nd November, 194Jf. of Wardmaster Lieutenant-Com Officers (R), with seniority in sociation to finalise the purchase pated that steps will soon be tak mander, dated 1st April, 1948. 341 MALVERN RD., rank of 1st April, 1947, dated 1st Fixing Rates of P»y.—Lieuten of city property for its N.S.W. en by the Club to repay some of ant-Commander John Hastie CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES SOUTH YARRA, Januaryi 1948. Headquarters. The State Council the money advanced by the State Dowson is to be paid the rates OF THE COMMONWEALTH. of N.S.W. will be pleased to see Council of Western Australia to Promotions.—Lieutenant An ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL MELBOURNE, of pay and allowances prescribed RESERVE (SEA4XXNG >. this undertaking "under weigh," help bring the Club into exist thony Hawtrey Cooper is pro VICTORIA. in the Naval Financial Regula Promotion.—Lieutenant . \MI- and we wish the Executive every ancc. Mr. B. J. Bennie, a mem moted to the rank of Lieutenant- tions for Commander (on promo liam John Williams is promoted success in its endeavours to ac ber of the Victoria Park Sub- Commander, dated 1st April, to the rank 'of Lieutenant-Com- , 'PHONES: BJ 3255-6. tion), whilst acting in that rank, quire the property on which a Section, passed away recently. 1949, Sub-Lieutenant Lindsay mander, dated 14th March, 194*. ! deposit has already been paid. G. W. S. Gordon Baly is promoted to the dated 24th March, 1949. Fixing Rate, of Pay-Tcmpor- ' My, IMf • - •JjUtL. * ary Engineer Lieutenant-Com 1949. Emlyn Owen and Russell let Taylor, 74 July, 1947; Donald dive Grice as Temporary War van as lieutenant (Special rank of Lieutenant;—John Lene- mander Alfred George Burn i» to David Frederick Teal are appoint Deviney King, 21st August, rant Stores Officer is terminated, Branch), is terminated, dated han Chapman, dated 1st April, be paid the rates of pay and al ed Surgeon Lieutenants (D) (for 1947; Brian Harold Page, 4th. dated 23rd March, 1949. The 28th January, 1949.—(Ex. Min. 1947* Robert John Dowey, dat lowances prescribed in the Naval short service), dated 10th March, September, 1947; Eric Neville appointment of Francis Houstoun No. 21—Approved 18th May, ed 1st April, 1947; Herbert Kirk- Financial Regulations for Engin 1949. Acting Temporary Senior Littlewood, 21st November, 1947; Lang as Cadet Midshipman (S), 1949.) man Bridge, dated 8th May, eer Commander (on promotion) Commissioned Air Engineer Wil Gavin Jflhn Hoskihg, 7th De is terminated, dated 25th March, PBRMANENT NAVAL FORCES 1947; John Brad more Bourne, whilst acting in that rank, dated liam Henry Stone is appointed on cember, 1947; Lloyd John Mak- 1949. OF THB COMMONWEALTH dated 27th. June, 1947; George 9th March, 1949. loan from the Royal Navy, with in, 15th March, 1948: David CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES (SEA-GOING FORCES) Denis Pruen Cordner, dated 28th Honorary Aide-de-Camp. — seniority in rank of 18th June, Stuart Gibson, 23rd May, 1948; OF THE COMMONWEALTH. Promotions. — Lieutenant Ian June, 1947; Harry Baynes, dated The appointment of Captain Alan 1945, dated 20th April, 1949. Frederick Neal Kirkwood, 5th. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE Stewart Mcintosh, D.S.O., 21st August, 1947; Melvin Ridg- Paterson Cousin, D S.O., as Hon August, 1948; Trevor Morris (SEA-GOING I. M.B.E., D.S.C, is promoted to Confirmation in Rank.—Com Termination of Appointment.— yard Butler, dated 20th Septemb orary Aide-de-Camp to His Ex McGarvey, 26th August, 1948; the rank of Lieutenant-Command missioned Gunners (T.A.S.) The appointment of Cyril Mau er, 1947; Douglas Johnstone Ful- cellency the Governor-General is Ian Ross Griffith, 25th Septemb er, dated 1st April, 1949. Lieu (Acting) Ronald Sidney Impey rice Boas as Temporary Lieuten lerton, dated 27th September, terminated, dated 9th April, er, 1948; Norman Downes, 26th tenants Ian Hepburn-Scott Cart- and John Haydon Guest are con ant is terminated, dated 22nd 1947; Paul Merrick Dexier, dat 1949. September, 1948; William Rob wright and William Frederick firmed in the rank of Commis February, 1949. ed 11th October, 1947; Edward ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ert McComas, 5th November, Evans arc promoted to the rank RESERVE. sioned Gunner (T.A.S.), with ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE. John Curtis, dated 30th Decemb Transfer to Retired List.—Lieu seniority in rank of 22nd Aug 1948; Ian Thomas McKenzie, Appointment.—The Reverend of Lieutenant Commander, dated er, 1947; Harold Reginald Feath- tenant-Commanders Frank Joseph ust, 1947, dated 22 nd August, 21st December, 1948; David Myles Byrne is appointed Chap 1st May, 1949. Sub-Lieutenant erstone, dated 11th March, 1948; Shaw and Dave Alexander 1948, and 8th April, 1949, re Thomas Devonald, 22nd April, lain, dated 31st March, 1949. (S) Keith Alwin Gallasch is pro Alan James Cruickshank, dated Deary are transferred to the Re spectively. Commissioned Stores 1949.—(Ex. Min. No. 23—Ap Termination of Appointments. moted to the rank of Lieutenant 30th April, 1948; Edwin Bry- tired List, dated 26th February, Officer (Acting) Ralph Nelson proved 1st June, 1949.) —The appointment of the Rev (S), dated 1st April, 1949. Com den-Brown, dated 5th August, 1949, and 10th March, 1949, re Anderson is confirmed in the PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES erend Daniel Breslin as Chaplain missioned Gunners Hugh Airlie 1948; Lionel Rupert Arnold, OF THB COMMONWEALTH spectively. rank of Commissioned Stores Of is terminated, dated 30th March, Watson and John Henry Daw dated 26th August, 1948; Geof ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL (SFA-GOING FORCES). son are promoted to the rank of frey Norman Durham, dated VOLUNTEER RESERVE. ficer, with seniority in rank of 1949. The appointment of Henry 19th March, 1948, dated 19th. Appointment.—Harold Leon Senior Commissioned Gunner, 18th October, 1948; Thomas Appointments.—Herbert Jack ard Kent, Commissioned Aircraft John Shepherd as Acting Com Ratcliffe Jeans is appointed Lieu March, 1949. missioned Bandmaster is termin dated 1st April, 1949. Acting Eccott Edwards, dated 4th De Officer is appointed on loan from Senior Commissioned Electrician tenant, with seniority in rank of Termination of Appointments-. ated, dated 14th December, cember, 1948; Alan John Fen- the Royal Navy, with seniority Aubrey Lenard King is promoted 30th June, 1944, dated 1st De — The appointment of Lieuten 1948. ton, dated 22nd December, 1948. in rank of 1st October, 19»6, dat to the rank of Senior Commis Termination of Appointment— cember, 1945 (amending Execu ant-Commander Nicholas Law ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ed 23rd August, 1948 (amending sioned Electrical Officer, dated tive Minute No. 6 of 17th Febru rence Turner Kempson is termin VOLUNTEER RESERVE. The appointment of John Lind Executive Minute No. 1 of 27th 1st April, 1949. ary, 1949). Laurence Macdonald ated on reversion to the Royal Appointments.—Ronald George say Lewens Fairbairn as Lieuten January, 1949). Bagley is appointed Lieutenant, ant (Special Branch) is termin Muir is appointed Sub-Lieuten Navy, dated 14th April, 1949. Promotions.—Lieutenant (L) CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES OF ant, with seniority in rank of 3rd The appointment of Alexander with seniority in rank of 10th THE COMMONWEALTH. ated, dated 25th March, 1949.— Harold Graham Baker is promot ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE (Ex. Min. No. 22—Approved March, 1945, dited 17th October, Brydie as Temporary Warrant July, 1943, dated 20th December, (SEA-GOING). ed to the rank of Lieutenant-Com 1945. Alan Barriett Clough is 25th May, 1949.) 1946. Lloyd Thomas Burgess is Communication Officer (Provi mander (L) (Provisional), dated Promotion.—Lieutenant Geof appointed Lieutenant (Special appointed Lieutenant, with sen frey Hinton Davey is promot sional), is terminated, dated 8th. 1st February, 1949. Sub-Lieuten • W. J. F. RIORDAN, Branch), with seniority in rank December, 1948. The appoint iority in rank of 15th June, 1944, ed to the rank of Lieutenant-Com ant (L) James William McClure dated 18th January, 1946. Ronald Minister for the Navy. of 26th November, 1941, dated ment of James Lindsay Charley as is promoted to the rank of Lieu mander, dated 3rd November, 9th January, 1946. Kenneth Ed Cadet Midshipman is terminated, Clyde Penglase, D.S C, is ap 1948. tenant (L) (Acting) (on proba pointed Lieutenant, with senior ward Richardson is appointed dated 8th April, 1949. tion), dated 1st March, 1949. Resignations.—The resignation ity in rank of 8th August, 1946, of Peter Alloway MacLean of -Lieutenant (Special Branch), with CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES OF Confirmation in Rank.—Lieu dated 11th March, 1949. Dudley his appointment as Lieutenant is seniority in rank of 25th June, THB COMMONWEALTH. tenant (L) (on probation) THOMAS 1943, dated 30th March, 1946. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL Joseph Robin is appointed Lieu accepted, dated 9th April, 1949. RESERVE i Si A-GOING). Harold Graham Baker is confirm tenant, with seniority in rank of The resignation of John Ray John Morris Mclnerney is ap Promotion.—Lieutenant Archi ed in the rank of Lieutenant (L), 24th July, 1947, dated 3rd mond Suffren of his appointment ROBINSON ft pointed Lieutenant (Special bald Douglas-Brown is promot with seniority in rank of 1st Feb March, 1949. Clifford Turner as Lieutenant is accepted, dated Branch), with seniority in rank ed to the rank of Lieutenant- ruary, 1941, dated 31st January, of 4th December, 1946, dated McElroy is appointed Sub-Lieu 12th April, 1949. Commander, dated 26th April, 1949. Sub-Lieutenant (L) (on tenant, with seniority in rank SON PTY. LTD. 7th February, 1949.—(Ex. Min. 1949. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE. probation) James William Mc of 13th February, 1948, dated Termination of Appointment. No. 16—Approved 11th May, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL Clure is confirmed in the rank of 1949.) VOLUNTEER RESERVE. 18th March, 1949. Terence Hal- —The appointment of William Promotions. — The following Sub-Lieutenant (L), with sen loran Bennett is appointed Lieu Ross Smith as Lieutenant is term FLOUR MILL AND PBRMANENT NAVAL FORCES iority in rank of 24th Septemb OF THE COMMONWEALTH Sub-Lieutenants are promoted to tenant (Special Branch), with inated, dated 2nd March, 1949. er, 1948, dated 28th. February, WOOD-WORKING (SEA-GOING FORCES). the rank of Lieutenant:—Greg seniority in rank of 7th July, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL 1949. The Reverend Frederick VOLUNTEER RESERVE. Appointments.—Albert Victor ory Kenneth Rosman, 1st April, 1941. dated 6th February, '946. ENGINEERS, George Kite, Chaplain (on pro Appointment. — Colin Ivan Morse is appointed Surgeon Lieu- 1947; Mervyn John Richards, bation), is confirmed as Chap Termination of Appointments. Borough is appointed Lieutenant, tqpant (for short service), dated 7th May, 1947; Alan Frank Gros lain, with seniority of 17th Feb —The appointment of Geoffrey with seniority in rank of 4th. 1st January, 1949. Charles ser, 8th May, 1947; Edmund 160 SUSSEX ST., ruary, 1947, dated "17th Febru Arthur Phillips as Acting Lieu November, 1947, dated 30th Vaughan Phayre Ryall and Terry Lenthall, 6th June, 1947; ary, 1949. tenant is terminated, dated 11th March, 1949. SYDNEY, James Dermott Villiers are ap Andrew John MacDonald, 6th. March, 1949. The appointment Promotions—The following Sub- pointed Surgeon Lieutenants (for June, 1947; Hans Jack Kohane, Termination of Appointments. N.S.W. of Philip Henry Thaddeus Sulli Lieutenants are promoted to the short service), dated 1st March, 29th June, 1947; Geoffrey Ham —The appointment of Harold 44 • Ta*H«vy July, 1949 THE PASSING OF A CONVOY Rear-Admiral, CJB.. 1919. Pro for which service she was pre added to the Japanese Navy un Diggers-to-be. Sandgropers of "Emden" fight is on. By 11.10 sented with an inscribed plaque, der the name of "Sutauya." CMrtinuod from p«g* 16 the Golden West, Crow eaters moted Vice-AdmiraL, 1925, and a.m. the "Emden" is a battened Admiral three years later, he and the Captain was decorated "Novik's" crew, after a long and man Clark ship, she was of 8948 from the City of Churches, Gum wreck ashore. suckers from the Snowy River, died on the 19th. April, this by the Dutch Government. difficult journey, reached Vladi- ions and 14 knots. What a morning of excite' year. During her lifetime she steam vostock two months later. The Cornstalks from New South ment. A class on the forecastle Next in Jine was "Star of Vic Wales, Banana eaters from the The New Zealand and Third ed 1,670,763 miles, and burned name was handed on to a "tor toria," (A16), Captain E. D. head of "Omrah" heard a loud Division of the Convoy proceed pedo cruiser" or large destroyer, Downs, and Tassies from the drumming noise during the ac 522,815 tons of coal. She waa Beck. Built in 1914, she became Apple Isle. ed independently to Colombo, the commanded by 18 Masters, among laid down in 1911, which reach' "Port Melbourne" when the tion. No one could attend to ed the high speed of 35.7 knots duty or classes, and finally main body arriving there to join whom were Captains Wyatt, Lea, Commonwealth and Dominion Games, jokes, furphies. Two- them on the 15th. November; on her trials. This vessel waa re took over the old Star Line in up and Crown and Anchor. Mon Major General Bridges ordered Higgs, Martin, Datson, Roswell, the "Sydney's" arrival with sur and Pedrick. Her shjp'a bell— named after the revolution, but 1916. Of 9136 tons and 13i otony cast aside on Guy Fawkes all work to cease. Tii: Royal as the name of Admiral Mak- knots, she had on board 528 of Day as R.M.S. "Osterley" over Australian Navy's first and glor vivors from the "Emden" being now in the possession of Mr. greeted with little cheering, by Roper, who was Port Line man aroff has recently reappeared on' ficers and men, and 476 horses. hauls the convoy, too close for iously successful brush with the the Navy List, it will not be sur Captain Kiddle's peace of mind. enemy was joyously celebrated request in the interest of the ager in New Zealand—was in The old "Hororata" of the New German wounded. scribed 'To A15, 'Star of Eng prising if "Novik's" name is also Zealand Steamship Co.—(A20), A passenger signals: "We have in the Convoy. revived. the German barber from the After Colombo, Aden, where land," from the Officers, N.C.O.'s Captain J. J. Cameron—came Now the Indian Ocean is free, and men of the 2nd. Queensland It is outside our story to com next. Denny's of Dumbarton 'Omrah' on board." the Convoy arrived on the 25th. "Emden" ashore at' Cocos, November, the 57 ships flying Light Horse, 1915." ment on the disastrous Russian built her in 1914, of 11,000 tons At dawn on the 8th. Novemb "Konigsberg" bottled up in the strategy in the Far East; and it and 14 knots. She carried 2067 the old Red Duster making an She was one of the great old er the "Minotaur" had disappear Rufigi River. impressive sight as they lay there is true that "Novik" and her officers and men, and 124 horses. ed, heading for the Cape, her ships of the British Merchant Ser crew affected the final issue very The victor, "Sydney's" Cap at anchor. vice, each one of which was a In 1939 she was transferred to place-in the van taken by "Mel tain J. C. T. Glossop was born little in either direction: but, in the British India Company, re bourne." Typical Doldrums After leaving Aden, "Orvieto" "Star of England," and each of the dark fog of despair which in 1871, son of the Vicar of which, in this first A.I.F. Con named "Waroonga"; and she weather. A glassy sea, the ships Twickenham, that lovely river re and "Maunganui" proceeded to enveloped Russia's Navy, her two battled along until torpedoed on rolling slowly, the clatter of Suez ahead of the other tran voy, contributed so much to the courageous and intelligent com' sort of the Thames. Midshipman history of Australia, LS have the 5th. April, 1943. A fine old stokehold shovels drifting up the in the "Calliope" at Samoa in sports, who steamed into Port manders had lit a small beacon ship. fiddley ventilators, and the "fist- Said on the 2nd December, those others in the trade of the which showed the course that * 1889, Captain of the "Sydney" Commonwealth. Second last of the line was fist" of a valve. 1914-15, he died some years ago 1914, to the loud cheering of the must be taken if efficiency and Orient's "Omrah," (A5), Cap men as the ships moved past each Slowly but surely many of respect were to be regained. At dawn on Monday, the 9th. as Vice-Admiral, C.B., the decor them, and of the identities of tain V. Symonds. Built in 1899 November, the "Orvieto" hoot ation received for his destruction other to anchor. And what ships by Fairfield's of Glasgow, she had they were! What memories they their Companies—swallowed up ed on her siren, and the convoy of the "Emden." by combines—have gone. House GENERAL CARGO a speed of 15 knots, and was of swung to port in succession, "Melbourne's" Captain Silver bring to old sailors and soldiers 8130 tons. She carried 1371 of of 35 years ago. flags and cap badge have be Continued from poga 29 rounding Cocos Island, fifty miles was born in 1869, joined the come but memories ficers and men, and 20 horses. to port. At 6.24 a.m., wireless Royal Navy in 1882, and was Only one now remains of that fore the increased resistance of Always a very popular mail A.I.F. Convoy—the "Akaroa," But nothing can dim or dim calls are heard from Cocos: promoted Captain 1908. He re inish the glories of the Merchant the log could check the team, his steamer, the old lady met her end "What code is that?" Then a ceived the O.B.E. for his action then "Euripides." whip cracked and he shouted: when she was torpedoed 40 miles The last but one, the old "Port Service of the past whose spirit call for "Minotaur," followed by in turning back to protect the —as was shown in 1939-45— "Giddap, Jaunty, you ! You South West of Spartivento on the "Strange warship approaching," convoy, a poor reward for such Sydney," ex "Star of England," , Owner! Get into it Bloke! 12th. May, 1918. passed into the hands of the ship- lives on in the present; or of and the general S.O.S. electrify a fine gesture. He retired in Britannia, even though no long Crusher, you lazy, loafing ——! George Thompson's lovely old ing the listeners in the Convoy. 1925 as Vice-Admiral, and died breakers only this year. She was Get stuck into it, Ktllick! Hup, one that took the first troops er "Mistress of the Seas"; in the Aberdeen Liner "Miltiades," Dense clouds of smoke pour in 1947. hearts of those who love sailors, there. Buffer, you !" (A28), Captain W. J. Burge, from Australia overseas in 1914. from "Melbourne's" funnels as On 11th. November, "Mel In September, 1919, she sailed ships, and the sea, in peace or in The whip cracked like a Bofora brought up the end of the column. she works up to full speed and bourne" proceeded to Colombo, above them and the bullocks bent Built in 1903 by Alexander from Devonport with the last re swings South. Then she turns leaving "Ibuki" in charge of the maining Australian troops in into the yokes and pulled. To Stephens of Glasgow, her 7814 back, and signals "Sydney" to Convoy until the ill-fated WATCHDOG the bank they went, while their tons were built into shapely lines, England; and had trouble at proceed to Cocos instead. This "Hampshire," Captain H. W. Cape Town and Fremantle, with Continued fromoog o 21 master abjured them, then turn and she had a speed of 13 knots. action of Captain Silver's is in Grant, R.N., joined. It was surveyed the damage, Schulz and ed while he ran lightly over their She carried 1019 officers and men. military prisoners on board. She, the highest tradition of the Navy. "Hampshire," then commanded was reconditioned at Cockatoo his officers decided to scuttle the ancestry and habits, till the log Division by division, in line By 7 a.m. "Sydney" is away, all by Captain H. J. Savill, which ship in shallow water. There lay by the skids. abreast, the Convoy steamed to eyes watching her streaking to was mined off the Orkneys in a Dockyard, and resumed trade in peace time under the Port Line were no repair facilities at Kor- • "He was a sailor, and I got wards the ever-receding horizon, wards Cocos. "Melbourne" moves gale on June 5th., 1916, while sakovsk, and it was impossible to beyond which lay unknown ad across to the port beam. "Ibuki" carrying Field Marshal Lord flag. During World War II she him to run the launch," Tom ex worked hard, and in company fight the ship, let alone move her, plained. "But he jumped at the venture, joy, sorrow, pain and trails dense columns of black Kitchener of Khartoum to Russia. in her waterlogged condition, death, for those twenty-odd smoke from her funnels, breaks There were only 12 survivors, the with the "Port Auckland," was job of driving the bullocks. I attacked by submarines working while none could foretell that wonder why?" thousand officers and men of the her huge battle ensign, her bows great soldier being among those the south of Sakhalin would be First A.I.F., cream of Australia's punching into the swell in white lost. from the German battleships I knew. "Gneisnau" and "Scharnhorst," come Japanese territory under the The bullocky came to us, cas manhood. Routine, drill, inspec cascades of foam as she crosses Captain H. W. Grant was peace terms. . tions, tactics. Eating, drinking, the Convoy's bows to follow the attack lasting three nights, ually rolling a cigarette. born in 1870, and was Captain and 12 ships of the convoy be "You haven't got a 'Jin smoking, sleeping. The new "Sydney." Captain Silver orders of "Hampshire" 1914-15, serving Next day "Chitose" shelled the world coming to the help of the ing lost. In the Pacific she stood upperworks of the wreck, which the One'," I remarked. her to remain with the Convoy. at Admiralty a^ Director of Op by a Dutch steamer in distress, old. At 10.45 a.m. the "Sydney "- erations, 1915-18. He retired as was, after the war, raised and And he knew that I knew. 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ShMrti F»ft^9«jrfiW 91 *"©*• Of IWfJ VTrtesTt QftQ rfOt ItOCBMsHaTlIf tBeBnsbar t<- Nov*' M«tft I AaWeevCaiesTnsM ©T AiaTtTTOhsS .....,..,..,,.,., tS :"'-? r/yf F R NAVY ° NEXT MONTH "DUNTROON' Material in hand for the September issue of "The Navy" MELBOURNE promises to offer you an interesting variety of reading, and we feel that you will find something to suit your individual STEAMSHIP taste among what is offering. The list of articles at present in CO. LTD. preparation includes the following: HEAD OFFICE: 31 King St., Melbourne. ANNAPOLIS—CRADLE OF ADMIRALS. BRANCHES OR AGENCIES In this article a contributor—Mr. Wilson P. Evans—tells AT ALL PORTS. us something of "The Flinders Naval Depot of the United MANAGING AGENTS States of America." Situated at the capital of the State of foe Maryland, on the Severn River, the Naval Academy has HOBSONS BAY DOCK history and tradition. 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The passage of weeks has been speeded up to one of hours. Many among us have experienced both the earliest method—by wind-propelled ships—and the latest—by air-borne ships—and can compare their faults and virtues. In an article in the September issue of "The Navy"' the author has something to say on this matter, and some thoughts of the future. INDUSTRIAL expansion at Why Mb, S. A., is clearly ilhisrrated in this Whyalla - Australia's aerial photograph showing the Broken Hill Proprietary'* shipyard and GENERAL. blast furnace plant (on left). The photograph was taken prior to the launching of the u. "Iron Yampi" (seen in the centre foreground) on All the usual features of "The Navy." "What the Navy Progressive Shipyard September 1, 1947. Four ships of this 12,500-ton on-carrying type will is Doing"; maritime news and news of the world's navies: be built. The yard has completed sixteen vessels to date. 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The extra durability ships, I remembered one in my Career" forms the subject of the IN possession which may be of in Book Review in this month's is and toughness of "Dulux" are largely due to EVERY terest to him. I think the de sue of "The Navy," makes men the "Dulux" film. This gives extra wear and scription "All Possible Sail" about tion of H.M.S. "Active," he resistance to damage, "Dulux" will not flake or fills the bill, and think that you serving in her as a lieutenant in BRITISH will agree with me when I say 1888-89, when she was one of chip and is highly resistant to moisture. SHIP "Dulux" does not brittle like ordinary finishes, "Thank God I was never in her!" the ships of the Training Squad In my sailing ship days the sight ron, the others being "Volage," flows on easily, dries quickly and is easy to of stuns'l booms on deck sent "Rover" and "Calypso." 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Sir, "In those days there were no I read with great interest the DENTAL CREAM canteens on board the ships, and article "Albany to Aldgate" in the men went without refresh the June issue of "The Navy." ment from their breakfast at 5 Your contributor "LB." certainly a.m. until their dinner at noon" knows that road well, and his ref ... "I had a good cabin off the erences to various milestones upon wardroom, which was amidships aOi mil«¥?r... it brought many incidents in my with officers' cabins on either own life back to mind. What he FOR side, and for the last time in my says about the girls at Tate's service (cabin furniture now be Sugar Factory at Silvertown could ing provided) had to bring with be said of the Amazons of Brit me a chest of drawers, bath, wash ain in other factories, at any rate CLEANER. ing basin, etc." . . . "At Kiel we some few years ago. I well re were lavishly entertained, and member lying in the Alexandra some of us were rowed off to Dock, Newport, Mon., some years our ship after a final beer-feast past. Not far from the ship was WHITER at 6 a.m. on the morning of our a large flour mill, and one of our sailing. We weighed under sail young officers, resplendent in im and 'cast', in proper Old Navy maculate cloth uniform and style. I had the forenoon watch/ snowy linen and brightly polish TEETH and it fell to my lot to set the ed shoes, had the misfortune to starboard and then the port stud pass it just as the girts, wearing ding sails under the eyes of many overalls thickly coated with flour, critical friends in the German For top-rate per came flooding out for a break. fonnancc, Edison i> and our own Navies. However, He fell—literally—right into available in a range all went well, and it was a proud their hands. They rushed him to cover all engine • moment for us all to play our and embraced him and be flour owodels and all de parts in presenting the sight, so ed him from head to foot until he Always refit with cree* of usage. welcome to the eyes of the old- looked like a snowman, his sub time seamen, of the four ships in sequent appearance evoking much line ahead, leaving the Kiel fiord joy on board. But he gave that under all possible sail." place a wide berth thereafter. I KOLYNOS was in London in early 194? while £dt*oiu Commodore Markham, who the war was still on, and went was at that time an old bachelor, down to Charlie Brown's onr SPARK <#> PLU G S ' "had strong prejudices against night, for old times sake. But IN TRACTORS, CARS, TRUCKS, MARINE * smoking in any form, and against the gilt had worn off the ginger STATIONARY ENGINES spirits. He once gave us a lec bread. The old tavern was, as ture which ended up, A gentle "I.B." says, "just a pub." 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Ewens Asourr, 1949 • 11 s liable to dull for want of a little .encouragement allowed to drift until a prolonged period of dang-' Few, least of all the Communists themselves, 1 would question the correctness of this view. With One way of keeping its brightness would be to er, sorrow and suffering had to be endured in them every post is a winning post, and to listen to i nclude a Reserve-manned ship in the forthcom- order to overthrow the evil that had been per "'NAVY their urging to create industrial disturbance with i ng joint Australian-New Zealand exercises; to mitted to arise and menace every hope of civilisa its consequent distress among that section of the t ollow Admiralty example and use a minesweeper Australia's Maritime Journal tion. community least able to hear it, is to play into or this purpose, but to go one better and give No one government, no one party, right wing their hands and work towards the wrecking of a ] Vol. 12 AUGUST. 1949 No. 8 ler a full Reserve complement. It would be like or left wing among the democratic peoples, was system which, with all its faults, has given the or- < >ld times again to use a corvette in this way, and responsible for that drift. Mr. Winston Churchill dinary working man a growing measure of emanci- i vould make the Reserve feel that it is stilt in in his second volume of "The Second World War" pation and control of his future and security: and t he scheme of things. LAW—OR CHAOS touches upon this when he rightly says: "1 had no need to ask myself whether all the blame lay times," intensified by the addition of moral slav on one side. Official responsibility rested upon ery to economic servitude. T^HE event? of last month, not only in Austra- the Government of the time. But moral respon •*• tia but also in the United Kingdom, serve but sibilities were more widely spread. A lone, for T VB1? sVTTT T%DV to re-emphasize the problem vhich was faced by midable list of quotations from speeches and vote? the democratic nations in th • years between the recorded by Labour, and not less by Liberal, Min THE ROYAL NAVY'S EXAMPLE LYKE-NU Dili two wars that of deciding whether the lives of isters, all of which had been stultified by events, ordinary people are to be ruled by law for the was in my mind and available m detail." TN "What The Navy Is Doing" in this issue of majority or by i dictatorship imposing on large *• "The Navy," reference is made to what the CLEANING numbers of people it possible on all peoples the He is equally right when, m the opening sen tence of the preface to the first \olume "t his Royal Navy is doing in two directions, of which rule of a minority. work, he says: "I must regard these volumes as some cognizance might be taken in Australia. CO. LTD. In the period between the wars, efforts were a continuation of the story of the First World One is the matter of "At Homes," which the made to achieve .iv.'reenierH^ and peace between War ..." They arc a continuation of that story: Royal Navy's Home Air Command has organised nations by dtseussjon .i\\d negotiation. The League and the recent Communist-inspired strikes and in to stimulate public interest in Naval Aviation. At • of Nations was created, anj upon it high hopes dustnal disturbances in Britain and in Australia various of the Royal Naval Air Stations through were built. In pursuit of (d. .us similar to those and in Canada also, where one of them started out England and Scotland. "At Homes" have been of the League Covenant, disarmament confer are a further continuation of that story. And arranged at which opportunities arc afforded for ences were held, and naval treaties were entered the lesson of the betweenthe-wars years is that if members of the public to see something of the Over 100 Suburban Branches into and ratified by the powers eoneerned, whereby we are to avoid a further chapter of violence, of working of this latest and important branch of the and Depots it was hoped that peace would be assured. bloodshed and of destruction, in the future while navy, and to witness flying displays by its pilots the story still runs its course, lav, and order must But, as events showed, the hopes were vain. and aircraft. be firmly established on a basis desired hy the For there were among the nations those who took 575 TT PMMMATtt ROM, majority and not imposed by a minority; and it If it were possible to arrange something similar . the same line as that followed by Communist-led must be firmly established within the structure here, it would afford excellent publicity for the LEICHHARDT Unions in Australia in the chaos-creating coal of nations before we can hope to see it estab Royal Australian Navy, and stimulate interest in strike. Those nations were happy to abide by lished internationally. the Service among the people. After all, however decisions of the League of Nations when such de siood a product might be. appreciation of it can PHONE: LM4T24 cisions gave them everything they wanted, but not he expected if it is not known. Those who marched out of the League if their demands w-*rc coined the phrase "It pays to advertise" dissem and not met in full; in the same way that Commun inated, if they did not discover, a truth. ist-dominated Unions regard Arbitration as a harm A WORLD-WIDE ATTACK less plaything if it accedes in full to their claims, The other matter in which the Royal Navy has MENTMORE AVENUE ROSERERY but refuse Arbitration and pick up the strike set a good example is that of arranging participa 'T'HERE seems little reason to doubt that the re tion M Reserve officers and ratings in the recent bludgeon immediately the rustice of those claims •*• cent attack by a power-seeking minority with is questioned. Western Union exercises, the Department of the PHONE: MUZ47I in the British Nations was world-wide and deliber Chief of Naval Information, Admiralty, announc ate. Speaking of the dispute which originated the ing that for the first time Royal Naval Volunteer dockers" strike in England "surely among the Reserve units, manned almost entirely by mem • THE LESSON most fatuous in British industrial history." of bers of the Volunteer Reserve, operated in exer which we had our own echo in the case of the cises with the Fleet. Canadian steamer "Haligonian Duke" in Mel HE lesson of those hetween-the-war years is bourne -the London "Times" said: "All this The Reservists were in two Motor Mine Sweep T a clear one. Because of the failure hy those happened ostensibly because the dockers allowed ers, in one of which only two of the complement LYKE-NU DRY in favour of law and order among the nations Communists to cajole them into taking sides in a were Permanent Service, the Commanding Offi to enforce by collective action the decisions of sordid squabble between two unions in Canada. cer being a Lieut.-Commander R.N.V.R. "who is the League, the impotence of that hody was mani It cannot be supposed for a moment that the pur an Executive Officer of the Yorkshire Electricity CLEANING fested, and the minority-ruled nations encouraged pose of the Communists, who have been so busy Board," while one of her Petty Officers "employ in their world-wide aggression. Through a re in this affair, is simply to assert the old principle ed at Hull Banksidc gas works as a stoker, joined liance upon pious resolutions, through a wilful of solidarity among trade unionists. It cannot be the ship shortly before she sailed, after complet CO. LTD. disregard of facts and obvious trends, through supposed that the coincidence of this menace with ing his night shift at 5.20 a.m." apathy and a willingness to accept almost any the national economic emergency is merely acci There arc undoubtedly Reservists just as keen thing for the sake of "peace," the situation was dental." in Australia—although the edae of that keenness 10 1W Hmrt Aufyft. 1949 "J a Han history. The advance of the (I) —Th. "Duntroon' at Dragar Harbour. The R.A.N, in New Guinea Allies, which was made possible (21—Small .anal, in «ba floating dad by the Coral Sea Battle and the at Dragar Harbour. IN THIS AUTHORITATIVE ARTICLE, THE R.A.N. OFFICER WHO WAS UNTIL successful defence in the Solo (3) a (4|—Tha harbour at Dr.g.r it RECENTLY NAVAL OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, NEW GUINEA, TELLS WHAT THE NAVY mons, was on. In quick succes Miitoblo for vaual. of corvatto liza, but sion landings followed at Arawe, largar onat alitor, ai bora ihown with "Kanimbla." IS DOING IN OUR NORTHERN WATERS, AND OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF Cape Gloucester, Wewak and (5)—"Kanimbla" alongtida at Dragar THE ADVANCE BASE AT MANUS. Hollandia: then the way was Harbour. by Captain Claude H. Brooks, R.A.N. open for the attack which would push the Japs out of the Moluc ' I 'O you Australians, what Joes names are still lust as German as of New Guinea. However, in cas, and then the Philippines. thousands of tons of them were * Drcger mean? Is it .in ani they were then Langcmak, never used, and, with the rapid 1 the years which followed she did Base "F" on the coast to the mal, vegetable or mineral Is it Schneider Harbour and Drcger little to develop that particular north of Cape Cretin came to life successes in the Philippines, the tn the Malay Archipelago? Is it Harbour. corner above Cape Cretin— to make that Northern campaign machine went into reverse; what at the South Pole'' Have you ever The islands, however, were left Finchavcn to use its Anglicised possible- it was a dangerous had been so feverishly landed and heard of it before? I think it is with their native names Nus- spelling remained the post for place at first, but it was secured sorted and stored, was slowly re just as well this question was sutg, Tami, Kumban, Simboa, a Patrol Officer (rather a lonely soon after the Japanese were sorted, reloaded and shipped never included in the Qui; Con Matura and many others be outpost) and the school of a few thrown off the top of Satelhurg, away. test it certainly would he a |-*oscr cause the coast is flanked by small missionaries, still mainly German. and within a few short months From a vast arsenal the dumps tor the majority of Australians. islets. The native villages ashore The Lutherans developed some what had been a jungle-covered at Finchaven became heaps of un Dreger Harbour is a pretty also retained their native names copra plantations and stabled a flat, coral strip of land round the wanted machines and scrap. little corner on the edge of the Gingala, Buki, Gagidu and Nus few horses, but that was about pretty little peaceful harbours, Acres of vehicles, acres of heavy mainland of New Guinea where singalatu. However, the planta all. came to be a long bustling estab equipment, miles of rotting rope, the north side of Huon Gulf starts tions are different; they often Then along came 1939 anoth lishment full of soldiers and air thousands of bags of nails and to blight deeply into the moun bear the names of the home towns er world war- everyone was un men, huts and stores. Miles of bolts. Amongst all this were tains. It is a narrow, flat, coral of the original Lutheran Mission easy but war did not come at stark white coral roads stretched heaps and heaps of miscellaneous strip, backed by high hills all aries. Such names as Hellshach once to New Guinea. But in along thirty miles of the fore items of great value to an im covered in lunglc growth. That and Satelhurg will be familiar to 1941 Japan considered the his shore- camps and huge sheds, and porting country like Australia- is what it was in 1S90 too, when many Australian soldiers. toric moment had arrived: the still more sheds, grew up over thousands of rolls of telephone the Germans first came to New- With the passing of the Ger Armies of the East swarmed night a busy airstrip appeared wire; heaps of material for Guinea. The;. used another little man Regime in 1914 and the South soon they were quickly in a swamp bridges were thrown building hangers: 44 gallon port just up to the northward winning of the war which raged in action with the garrison forces across the beautiful Mape. and drums by the hundreds of thous which is protected from all over the world at that time, Aus of the Western powers as they the top of Nugidu was cut off and ands; hut the most important, weathers, and they called it tralia accepted from the League strove to overrun and control the flattened as though it were inly vehicles, vehicles, and yet still Fmschafen. They also named the of Nations the Mandate for the rich lands bordering the Western f the consistency of cheese. more vehicles. Some were almost Pacific inlets to the southward, and those administration and development The road rapidly became a "'runners"; some were scrap, The Japs advanced everywhere highway, more busy than even having been pushed into piles by in large hounds in 1942. One St. Kilda Rond or William Street. the simple bulldozer: in fact, all thrust was through the Pacific Lorries and yet more lorries, and were defective in one way or an Islands, first the Philippines, then thousands of jeeps slowly fol other, but most could he rebuilt. the Halmaheras, then New lowed each other nose to tail as Several ship loads of effective Guinea. This latter was an easy thick as they could be. The Unit equipment were bought on be nut to crack—after all there was ed States Provosts asked drivers half of the Australian Govern only a handful of poorly-cquip- in raucous and belligerent voices ment, but most of the American ped Australians between the elat "Why the hell arc you trying to residue was sold by the Ameri ed Japanese and Port Moresby. pass?*' Dumps of stores, acres cans themselves to private buyers It looked black in 1942 for New and acers of them, all disgorged all over the world through an or Guinea and for Australia itself, from the ships which lay at the while the Forces gathered and or ganisation known as the U.S. ganised on the mainland in pre hastily constructed "U" shaped Foreign Liquidation Commission. paration for the serious campaign wharves which dotted the shores That which was of Australian which everyone knew had to of Drcgcr, Langemak and Finch origin, or to which the Common follow. aven, soon spread north and wealth had a title, was offered to south. The Eagle was then pois Australian Government Depart But once an Attack and Strik ed ready to go forward and strike ments, but when not required, it ing Force was ready, the tide was at the Japanese interlopers in the too was sold to private individu turned. In 1943 names such as Islands to the North. als. The Disposals Commission Gona. Cape Endiadare, Buna, did a lot of work in New Guinea*. Kakoda, Bulldog Road, Nad=ab, History will probably conclude Scarlet Beach and Satelhurg all that these heaps of stores at Base The R.A.N, was not really in Framad In tropical growth. "Duntroon" pratantt «n attractiva. if unutual pictura, "P" were, in large part, unneces terested in any of this. It was in D-.q.r Harbour. became famous names in Austra- sary—certainly thousands and only concerned in establishing it- Ttw Mny Aug tilt, t94f self permanently at a Bate some races each Saturday if he lives cluding "Whangpu" and "Ping- strange consolidation at a time therefore, when demobilisation blue waters cooled and invigorat where in the fringe of islands to in the city? Civilian pay is good wo," the latter carrying the new when every Australian was think was ordered, again as a national ed hot, tired, and drooping bod the north. Disposals and surplus too, what do I gain by joining ly formed works Construction ing of his demobilization in Syd policy, men who wished to re ies. There was no public tran equipment were not its concern. the R.A.N. ? Get sent away from Unit. When the first ships reach ney, Melbourne, or Brisbane. Men turn to their families and cfvil sport, but no one had to fight for The end of the Pacific War home for months—and now to ed Finchaven they were berthed found 'it hard to think all the life had to be released. There a place in a bus or tram. There , in 194? found the R.A.N, with get sent up to some God-forsaken by the Port Director at a wharf work was worthwhile. But all was no one to take, their place. was no horse racing and dogs, many commitments in New malarial area near the Equator!!!! in Langemak Bay, and "Pingwo" the same', "Pingwo" went into ac The growth of a new base was, but there were boat sailing and made a start unloading her Guinea, and the headquarters of Yes, the practical difficulties tion landing material and stores therefore, complicated—the safe picnics. Life in the base at Dre equipment with the idea of com the Naval Officer-m-Chargc es would be real enough, everybody —the construction gang, built up and accurate handling of stores ger may have been quiet and mencing construction on the tablished at Madang. Men lived knew that. However, Australia so laboriously in the previous six was impossible—it was beyond sometimes dull, but it was shores of the Bay. Although this under "Held" conditions there, needs, and will always need, a months, worked like beavers: the two or three young stores as straightforward; and men realis misunderstanding caused a few making use of what buildings front gate and that front gate building went on apace: shore sistants who were all that were ed that naval operations could not days delay it was unimportant were still serviceable atter the needs its gatekeepers. Much rcfri iterators took shape; the left to man the base. take place in the islands unless because a unit of the American hammering the town had receiv could be written and argued and power house was commenced: they were there. Army Air Force was, ^it that ed while it was being used by the asserted - well -informed and modifications were made to adapt Demobilisation took "Pingwo," time, still housed in the build Japanese. Madang, however, was otherwise--on this strategical existing buildings. It was only a too—her return to Australia was Although Dreger, then, was es ings which had been chosen for not suitable for a Naval Base for conception. few days before Gagidu could be the worst blow of all because tablished as a base, it could not many technical reasons, and, in occupation by the R.A.N. left behind and everyone was she took the skijjed tradesmen meet the needs of a naval squad any case, everyone expected that At any rate, the decision hav and it was left to the small perm ron. It is true it is situated on It had been agreed in prin hard at work digging in to make as soon as it could be organised ing been made, the Naval Staff anent complement to complete one of the cooler of the coastal ciple between the U.S. Command the R.A.N, forward base. the Civil Administration would had to decide upon a suitable site. the work required to ensure the areas of New Guinea, and in many (then at Leyte in the Philippines) return, and with it all the pre Manus was the obvious choice. It was a complicated task. No efficiency of the base. Much of respects it has many natural ad and the Australian Government war private Civilian interests. The Everyone had heard of the fabu the work was not a sailor's job— vantages as a habitation, but that the old P.T. Base, which the one could, or would, forecast how derelict houses, offices and shops, lous base our Allies had built on he is not equipped or trained to nature has not provided it with U.S. Navy had built as soon as long the base was to exist. Some would be required by their right the shores of Seeadlcr Harbour. build jetties: to repair bridges: a harbour of sufficient size to ac But at that time (1945) the U.S. Base "F" was secure, should be said twelve months, others twelve ful owners years. The work of construction to maintain and grade roads: to commodate even medium-sized Navy was still very active there transferred for Australian use. install a power house: to place ships. In fact, nothing above but the units already in posses was complicated by the day-to It was a big decision that was a Congressional Committee had day work of the Command. Ships transformers in the bush and run frigate size can use those restrict niads at that time, when probably sion found it difficult and incon recommended the permanent re were coming and going: stores power leads over the countryside; ed waters without anxiety. few outside Defence Circles knew venient to find new quarters tention of the base by the Unit were being dumped from bases to build a water supply. But there about it. Many Australians were ed States and the Australian The main body, therefore, on ar was no one else to do it, and it Large ships have used Dreger, which were being rolled up. wondering when their boys in the Government was involved in rival from Madang had to find had to be done. God helps those but its occasional use by a single Milne Bay (H.M.A.S. "Ladava") I north would come back. Every negotiations, many aspects of alternative accommodation, and who help themselves—that was ship is a different problem to that one thought it was just a matter which were of international im this was done by using the build to the south-east, Torikina (H.M. the principle on which H.M.A.S. when a fleet must be safely re ' of finishing off and getting home. portance. ings in the Transit Camp at AS. "Lusair") to the east; Mor- "Tarangau" was built up. ceived. It is true that, with an As the weeks passed, those ser Gagidu. otai to the north, as well as a elaborate system of head and Manus was merely one part of dozen or more Port Directorates. In spite of all the difficulties it vicemen in the north began to this question. Decisions under It had never been intended stern moorings, quite a tidy sized wonder desperately. Their com Men were being released for re was done. The Navy settled into fleet could be berthed, but the these circumstances are hard to that the White Ensign should fly the old U.S. camp and, compared panions, lucky fellows, already go turn to Australia as an urgent arrival and departure of the make—the world was changing ' so far away from the port—the policy. with other organisations in New ing through the demobilization changing a lot, in spite of the ships concerned would always be arrangement was so unsatisfact It was, of course, the same with Guinea, were housed comfortably. centres, would tall into the good frustration following the repeated risky, and in bad weather dan ory that the N.O.I.C. had to the other two services -th'ey had It was not wonderful; everyone jobs—which you only had to ac disagreements between the East urge that immediate represents gerous. So Dreger must be left heavy commitments in the for had to picnic to a large extent. cept graciously. Good money was ern and Western Allies. At all tions be made to the Higher ultimately- left to return to its available for anyone who would ward area: dumps of material, Few only of the buildings were events it was decided that Command. Appeals to the Com lined and none were insulated pre-war state—a few native vil take it. N.O.I.C. New Guinea would leave manding General in the Philip stores, and equipment: and in lages, an Assistant District Offi sufficient men to act as caretakers, against heat; but the beer ration, No wonder the sailor in Ma Madang and establish his base pines requesting him to speed up cer's Post, some Mission schools much less for maintenance. One even in times of difficult transport dang was wondering when he and his headquarters at Finch the programme of the movements or the brewers' strikes in Austra and hospital. The roads will be could get away from New Guinea. aven -the organisation would be of his subordinates were received heard stories of aeroplanes left grown over, buildings will be until useless: one saw groups of lia, was never less than three But the recommendation was housed in the old U.S. Small courteously, and staff officers bottles a week. There was no stripped of useful material: made a permanent Naval Base Craft Base at Dreger. It would were soon m Finchaven to inves landing craft thrust up on the wharves, bridges and culverts will - beaches and abandoned to wind way of "going to town," but four in the northern islands and was all be temporary and it would tigate the difficulties on the spot cinema shows were given weekly. fall in. only be small, but it would be This was in January, 1946. The and tide; engines left to rust in accepted by the Government. It There were no large grocery But the R.A.N, will be estab ready to move to Manus when visitors were impressed with the the open in the daily tropical was a big decision the implica stores full of commodities to meet lished in Manus—Manus with its tions could only be surmised. the position which that Harbour urgency of the move, and, as al downpour: vehicles and more • the whims of every housewife, spacious Harbour—its big oil fuel Many forecasts were uttered that would assume in Pacific Defence ternative accommodation was then vehicles just catching the rain. but fresh meat and tinned food* storage—its long wharf and it* such a Base could not be manned, was clear and agreed to with our available for the airmen, it was The Navy is small, and norm and fresh bread were always avail acres^ind acres of derelict build or equipped. Australians aren't allies in the United States. arranged that their unit should be ally it is thought of as a perm able (and at prices much less really sea minded—there arc too out inside three days- and they ings. The transfer from Madang to anent force, but during the war than in Sydney or Melbourne). many attractive jobs on the main were! But that is another story—now Dreger took place in November, the Government adopted a policy land—who wants to go "out of .recruiting personnel for all There was no Bondi or Coogee, being written by a handful of ; 194J. Many ships of the New The RAN., therefore, moved back" when he can go to the yet there was a natural fresh the RAN. in the Island Screen Guinea Command were used in into the Gingala Area. It was a three fighting services for the period of hostilities only, and. water swimming pool whose clear to the north of our continent. Tto Hwrt BBK.LL. I . the same way as Britain's Com positions must be ratified by the mandos were put through special consent of the watch. There are courses to toughen both body and few rules, but the training condi spirit. During World War II. tions preclude any smoking or those of us who were concerned drinking during the month and with the training of young sold minor offenders arc dealt with by iers were horrified to find how the boys' own court with a mem much of this toughening-up was ber of the staff in attendance as necessary. So many recruits, ow an observer. They are encour ing to increasing urbanisation, aged to criticize the course and seemed never to have experienced write down their impressions af physical discomfort, danger, or ter the first week and again at any form of first-hand adventure. the end. In these ways democ In the searching hazards of war racy is taught. they appeared, for the first time, to come to life and discover their The staff includes Merchant latent manhood. Navy officers, an athletics expert, a matron, and a chaplain; for After World War II. was over the Christian purpose of the a group of men met in the rooms School is always in the back of Dr. G. M. Trevelyan, the ground and the boys' duty to Master of Trinity College, Cam wards God, as well as to his bridge, England, historian and neighbour, is stressed. The day author of "English Social His begins with a run and a cold Under instruction from Mr. Edwin On a trek of 28 miles across Cader Idrij the boys stop to take their bearing by compass. tory." They were concerned shower. At breakfast, as at all Thomas—in the bows—the boys bring with the future of the youth of in the Standing Lugger after an hour meals, the staff sit among the in the Dovey Estuary. the British Commonwealth and boys so that they get to know THE OUTWARD BOUND SEA SCHOOL they discussed the problem of each other. Part of the course is providing in peace-time, oppor Dovey Estuary. This leads up devoted to the study of seaman to a three-day cruise which each FORMED IN 1941 TO DEVELOP THE "EXPLORER VIRTUES" IN BRITISH YOUTH. THE tunities for young people to dis ship, the use of a compass and watch undertakes in the School's cover and test character by ex charts, simple navigation, and the OUTWARD BOUND SEA SCHOOL IN WALES BUILDS CHARACTER AND GIVES 80-ton ketch "Garibaldi." periencing that adventure which, study of wind and weather. A PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN MANLY VIRTUES. nowadays, only seems to be satis good deal of practical work such The course also includes a gen by F. Spencer Chapman, D.S.O. fied in war-time. Thus was born as lifeboat drill, rowing and small eral, toughening-up, for many of the Outward Bound Trust, and boat sailing, is carried out in the the boys come straight from in- The author of this Article, now Head ent, and the rest are deck hands sengers had taken to the boats, its first action was to take over sheltered waters of the beautiful industry and homes and are ex- mester of the King Alfred School in the or apprentices from various ship- rather than as a direct result of the Sea School at Aberdovey, Continued on page 48 British Zone of Germany, wei a member of expeditions to the Arctic in 1930 pint; lines. the explosion. Decades of the though Alfred Holt and Co. con end 1931. to the Himaleyes in 1935. end A few days later, on the wind steamship and other advances in tinued to assist the School, not of the "Stay-Behind" Perties in the swept summit ridge of Cader modern civilisation seemed to only financially, but with the ben Malayan Jungle. 1942 to 1945. He Idris, Merionethshire, hidden in have deprived youth, not only of efit of their long experience of made the first ascent of a Himalayen sea training. peek in 1937, has written widely on sleety mist and cloud, another the skill of the old sail-trained travel and adventure, and is the holder group of hoys fight their way seamen, hut of many of his sterl of the Arctic Medal. '.gainst the gale to the cairn, and ing qualities of character. It Though the course remains \ group of a J'j;on hoys m stop occasionally to read a com was to remedy these defects that much the same, more and more »•£ - A their late teens in charge of pass and examine a wind-hattered the Outward Bound Sea School boys come from industry and, in a retired captain of Britain's map. One, who is apparently the was formed in 1941 hy Messrs deed, from every walk of life and from nine different countries, so Merchant Navy .md a hard-bitten leader, speaking with a rich Glas Alfred Holt and Co. (the Blue ?•.- hos'un, almost out tit sight of land, gow accent, shouts encourage Funnel Line), and in planning his that the School has come to pro • fight a winter storm in the open ment to the others. He is answer course for developing what may vide training in citizenship and waters of Cardigan Bay. Wales, ed hy a wise-crack in a London be called the explorer virtues. democracy as well as developing in an old 80-ton ketch. They all er's cockney. Lawrence Holt was helped by- a boy's courage, endurance, init iative and self-confidence. Boys -• V *' i wear seamen's trousers and jer These hoys arc a typical sample Kurt Hahn, whose pioneer ex ... * seys hut only two a Conway of the 5,000 who have already perience of seamanship and are taken from 15 to 1KJ years. .4~ >- " Cadet and a Dutch ship's appren taken a month's course at Brit county badge work in his schools One hundred and twenty boys IS* •«- '* ^ can attend a course, which lasts tice—have heen to sea hefore. Of ain s Outward Bound Sea School at Salem and Cordonstoun, Scot • the others, four arc from public at Aherdovey, Merionethshire, land, were most valuable. 26 days, at a time. They are di and secondary schools (two hav Wales. Gradually the bias of the vided into "watches" of 12. At ing heen given special leave in In the early days of World School changed from purely vo first, when only the boys' paper term time) four have already War II., it was found that when cation,il training to using the sea qualifications are known, watch spent a year or more in indus ships were torpedoed, loss of life and mountains . for discovering captains and vice-captains are ap On monkey ropes end foot ropes suspended between tree, the boys leem serf- try, one i? a South African stud occurred after the crew and pas and developing character in just pointed, but after a few days their confidence and essurence 19 16 The Mtwr II was forced to give up the action. manded the French fleet at the was sunk on the 16th. August, ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH The opinion of the French Ad Nile after the death of Admiral 1940, while on passage from New miral was given in a letter he is Brueys, both father and ion being castle to Noumea, and four days AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES INCLUDE THOSE OF A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OF said to have written to Benbow: killed when the French flagship, later the British ship "Turakina" NOTE, AMONG WHICH ARE ONE INVASION OF ENGLAND OF DOUBTFUL "Sir—I had little hope on Mon "L'Orient," blew up. was destroyed by the raiders af day last, but to have supped in SUCCESS AND ANOTHER WHOSE ATTEMPT RESULTED IN DISASTROUS FAILURE. Coming down to more recent ter putting up a gallant fight. your cabin but it pleased God to times, it was on the 4th. Aug In August of the following order it otherwise. I am thank fcy Jehu Ctor* ust, 1914, that the First World year—1941—"Hobart" did good ful for it. As for those coward War broke out, and in the early work in rescuing passengers and ly captains who deserted you, HE month of August is an and country by the fruit of our ard Grenville carried on board morning of the 9th. of the crew of the White Star T important one in the annals Captain's labour and success." the Spanish Admiral where, hav hang them up, for by God they month, the "Birmingham" (Cap deserve it." Two of the offend "Georgic" during a heavy air raid of Britain. It was in that month, August fifteen years later was ing been badly wounded, he tain A. M. Duff) of the 1st. at Port Tewfik. That was on the in the year " B.C., tbat Julius the month of the northward and died. Some thousand Spaniards ers did receive sentence of death, Light Cruiser Squadron, which and a third was cashiered. 14th. On the 25th., "Kanimbla" Caesar made his first landing at westward flight of the Spanish were killed and drowned in the had been screening ahead of the and "Yarra" were busy in • the Deal. His galleys sailed from Armada after the running battle fight. On the 17th. August two years Grand Fleet, sighted the German Persian Gulf when British forces Boulogne about midnight on the of the English Channel and the It was in August, 1655, that later Rooke fought the battle of submarine U15 on the surface and entered Iran and immobilized rammed and sank her, (he first 24th.t and an assault landing was narrow escape off Dunkirk. the real trouble about ship money Velcz Malaga against a combined Iranian warships, occupied the German submarine of many sunk carried out at Deal the following Throughout the month ship after arose in England when, for the French-Spanish fleet. It would barracks at Bandar Shapur, and afternoon—one of the most dif ship, blundering north-about for first time, the tax was levied on have been a noteworthy victory by the British in two World Wars. "This initial success," captured a number of Axis merch ficult operations Caesar ever had Spain, was driven by the wester the inland as well as the maritime hut for the British ammunition ant ships interned there. to undertake. The attempted in ly gales on to the rugged coasts counties and towns. Many of the shortage. As it was the enemy wrote Lord Jcllicoe in "The vasion was not an unqualified suc of the Scottish islands and Ire agricultural districts had no in got away after a fiercely contest Grand Fleet," "was hailed with The first air raid by the Japan cess for the Romans, who short land. Some fifty or sixty strug terest in ships and shipping, and ed fight. great satisfaction in the Fleet." ese on Milne Bay took place on the 4th. August, 1942. Three ly after, with the weather break gled home. Sixty-three were lost. the demand caused the greatest A signal victory over a Span Out here in the Pacific during ing, had to return to the Contin And there was no roll kept of discontent among them. days later "Australia," "Can ish fleet was obtained by Byng -- that month in 1914, the young berra" and "Hobart" took part in ent with a shattered fleet and a the men who then made their In August twenty-two years Viscount Torrington—at the Royal Australian Navy was tak greatly reduced army. As one last voyage. later- -in 1657—died a great Eng the assault on Guadalcanal and Battle of Cape Passaro on the ing a hand, first in the raids on Tulagi, and on the 9th. August historian suggests, "Such a con It was three years later, in Aug lish admiral who rose in the 11th. August, 1718, the Spaniards telegraphic communications of "Canberra" was lost following a quest seemed hardly distinguish ust, 1591, that Sir Richard Grcn- troubled times to which the ship being routed and the greater num German New Guinea, in which night action with a Japanese force able from a defeat." ville fought the great last fight money gave birth. Sir Henry ber of their ships taken or burn "Australia," "Sydney," "Warre- off Savo Island, Captain F. E. It was in a later August, th.v of the "Revenge" at "Flores in Newbolt has told the story of ed. go," "Yarra" and "Parramatta" Getting, R.A.N., being among of 1191, that the Mediterranean the Azores." It was "the last of the death of Blake, as his ship On the 29th. August, 1782, oc took part, and later in the capture those who lost their lives. came into the British picture, as August in the afternoonc" when entered Plymouth: curred an event at Spithead which of the German Protectorate of it was to come so often in the six of Her Majesty's ships, six "There lay the Sound, and the By August of the following inspired the poem of Cowper's, Samoa, in which operation "Aus following centuries. On the victuallers, and the Barke Island with green leaves year, 1943, the Allied attacks on "Toll for the brave—The brave! tralia" and "Melbourne" were 22nd. August, 1191, the Crusad Ralegh were lying at anchor off down beside the water; the Axis all over the world were that are no more." On that day concerned in company with the ers, having captured Acre, began Flores; the six Queen's ships be The town, the Hoe, the masts. getting into their swing. In the the "Royal George," Flagship of French "Montcalm" and the their march to Jaffa, the fleet es ing the "Defiance," "Revenge," with sunset fired- Mediterranean the Sicilian cam Rear-Admiral Richard Kempen- British cruisers "Psyche," "Phil corting them along the coast "Bonaventure," "T-ion," "Fore Dreams! ay, dreams of the paign—in which Australian cor felt, sank at her moorings, carry omel" and "Pyramus." Richard the 1st. was in the van sight" and "Crane." Suddenly a dead! for the great heart vettes took part—ended with the ing the Admiral and nearly a Coming on to the recent war, of the advance, performing prodi large Spanish fleet—whose ap faltered on the threshold. capture of Messina on the 17th. thousand others with her. Her it was in August, 1940, that gies of valour; but he failed to proach had been shrouded by the And darkness took the land his Out here, all organized Japanese loss was due to neglect, Cowper's H.M.A.S. "Hobart" was at Ber- take Jerusalem. land—appeared, and the English soul desired." resistance in New Georgia ended poem being in error as to its bcra, British Somaliland, Head It was in August, 1572, that ships had to weigh or slip in a on the 26th. of the month. The battle off the North Fore cause, which was really owing to quarters ship during the evacua Francis Drake was repairing, on hurry. Grenville, in "Revenge," land, in the" Second Dutch War, her hull having been allowed to tion operations there from the By August, 1944, affairs were the Isla de Bastimentos—the Isle could possibly have escaped had was fought on the 4th. August, get so rotten that a huge section 15th. to the 19th., finally bom still further advanced, both in of Good Food—of the wound he he turned from the enemy, but 1666, when the British fleet un of the bottom of the ship fell barding the town before sailing Europe and in the Pacific; and had suffered on the 29th. July "out of the greatnesses of his der the joint command of Monck out bodily, and she sank like a on that later date. On the 16th. in August, 1945—Germany hav at Nombre de Dios, when he had mind" he could not be persuaded and Prince Rupert defeated a stone. of the month, "Stuart," "Water- ing been* knocked out of the war brought his men "to the mouth to do so. So a fight began be Dutch fleet under de Ruyter, who One of Nelson's great victories hen" and "Vendetta" screened in May—Japan accepted Allied of the Treasure of the World." tween the "Revenge" and the lost a number of ships and was —that of the Nile—has an Aug the heavy ships at the second terms of surrender on the 14th., It was the following August, on Spanish fleet. It lasted some fif prevented from making a landing ust anniversary, it having been bombardment of Bardia; and Allied ships—including H.M.A. the morning of the 9th., 1573, teen hours, in which the "Re which had been planned. fought on the 1st. of the month during the night of the 23rd./ Ships "Napier" and "Nizam"— that he dropped anchor in Ply venge" endured the assaults of The British did not show up in 1798. It also gave birth to a 24th., "Sydney," "Waterheh" entering Tokyo Bay on the 28th., mouth Sound at the end of his "fifteene severall Armadas, all by as well in August, 1702, when well-known poem, that of Felicia and "Stuart" took part in a bom and H.M.A. Ships "Bathurst," voyage, on Sunday at sermon tunics abord him, and by estima Benbow brought a French fleet Dorothea Hemans, "Casabianca," bardment of an Italian seaplane "Wagga," "Castlemaine," "Mil-, time, when the people hastened tion eight hundred shottc of great under Ducasse to action in the which tells of the boy on the base at Bomba in Libya. Out dura," " Fremantle," and down to the harbour "to see the Artillierie, besides many assaults West Indies. Some of Benbow's burning deck, the boy being Gia- here in the Pacific, the French "Broome" being among those evidence of God's love and bless and entries." Finally the "Re captains failed to engage and como Jacante Casabianca, son of steamer "Notou", first ship funk present at Hong Kong on -die ing towards our Gracious Queen venge" was taken, and Sir Rich- Benbow, himself badly wounded, Louis de Casabianca, who com- in the Pacific by German raiders. 30th. Tl* Navy Jtafa*. IWt *! NAVAL PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH CAPTAIN ALLAN WEDEL RAMSAY McNICOLL, G.M., R.A.N. LLAN Wedet Ramsay McNicoll, CM., "Sydney," with "Australia"—which ship was with A whose promotion to Captain, R.A.N.. was the Mediterranean Fleet at the time on cruiser ex announc-d on the 30th. June last, was horn on change duty- eventually sailed from Alexandria 3rd. April, 1908, the son of Brigadier-General Sir in July, 1936, arriving in Australia the following Walter and Lady McNicoll, and entered the month. Royal Australian Naval College, Jcrvis Bay, in Back here in Australia, Captain McNicoll was 1922. His record at the College augured well for appointed to the Torpedo School at Flinders Naval his future in the Navy, for he was awarded Max Depot, remaining there until proceeding overseas imum Time on Passing Out, and carried oif the again on exchange duty in 1939, having acquired Grand Aggregate and French prizes, and m addi his half-stripe the previous year. tion was first in seamanship, history, and English. Made a Cadet Captain in 1924, he gained, in the In England at the outbreak of war, he was sporting field, his colours for rugby, tennis, and appointed to the cruiser H.M.S. "Fiji," and was in that ship when she was torpedoed in the West rowing. ern Atlantic; he subsequently proceeded to Becoming a Midshipman in May, 1926, his Malta, and later to Alexandria with the 1st. Sub first ship was H.M.A.S. "Adelaide," but he was marine Flotilla. The vessels of this Flotilla were not long there before proceeding overseas to the operating from Alexandria on the Axis Europe- Royal Navy, the commencement of what turned North Africa supply lines, in the Adriatic, the out to be, in the aggregate, thirteen years service Aegean, and around the Dardanelles. It was at this period that he was awarded the George in H.M. Ships out of a total of eighteen years' Medal for gallant and undaunted devotion to duty, sea time in his naval career to date. His periods and was also the recipient of a Commander-in- in H.M. Ships started off with one of twoand-a Chief's Commendation. half years in the battle-cruiser "Repulse," the youthful McNicoll remaining there until, as Suh- Following his service with the 1st. Submarine Lieutenant, he took his Lieutenant's courses, gain Flotilla, McNicoll was appointed to H.M.S. "King ing five First Class Certificates and being promot George V." as Squadron (T) Officer. Service in ed Lieutenant in 1930. this ship included four North Russia Convoys, and then action in the Mediterranean, where the Returning to Australia, there followed appoint ship took part in the invasion of Sicily opera ments in H.M.A. Ships "Australia" and "Can tions, carrying out support bombardments and ex berra," and then back to the United Kingdom ercising sea power generally. In this year—1943— where, in 1933-1934 he did his Long (T) course, came promotion in June to Commander. and stood by the second "Sydney," then building as H.M.S. "Phaeton." He remained in "Sydney " A period of shore duty at Admiralty followed, and was in her on her protracted voyage out to where he was on the staff of the Director of Australia Tactics and Staff Duties—Captain Oram'. During this time Captain McNicoll qualified for the That was in 1935-36, when the Italo-Abyssinian CAPTAIN A. W. R. McNICOLL. G.M., R.A.N., Dir.ctor of Plain. war, and the imposition of Sanctions on Italy France and Germany Clasp to the Atlantic Star, created a crisis in the Mediterranean. "Sydney" by being present at the Normandy landings in was first of all in the Western Mediterranean, at June, 1944, on the Staff of A.C.N.X.F.—Admiral Gibraltar, and later with the Mediterranean Fleet Commanding Naval Expeditionary Force—Ad bart," where it looked as though he would be well ments, the ability to express himself musically, under Admiral Sir William Fisher, based on Alex miral Sir Bertram Ramsay. It is of interest that, in the Pacific War in the final assault on Japan. which is something he possibly inherits from his andria. In both the Western and Eastern Med although an officer of the Royal Australian Navy, But the Atom Bomb put finis to that possibility father, who lists music among his recreations. He iterranean the "Sydney" was in quarantine, in Captain McNicoll, while qualifying for the At and tc the war. married, in 1937, Ruth, the daughter of Mr. W. the West with German measles, and in the East lantic Star, with France and Germany Clasp; the M. Timmins, of Melbourne, and is the father In ''Hobart," he was Executive Officer until of two sons and one daughter. with mumps! The result was that she spent a African Star, with North African Star; and the the end of 1947, and then came ashore to Navy fair time getting around independently, and had Italy Star; did not qualify for the Pacific Star. Office, Melbourne, in his present appointment— some weeks in the Eastern Mediterranean at Cy (Since the foregoing was written, Captain Mc On his return to Australia early in 1945 he was Director of Plans; his promotion to Captain com Nicoll has been appointed Senior Officer 1st. Frig prus, an introduction to that island which gave for six months in a Staff appointment at Navy Captain McNicoll an abiding affection for it. ing, as earlier stated, on the 30th. June this year. ate Flotilla, in "Culgoa," vice Commander Plunkett- Office and was then appointed to H.M.A.S. "Ho- Captain McNicoll possesses, among other attain Cole, who has received a shore appointment.) 20 Taa Navy Anoint, 1949 21 . the Great Barrier Reef. Many 12th. April this year. There was Naval Aviation, Lt. Wheeler of of these naval officers stayed to keen support by the practical air the Navigation and Radar School, NAVIGATION IN AUSTRALIA help in the development of the and sea navigators, the navigation and Lt. Osborn of the Hydro- new country, as the four first schools, and the scientific inter graphic Branch. It is expected THE DEVELOPMENT OF AERIAL TRAVEL AND OF MODERN DISCOVERIES IN Governors of New South Wales, ests. A provisional committee that the R.A.N, will be well ahead NAVIGATION SET NEW AND FASCINATIATING PROBLEMS FOR AUSTRAUAN Phillip, Hunter, King and Bligh was set up to arrange meetings in the problems of Antarctic nav Franklin became Lieutenant-Gov and start negotiations to bring all igation, and it is hoped that the NAVIGATORS WHICH ARE HERE DISCUSSED BY ONE WITH CONSIDERABLE AND ernor of Tasmania: Captain Stirl the sectional interests into the bugbears of security and secrecy PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. ing founded Western Australia: scheme. The object is to enable will not prevent open and general by Captain Brett Hilder and Commander Fitzroy was Gov lectures and discussions to en study of these problems. (Member of the Institute of Navigation, Eng.) ernor of New Zealand in 1S43- lighten the members in their de The wartime activity of science, 45. velopment of new and untried USTRALIA and the Pacific Anzacs ot two wars have trymen has been rewarded by a the training of large numbers of To-day we are faced with the systems of navigation. The in occupy .1 prominent and in shown their ability to carry ideals series of airlines stretching out airmen and navigators in the- ser A scientific developments of Radar ventors, manufacturers and users timate place in the history of into the modern world, and many across this Hemisphere to the most vices, give us a large reserve of and Hyperbolic Navigation, with can thus be brought into contact Navigation, and we can he proud an airman has felt just as inse distant corners of the Empire. while the subject is still open to men who could be used for a other marvels of Radiophysics burst of activity in the progress of the eminent navigators who cure over the lonely sea as Col As good navigators are need amendment. and electronics. Original pro of navigation, exploration and served in these waters. The his umbus did when sailing into the ed, they will be forthcoming, and gress is being made in these sub hydrography, to which we may tory of Australian discovery, set unknown seas of his time. The I believe that the youth of this The naval officers present at jects in Australia, with which all add the study of oceanography, tlement and development is link old ghost of Terra Australis In country are specially suited ti_. the initial meeting, through the navigators should keep in touch with its wealth of results in whal ed with the progress of sea navi cognita has now broken up into the exacting service of navigation. courtesy of Rear-Admiral Moore. gation, the lion's share of credit the island-eontments of Austra Even as long ago as 1600 the were Lt.-Commander Hain of ing and fishing. The thousands of air'navigators progress of navigation was large being due to officers oi the Roval lia and Antarctica, with the rem trained under the Empire Air Navy. nants forming our island terri ly in the hands of the scientists, Training Scheme prosed natur;r4t onf( th4ke* wateailirr hemispherkinl.nkirae onf thtUme worldwnrM . ThiTitles ist a* stereogrephi(t * I * I"lf1 r fl D h Ic f_ projectioDrOiectlOnh also P. P. King who charted start such an institute in Austra (Aniwers on page 47) * to a scale of I in 180 million, with the point of origin at 45 degrees South, 150 and advocated the navigation of lia was held in Sydney on the degrees East. How many of the scattered islands can you identify? The New August, 1949 ed on the run between New Zea to enable the removal of vitally merits of 7,000 tons each from land and the Commonwealth, the needed cargo carried in her. The England—and the New South 700-ton motor ship "Viti" is cargo included 2,500 tons of tin- Wales Government was making • owned by her captain, officers, plate for pineapple cans, which inquiries in England, Belgium and and crew, who arc running the the American Can Company peti Japan regarding coal purchases. vessel on a co-operative basis. All tioned the court to release to pre This will be costly for Australia, of them served in the Merchant vent large losses resulting from as the landed cost of English Service during the war, and each the ripening of the fruit. coal is about £5/10/0 a ton as bought shares in* the ship and against the price of £2/4/0 a ton will receive a share of the profits MARINE ARBITRATION for New South Wales coal at when a loan from the New Zea PROBLEM. Newcastle, N.S.W. land Government has been paid off. They say that the success A ticklish problem in marine LONG SHIPBOARD PARTY. arbitration will arise when assess they are achieving is largely due When the British ship "Clin- ment and allocation of liabilities to the help received from water tonia" of the Stag Line was at incurred in the case of the freight side workers, both in Australia Fremantle in February of this er "Haligonian Duke" is tackled. and New Zealand- year, a twcnty-three-year-old girl Owned by the Arcadia Steamship went on board to attend a party. Company of Halifax, Nova SILICA ENEMY OF She stayed on board too long, and Scotia, the "Haligonian Duke" MARINE BORERS. was carried to sea in the ship, was let on z two-year contract having to remain on board for The Australian Council for under charter to the Counties five months during a voyage to Scientific and Industrial Research Shipping Management Company ports in Egypt, Turkey, and India. is believed to have found a coun of London, who relet her on time She was signed on at a shilling a ter to marine borers in the tiny charter to the Great Eastern month, and paid off on the ship's particles of silica in wood tissues Shipping Company of Bombay arrival at Geelong last month, of certain timbers. Timbers con for a period of six months, to where she was ordered fourteen taining silica are difficult to saw carry a cargo of 6,800 tons of coal days imprisonment on being un because they rapidly blunt saw to Melbourne. On arrival at able to pay a fine of £10 for hav teeth, and it is suggested that the Melbourne in February, the ship ing stowed away in the ship. The silica particles might wear out the was declared "black" by the Aus Master of the "Clintonia" said teeth of the borers, making it im tralian Seamen's Union and the 10,000-ton motor ship "Delphic," £500,000 against three unions, the that, owing to special accommo WOMEN DESERTER. possible for them to grind up suf Waterside Workers' Federation of the Shaw Savill line, which International Longshoremen's dation having to be provided for It is not usual to find a woman ficient food. The Australian tur at the request of the International was launched at Glasgow in Union and Warehousemen's her, and she being the only wo being charged for desertion from pentine tree, which has a lot of Seafarers' Union in Geneva. Af April last. Union, and two maritime unions, man on board, she had caused a ship, but that occurred recently silica, has been found to possess ter 20 weeks lying idle and un for damages caused by the Ha much expense to the shipping when a woman and her husband a high degree of natural immun discharged in Melbourne, during TO AUSTRALIA BY waiian stevedoring strike, and company, and much concern to —both cooks in the Shaw Savill ity to borer attacks. which time she incurred debts ex liner "Dominion Monarch"— TRAWLER. £6,500 additional damages for himself and his officers. each day the then-existing strike ceeding £40,000 in demurrage, were so charged in New Zealand, Two small steam trawlers, loss of hire value, port dues and manned by twenty-eight British continued. The suit was filed un NEW P. & O. UNER. the first time that it has happen wages, her charter to the Great ATTEMPTED PIRACY. ed in the Dominion. Husband fishermen who are emigrating to der provisions of the Taft-Hart Largest passenger liner to be ley* Act, which authorises com Eastern Shipping Company ex When fifteen -members of the and wife both deserted in Well Australia, are on their way to the launched this year is the new P. pired and she reverted to the ington last February, and the hus Commonwealth from the United panies to sue for damages result (f O. "Chusan," which was Greek Seamen's Union attempt ing from illegal acts by unions and Counties Shipping Management ed to seize the Greek ship band was fined £50, the wife not Kingdom, having sailed from launched last month at the Vick- Company. being fined because, as the magis Fleetwood, Lancashire, early last for breach of existing contracts. ers-Armstrong yards at Barrow- "Krete" in mid Atlantic last trate pointed out, even in ship month. Fleetwood, which stands in-Furness, Morecambe Bay, Lan month, radio calls for help desertion cases a man and wife at the mouth of the River Wyre, "OTRANTO" ON cashire, by Viscountess Bruce. AUSTRALIA IMPORTING brought United States destroyers to the rescue, and the attempt at must be treated as one. nine miles north of Blackpool, has AUSTRALIAN RUN. The "Chusan," which is 665 feet COAL. extensive fisheries; and those The Orient liner "Otranto," in length and has a cargo capacity piracy was squashed. The would- voyaging in the trawlers—the which carried the first contingent of 437,000 cubic feet, is design Australia, which some years be pirates stowed away in the NEW SHIPS FOR ship in New York, and emerged AUSTRALIAN TRADE. "Commiles" and the "Ben of Australian troops from Sydney ed for a speed of-21J knots. It ago had a flourishing export coal Dearg"—are hopeful of establish trade with the West Coast of when the ship was at sea with Two new ships will shortly be during the recent war, is back on is anticipated that she will be in ing their own Empire food-pro South America, is today—owing the intention of taking her over appearing in the United King the passenger run again after re service early next year. ducing scheme, cither at Albany, to the coal strike in New South and sailing her to Archangel, in dom-Australia trade. They are fitting following her "demobilisa West Australia; or in New South Wales—importing coal from over the Soviet Union. Under the the twin-screw refrigerated and tion." On her maiden post-war Wales. STRIKE-BOUND SHIP seas. In the middle of last month threat of the U.S. destroyers* general cargo motorship "Port passenger voyage, she carried SEIZED. the Victorian Government had guns, order was restored and the Auckland," of approximately some 1400 passengers. 26,000 tons on order for immedi ship resumed her passage to Am 12,000 tons and with an insul MATSON UNE SUES An order was signed last month ate shipment—one shipment .of sterdam, where Greek police, who ated cargo capacity of 573,000 UNIONS. CO-OPERATIVE in Honolulu by a United States 7,000 tons and another of 5,000 had been sent there to meet her, cubic feet, of which the Port Line The Matson Navigation Com VOYAGING. Federal Judge for the seizure of tons from India, and two ship- arrested the fifteen conspirators. has just taken delivery; and the pany last month filed a suit for Recently in Australia, employ- the freighter "Hawaiian Citizen" TTM N«*y Au,uit, 1M9 • * ' • conducted by the Government of friendliest possible relations with Bay, Cornwall, when she broke the Union of South Africa for the whatever may be the Govern away from tugs which were tow purpose of obtaining one or two ment of China, at the same time ing her from Portsmouth to the destroyers for training purposes taking into account our obliga Clyde for breaking up in April, in the South African Naval tions to the people of the terri 1947, and has been on the rock* Forces. It is assumed in Cape tory for which we are respon C.-in-C. HOME FLEET IN C.B.E., D.S.O., Flag Officer Sub RUSSIA RETURNS there since, has been re-sold. Her marines, and assumed various DESTROYERS. Town that the destroyers will sible. I found that the respon new owners hope to float her, and NORWAY. cither be purchased or obtained forms, including independent Nine destroyers were lent to sible authorities are facing their tow her to a shopbreaker's yard. During the Summer Cruise of on loan from Great Britain. Mean manoeuvres and standard anti Russia by the British Govern problems with confidence and, in the Home Fleet, the Commander- while, a recruiting drive launched the field of defence, all practic submarine practices; continuous ment in 194}, and three of them in-Chief, Admiral Sir Rhoderick recently in South Africa with the able steps arc being taken to en TRAVELLING EXHIBITION patrols under simulated wartime have now been returned to the McGrigor, K.C.B., D.S.O., in intention of increasing the South sure the safety of Hong Kong." SHIP. conditions, during which the sub Royal Navy. One, the "Zhos- H.M.S. "Implacable." was receiv marines attacked surface vessels African Naval Forces Reserve to ed by King Haakon when he ar tki," formerly H.M.S. "Rox- 700 has made satisfactory pro H.MS. "CHALLENGER" The "Campania," an escort operating independently and in borough," was returned at the carrier in which the present Com rived at Oslo. Admiral McGrigor convoy; and attacks on the sub gress. REACHES ENGLAND. commanded the First Cruiser same time as H.M.S. "Royal Sov mander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, marines themselves by naval and ereign." The other two—H.M.S. FROM "HOPES" TO The Portsmouth manned Sur Admiral Sir Rhoderick R. Mc Squadron which took King Haa vey Ship, H.M.S. "Challenger," R.A.F. Coastal Command aircraft. "Chelsea", known to the Rus "CONFIDENCE" Grigor, K.C.B., D.S.O., flew his kon back to Norway from Brit which was for two-and-a-half sians as the "Dzerki." and H.M.S. flag when he fought a convoy ain at the end of the war, and, ARGENTINE'S CLAIMS FOR Speaking of the recent West years engaged on hydrographic FAI.Kl.ANDS DEPEND "Richmond" which they had re ern Union Fleet exercises, the through to Russia early in 1945, on the fourth anniversary of this work in the Mediterranean and is to be lent by the Admiralty for occasion, the King entertained ENCIES. named "Zhivuchi"—have since Commander - in - Chief, Admiral the Persian Gulf, reached the been returned to Great Britain. Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, said use as a travelling exhibition ship Sir Rhoderick and officers of the In a bill introduced into the United Kingdom during June. for the "Festival of Britain" in "Implacable" at a dinner at his Argentine Chamber of Deputies FRIGATE FOR NEW that they were a great success, During her foreign commission ZEALAND. and have shown that the Western 1951. The ship is to be convert summer residence. Bygdoe Kongs- on the 8th. of last month- accord one of the most important tasks ed for the Exhibition, the theme Union could co-operate as one gaard. ing to a report from Buenos Aires At a ceremony in Portsmouth she carried out was that of chart of which will be the story of team. It would be excellent if "ROYAL NAVY AT PARIS. —most of the Falkland* Islands Dockyard on 7th. June, the Frig ing the routes for oil tankers Britain's contribution to civiliza the next exercises were arranged which use the newly developed During a recent visit to Paris dependencies is claimed by the ate "Loch Katrine" was trans tion. The vessel is expected to for the Atlantic Pact Powers. port of Qatar. —the first that any British war South American republic. The ferred from the Royal Navy to call at Belfast, Dundee, Green "We went out with great hopes," ship has made to the French cap purpose of the bill is to establish the Royal New Zealand Navy, ock, Hull, Mcnai Straits, New- he said; "but now we can go out R.N.V.R. MEMORIALS. ital since the war- two Motor a "maritime administration of Ar and renamed the "Rotoiti." The castle-on-Tyne, Plymouth and again with great confidence." A large congregation included Torpedo Boats of the Royal gentine Antarctica." Commander - in - Chief, Ports Southampton. past and present members of the Navy made fast to Seine quays, ADMIRALTY BOARD ROOM mouth, Admiral of the Fleet Sir EAST INDIES FLEET R.N.V.R., who were referred to having proceeded up the river RESTORED. Algernon Willis, G.C.B., K.B.E., VISITS INDIA. as "citizen sailors" by the Chap from Rouen. The Senior Officer, D.S.O., handed the ship over on SINKING OF "PRINCESS" Skilful restoration of the Ad behalf of the Admiralty to the During a cruise in the Bay of lain, Rev. G. C. Taylor, rector Lieut.-Commander R. F. Plugge, ASTRID." miralty Board Room, following New Zealand High Commission Bengal, the cruiser H.M.S. "Birm of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, when a D.S.C., R.N.. paid courtesy calls ingham," wearing the Flag of the its damage by bomb blast in the er, Mr. W. J. Jordan; the ship's dedication service was held at The sinking by an explosion ashore. Commander-in-Chief, East In early hours of 17th. April. 1941, nameplate being unveiled by the unveiling of two memorial recently of the 3,000-ton Bel dies, Vice-Admiral C. H. L. US. SHIPS AT KOREA. has preserved the atmosphere of Mrs. Jordan. With the exception plaques in honour of the men of gian mail steamer "Princess Woodhouse, C.B., visited India. During the last mqnth the the original setting and makes of six New Zealand ratings, the Royal Naval Volunteer Re Astrid" in the English Chan This was the first time for him United States cruiser "Manches only minor concessions to mod H.M.N.Z.S. "Rotoiti" is manned serve, London Division, who died nel, directs attention to the to visit the country under the ter," and the destroyers "Rowan" ernity; and the Board of Admir by volunteers from the Royal in the 1939-45 War. The dedica dangers still existing in areas present regime. A strong impres and "Henderson," visited Inchon, alty have returned to it after Navy, the Commanding Officer tion service was held at St. Mar- which were mined during the sion was left on officers and men Korea, for a friendly call of a having for some considerable time being Lieut.-Commander A. T. tin-in-the-Fields, the plaques be .war, for the Admiralty announc of the goodwill and friendship week's duration. occupied makeshift headquarters Seymour, D.S.C., R.N. ing unveiled by Admiral of the ed, subsequent to the loss of the which exists between the people SUBMARINE EXERCISES. in another part of the Admiralty. ITALIAN VISIT TO MALTA. Fleet Lord Fraser, G.C.B., ship, that although it was not Submarine exercises on a con The Boardroom contains a late of India and the British. Vicc-Admiral Oliva, Command K.B.E., the First Sea Lord, who known with certainty that a mine siderable scale were carried out 17th. Century wind dial, sur er-in-Chief of the Italian Navy, MINISTER OF DEFENCE said that the prestige of the Royal was responsible for the explosion, by the Royal Navy in the North rounded by the famous nautical visited Malta recently, flying his IN HONG KONG. Navy and the Royal Naval Vol' it most probably was. That such Western Approaches during wood-carvings of the school of Flag in the 23,0O0-ton battleship The British Minister of De unteer Reserve was second to a thing should happen in an area June. Vessels of three submarine Grinling Gibbons—this carving, "Caio Duilio." Admiral Oliva fence, Mr. A. V. Alexander, none throughout the world, and that had been so carefully swept, flotillas, including several of the with the oak panelling, being old was returning the official visits re- visited Hong Kong anil Colombo he hoped that none would forget an J was in such constant use by latest "A" Class Submarines took er than the present building, "cently paid by the Commander- on his visit to the Far East in the men who gave their lives. traffic, was a chance of one in a part, and surface forces included which was erected in 1725. There in-Chief, Mediterranean—Admir June. On his return to England Subsequent to the dedication ser million. The Admiralty pointed two depot ships, "Maidstone" is also an oil painting by Sir al Arthur J. Power, G.B.E., he said: "I stayed for three days vice, the plaques were placed in out that it is possible that a trawl' and "Montclare," two submarine William Beechey, R.A., of K.C.B., C.V.O.—to Italian ports. in Hong Kong for discussions H.M.S. "President," Headquart er picked up a mine in its trawls target ships, some 20 destroyers William IV., who, as Duke of SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS with the authorities, both civil ers Ship of the Division. and dropped it in the swept and escort vessels, and the air Clarence, was the last Lord High . DESTROYERS. and military, on the spot. As I channel. It is also possible that craft-carrier "Theseus." The ex Admiral; and a. painting of a indicated on behalf of the Gov "WARSPITE" RESOLD. a mine was buried in the sand, ercises were directed by Rear- naval scene by Van der Velde It is reported in the "Cape ernment when in Hong Kong, The battleship "Warspite," lying dormant until a current Admiral G. B. Grantham. C.B., the younger, dated 1688. Times" that negotiations are being our object is to maintain the which was wrecked in Mounts suddenly washed it clear. 2* Tht Navy >W*«t. IMt ------.n tary Hospital. During the even Westralia" Reunion In Melbourne ing, a telephone call was receiv SEAS, SHIPS AND SAILORS - % ^ ed from them from the hospital, "The Navy" Is Indebted To Mr. R. F. Reid, Who and three cheers for them were Kindly Gave Us These Details Of "WestraliaV Suc called from all at the reunion. Also, a telegram was received cessful Melbourne Reunion on 27th May. from P. J. O'Donnell, Honorary Secretary, Sydney H.M.A.S. most successful and enjoy H.; Groom, B.; Harbeck, D.; "Westralia" Reunion. A able reunion of "Westra- Hawksworth, E.; Hicks, J. "I.; This year's Reunion commenc lias" was held in Melbourne on Howarth, J.; Hatty, W.: ed at 1945 on the 27th. May the evening of 27th. May, 1949; Hawkins, L.; Hamilton, D. J.; with .a dinner, during which the the date being specially chosen as Head, A.; Hooley, A.; Hinton, following business was carried it was the sixth anniversary of J.; House, R., Halson, W. M.; out: "Westralia" commissioning as Hale, S.; Isaac, M.; Irons, B.; H.M.A. Landing Ship, Infantry, Johanson, G. R.; Jones, M.; Toast: The King," A. McPhee. "Westralia": which she did on Johns, R.; Kelly, J. A.; Keating, 27th. May, 1943. M.; Kriss, K.; Leech, W. 1.. Harmony This'was the third "Westralia" Lewis, H. W.; Leslie, G.; Lloyd, reunion to be held in Melbourne. J.; Lynch, M.; McDonald, B. Toast: "Missing Friends"—K. The first, which was held in N.i McKinnon, G. J.; Mc McMahon (Padre). 1947, was organised by T. G. Donald, R. H.; McMahpn, K Young, and was held at his home. Li McPhee, A.; McMasters, Harmony About JO attended. A Commit K.; McFie, R.; Murrell, R.; tee of six was then formed with Mensch, B.; Murphy, J. E.; Welcome to all members present T. G. Young as Honorary Secre Mills, A. W.; Morris, W.; Mid- —and apologies—R. F. Reid. tary, and the second reunion was dleton, A.; Moreland, J.; Moun- held in April of last year, at the sey, W.; Newing, J. W.; Nor Treasurer's report and election of Lanyon Cafe in Collins Street. man, A.; Opie, R.; O'Regan, office-bearers—R. F. Reid. Ninety-three mustered on that oc M.; O'Keefe, L.; Price, S. T.; casion. The third reunion was Pearce, C. M.; Parry, B. R. After dinner, tables were clear that of the 27th. May, and 115 Priestly, D.; Rees, J. E.; Rose, ed and members moved about re turned up. J.; Rogers, L. V.; Ronaldson, newing acquaintances. During Arrangements were in the D.; Reid, R. P.; Richardson, G.: the evening a raffle was drawn by hands of a Committee consisting Selman, J. R.; Smart, A.; Smith, Mr. Eric (Tiny) Snell, the win of A. McPhee, Honorary Secre K. A.; Stewart, F. G.; Suther ners being M. Jones and K. tary; R. F. Reid, Honorary land, H.; Symes, T.J Sibision, Smith. Entertainment was pro Treasurer; and A. Hooley, R. J.; Sale, J.; Scanlon, E. J.: vided by a pianist and vocalist, Bit mead. A. Head and L. Muir. Thatcher, G. S.; Turner, W. J.; and proved most satisfactory. Some good advance publicity was Trenery, K.; de la Valliere, M. The Reunion concluded at ap obtained, the reunion being ad S.; Worthington, R.; Wake- proximately 2330, and everyone vertised in "The Sun" and "The ham, H.; Wessell, A. W.; voted it a very good "turn." Sporting Globe," while the radio Wellington, D.; Webb, F.; stations 3.D.B. (Monty Blanford) Young, T. G. and 3.U.Z. (Eric Snell) spread the news of the forthcoming From other States came F. Pul- gathering over the air. len, J. Turney, and D. Palmer, who motored over specially from Again the reunion was held Sydney; and G. Marshall came at the Lanyon Cafe, and those specially across from Tasmania. who attended were: Bcvis, G. Guest of the evening was Eric E.: Blanchard, J.; Barratt, N.; (Tiny) Snell, from radio station Backus, L.; Blake, E. W.; Bit- 3.U.Z. mead, R.; Bourke, R.; Berg, E.; Begg, W.; Boyd, J.; Bugg, Apologies were received from N.: Candy, B. C; Collins, R. Crotty, J.; Dillon, E.; Green, H.; Carrington, E. E.; Church- H.; Henry, E. G; Hay, W.: land, A. V.; Cavey, F. E.; Camp-" Hill, J.; McGill, A.; McKinley, bell, J.; Clark, G.: Corlass,- I.; G.: Newman, F.; Stenhouse, G.; Edgley, G. F.; Fullerton, R. L.; and Sluggett, M. Freeman, L.; Flaxman, N.; Glew, Of the foregoing, E. Dillon and E. W; Granger, W. J.; Grieve, J. Hill were in Heidelberg Mili TW N Aufwit, IWT ; , :^&& ' ,__* . ' . v.- , -;?~:- tering King George Sound, round' Mediterranean Stuarts Foregather Mrs. Waller said a few words, GENERAL CARGO ing Bald Head, and proceeding and told the Stuarts that the Mai into Princess Royal Harbour, "General Cargo" will appear each issue, and you are invited to apan ensign which Captain Wal where we made fast alongside for A Happy Reunion In Melbourne Brought Old Ship ler brought hack with him when send along paragraphs, descriptive of incidents in your experience, a stay of two or three hours. Just (or publication. Paragraphs should be kept short—not more than mates Together After Eight Years. he left "Stuart" to return to Aus after we made fast one of the en tralia in 1941, has been handed 300 words. Those used will be paid (or on publication. gineers went along to the steering N the April issue of "The over by her to the Australian Write—or type if possible—your paragraphs, using a pen name, engine, and there, behold, the E : Goodwin, M.; Guthrie, D.; Navy" we published a para War Memorial at Canberra. She and post them, together with your name and address, to: The Editor, horizontal pinion wheel was broken I Kennedy, A. E.: Leary, A. N.: graph, "Mediterranean Stuarts thought that they would like to "The Navy," 238 Beacons6eld Parade, Middle Park, Melbourne, S.C.6. right in half, half of it lying on McLean, Surgeon Commander, Ahoy!", in which one of that know that. the deck, and only two teeth re T. A.; McCullough, R.; Moor- There are (ew of you have not a nautical "short short" story that happy band of comrades—Mr. The gathering got under way maining to engage on port helm, croft, E. A.; Paxton, T.i will interest your fellow readers—and we shall be pleased to publish W. S. Bradley—invited any at 2000; and it was 2330 be and quadrant being amidships. Sprague, K. H.; Twidle, D.: it i( suitable. others who could do so to get in Waites, H.: Wailes, N.; and fore those present realised how The break must have occurred touch with him to arrange a re Welles, G. the time had flown. And every just as we tied up alongside. It A SPOT OF FISHING. slight swell made launching the union in Melbourne. one agreed that it was a good resulted from a bad flaw in the boat more than amusing. When night, a very good night indeed. X.M.N. To dcep-sc.i fish suc casting. But we thanked our lucky There was, on the day preced cessfully two m.nn essentials arc- they finally unhooked, the swing The reunion was arranged, and ing the Reunion, a small para ing lower block put a two-inch stars that it had choseji that required, firstly, .1 ship with sam moment to go, and had not broken a very cheerful and successful one graph in one of the Melbourne son posts on the poop: secondly, gash in the bo's'un'a skull. it was, well organised, excellent daily papers telling of it, and this GENERAL CARGO George, swimming strongly, when we were half-way across the the enthusiastic support of the Southern Ocean. Then we would ly catered for, and much enjoyed caught the eye of a Stuart up at Continued from provioui p*g» "Old Man" in other words, it has ignored the boat ride, mal ing a by all those who turned up. It Wangaratta, 180 miles out of dramatic collapse over the rail into have been in a jam, as the break the head of the gangway full of to be his idea. put the after steering wheel out of was held at Film House, Bourke town. He straightaway got leave We used to do sonic very suc the after well deck. I draw a veil St., Melbourne, on Friday, 27th. of absence from his wife and fighting blood and fury—and with over the Mate's words of welcome. action also, and we would have one or two under his belt. It ap cessful fishing on the Plate run. been thrown back on our engines May, in a cafe premises kindly made a special journey to town Using a Heath Robinson patent oi The bo;it was smashed in on the made available, and took the form to meet his former shipmates. peared that half the ship's stew chocks as we tried to land it. The or winches to steer by. ards had broken ship and got wires, ropes, hits of old flags and As it was, our stay of a few of a display of films taken in the the deep sea sounding wire, we engineers lost the water. 1 lost my Med. by "Stuarts" in 1940 and away in shore boats, and the Mate watch below. And we all missed hours in Albany lengthened to The films which were shown was going to show them who was often had fish for tea. Steam on about ten days while a new cast 1941—in those days when eight- were excellent, and awoke many deck helped a lot in getting the our fish for tea. millimetre cameras were so easily boss; we were the last two who ing was made at Fremantle. memories for those who had been were to come on board that night. catch on hoard. obtainable at Alex. Interspersed there when they were taken. The galley boy was a very poor HAND TO THE WHEEL. ANOTHER "CHARACTER." among the showing of the films Alex., Malta, the Libyan coast— We wished him happy dreams, spud barber; his name was George, "Trick." Some years ago I was C.B. The story "The Charac were intervals of much nattering "There is the 'V of Bardia"— and went up on the boat deck to and his proudest possession an out Second Mate of a large passenger- ter' " in "General Cargo" in the —for many of the old shipmates " There's ' Chakla' " — " Hey! my room, where we sat yarning size pocket-knife. Not for George cirgo steamer trading to Australia June issue of "The Navy" remind had not seen each other for eight Look! Remember the old 'South while waiting for the night watch the ordinary tools of his trade. All via the Cape. We had telemotor ed me of another "Character" with years or so—and the party con ern Floe'!" man to materialise with some tea. business was performed with the steering gear on the bridge, and whom I was shipmates during the cluded with an excellent supper. Suddenly there was a frightful big knife, thereby incurring the no hand gear, the only alternative 1914-18 War. He was Mate of There were some fine shots of hullabaloo — punctuated by re daily wrath of his betters as he steering being from a wheel on the the ship I was in at the time, and Those who turned up were in the ship* at speed; the destroy volver shots—below. We chased sliced lumps off the potatoes. after docking bridge coupled direct we were running between Mar vited to bring wives and young ers going in to attack at Cala down to the promenade deck to • The apprentices' room was at to the steering engine immediately seilles and Salonika, carrying sters, sisters and sweethearts, and bria: bombing attacks on the find the Mate, by this time in his the after end of the midships below. If that went, we would troops from the Western Front a number did so. Fleet: Mersa Matruh; Bardia pyjamas, running along the deck housing. I had just turned in have had to steer by the engines, across to the Eastern Theatre. harbour: Bengasi; "Sydney" en A guest of honour whom and stopping at intervals to take about nine o'clock when I heard or with the aid of tackles rigged We arrived empty at Marseilles tering Alexandria Harbour after everyone was delighted to see pot shots with his gun at a boat muffled shouting in the distance. to the quadrant and worked by from the East, and moored to her successful encounter with Through the after port I could the poop deck winches. buoys in the harbour, the order, thette and to welcome whole full of stewards whose two French , heartedly was Mrs. H. M. L* "Bartolomeo Colleoni," to get a see George about a hundred yards The quadrant was driven by a "No member of the crew allowed boatmen were pulling for dear life Waller. The name Waller is for great reception. And Chico! A astern and going very strongly. horizontal gear wheel about four ashore, officers and engineers only" very fine sequence of Chico hav back to the shore. Fortunately the The Chief Steward was standing feet in diameter, on a vertical ever linked with that of "Stuart," Mate was a bad shot, and they being promulgated. The Fourth and Mediterranean Stuarts have ing a bath. And "Stuart" and on deck in helpless anguish. As I shaft which, when coupled up, were soon out of range, and nc Mate and I—I was Third at the a very soft spot for the very fin: the Sunderland sinking the Ital tore past he gesticulated despair was controlled by the after steer one was hit. time—went for an evening's run partner of their old Command ian submarine "Gondar." It was ingly towards his fast disappearing ing wheel, but which otherwise on the beach up to the Alcazar, ing Officer. a film show well worth seeing. They made no further attempt minion. He had thrown George's was operated by the telemotor the arrangement being that when to board us that night. But next knife over the side, and George gear from the bridge. we returned to the wharf we The Stuarts intend to have morning there was another rum was in hot pursuit. Twenty-five old shipmates We had arrived at Albany West would blow a whistle and the more of these reunions, for pus, they having gone to the British foregathered. They were: Brad Breakfast was on in the saloon, ern Australia, after three weeks gangway Quartermaster would everyone agreed that more are Consul and lodged a complaint. ley, W. S.; Bridgeman, W.; and my sudden entry poised every "Running the Easting Down," with scull the gig off and pick us up. needed. One of those present But it all blew over, and the Mate Barret, L.; Butler, L.; Clifford, fork. "Another fish?" all the strain on the steering which This was duly done, and at brought along a duck—dressed remained in possession of the field ' L. E.; Carey, J.; Crowe, J.; "No, George is overboard!" results from the great following about 11 p.m. we returned to the for dinner—to be raffled to start of honour. He certainly was a Dean, S. P.; Dalzell, T. j Eyers, a reunion fund, and it realised Hands to panic stations! We seas on that run; and had had ship to find the Mate waiting at "character," for that was only cm H. C; Favaloro, F.; Gibbs, H. over two pounds. were light ship, so that even the considerable helm movements en CsirtimnJ 3rd column Mit poqo of his exploits. | Tto Navy l°4» J : , iii1rii--i-iitMWirr ''fii- ir-iTli fiiiiti< -t»- - „.-.:.•'.-. <-.._-.-_. .^ . ..-. . *- . H M.S. "Birmingham," suddenly ond blew her to the surface in a NAUTICAL sighted through the early mists, sinking condition. The destroy the hull of "U15" lying immobile ers opened fire on her but ceased and hove-to. There appears to when men began to appear on QUESTION BOX have been no lookout kept by the the deck. submarine, and from the sounds The whole of the "U39's" CONDUCTED IY of hammering that could be crew, including her Captain, some Captain R. C. C. Din, A.I.N.A.. Undo* heard from her, the crew were forty-three men all told, were endeavouring to make repairs in naadsn «re invited to lend in any quariat on nautical matters, and wa snail picked up by "Faulknor," and her engine room. andaavour to answar tham in thasa columns. having been told by Gocbbel's Altering course, "Birmingham" propaganda that the British al A. T., (Hawthorn) asks if a weight capacity of 4,250 tons. bore down on her, opening a ways shot prisoners, were much ship is remembered that had rails Both ships were visitors to Mel rapid fire as she did so. "U15" relieved to find that they were round her hull instead of bul bourne where you probably saw began to move slowly forward misinformed, and would spend warks. He remembers either a one or the other. On her maiden but the bows of "Birmingham" the rest of the war in a prisoners barque or a four masted barque voyage, the "Bermuda" took cut cleanly across her, cutting her of war camp. completely in two. The two sev so fitted, but has forgotten her 4100 tons of Cardiff coal to Col This submarine was sunk four ered parts floated for some time, name. ombo, and after discharge, pro teen days after the outbreak of Two sister four-masted barques ceeded in ballast to Melbourne. probably because the sheared war. plating was folded down at the named "Ancona" and "Bermuda" On her passage to Colombo, she The comparative figures of the were constructed in 1893 by logged fourteen knots with fresh point of impact, making the two two Wars are given: parts fairly watertight. She sank Russell and Co., Clydebank, for quartering winds. German G. T. Soley and Co., and Peter "Ancona" was lost in 1906 and soon afterwards, there being no Year U-boats sunk Denniston and Co., respectively. the "Bermuda" was sold to Nor survivors. Her sister ship "U13," 1914 5 wegians, being renamed "Nord- commanded by Kapitan-leutnant 1915 19 They could be considered to be 1916 22 the forerunner of the well known hav," and lost early in the 1914- Graf A. von Schweinitz, also tak ing part in this cruise, failed to 1917 6J "turret" decked steamers. They 18 War. 1918 69 TATTERSALL'S were bald headed ships designed K. T. D. of Point Piper, says return to her base, her fate hav with all the latest gadgets for that the Royal Navies started the ing never been solved. The first 178 Add 1949 labour saving, but their chief pe 1939-45 War with all the advant U-boat had been sunk four days after the declaration of war. Italian culiarity was the fact that their ages of ASDIC and such like German & half round of the poop was car weapons and asks what was the The first enemy submarine sunk Year. U-boats sunk Japanese MELBOURNE CUP ried the full length of the hull, first submarine sunk in each of in the 1939-45 War was "U39." I9J9 9 — the World Wars and what the In the early days of that war it 1940 .. . . 22 20 CONSULTATION which gave them a Bush deck 1941 35 21 fore and aft. On this Bush deck yearly numbers sunk. was the practice to use aircraft 1942 85 41 IS NOW WELL ON THE WAY they carried their spare spars. On August 6th., 1914, a flo carriers and their aircraft on anti 1943 237 47 The top of the half round was tilla of German submarines left submarine patrols. On 14th. Sep 1944 240 '57 £50,000 FIRST PRIZE—£1 (plus postages) 1945 153 29 some 7 feet above the main deck, Heligoland on the fust- war tember, 1939, H.M.S. "Ark (Halves and Quarters Available) Royal" was on anti-submarine and on this level was an awning cruise, and moved northwards 781 215 duties with an escort of four de YOU MUST BE IN THIS or hurricane deck surrounded through the North Sea, expect Grand total .... 996. stroyers, when she received a with ircn rails. ing shortly to find the patrolling S.T. (Flinders) asks if the sub ALSO WEEKLY THE £10,000 CASH CONSULTATIONS wireless message that the steamer British squadrons. No contact marine which sank H.M.S. "Ark ARE BEING DRAWN. The ships were fitted with "Fanad Head" had been torped water ballast tanks amidships was made, however, and the sub Royal" was itself sunk. The address— marines probed further north in oed. She turned towards the area with a rapacity of 1350 tons of of the attack, and at 2.40 p.m. H.M.S. "Ark Royal," after GEO. ADAMS (TATTERSALU H0BART water, and the holds were so search of them. having been claimed by Dr. Off Fair Island, on August 'she turned into the wind, to fly bulkheaded that the ships were off her Skuas. Before she could Gocbbels to have been sunk in considered unsinkable. There 8th., "U15," under the command 1939, was torpedoed near Gibral of Kapitan-leutnant Pohle, sight come back on to her course, a was also a 60 horsepower donkey lookout sighted a torpedo coming tar by the German submarine MTftM skips of »• Wavy ed the British battleships "Mon "U433" on 13th. November, engine for the pumping of the directly towards the ship. The arch," "Orion" and "Ajax" carry 1941, and sank fourteen hours "two** to" this rep* ballast tanks, as well as to work helm was put to port and the tor ing out battle practice. "U15 later, with the loss of one life. holds fast! the patent windlasses and cap pedo missed. stans. fired a torpedo at "Monarch," "U433" had been completed in Both vessels were splendidly but without success; the torpedo The destroyers took up the hunt May, 1941, and was on her sec fitted out, the accommodation be put the British ships on their whilst the "Ark Royal" moved ond cruise, having sunk no ships ing far above the standard for guard, and efforts were made by out of danger. Depth charge un her first. On 16th. Novemb those days. The crew had well them to ram. At dawn the next attacks were made by the de er, 1941, "U433" was sighted in finished lavatories and bath morning, the First Light Cruiser stroyers "Faulknor," "Foxhound" position 36.13 North, 04.42 West in the Gibraltar area, by H.M. rooms, and the after cabins were Squadron, acting as a screen and "Firedrake," and the first pat corvette "Mangold," attacked beautifully fitted. The ships ahead of the Battle Squadrons, tern jumped the U-boat's engines and sunk. cost £26,000 each and had a dead made contact with the U-boats. off their bedplates, while the sec- ANCHOR RRAND August, 1*4* it ' . - WHAT THE NAVY IS DOING tit Sea and Ashore Culgoa will be relieved in Japan MATTER of interest in the Fleet dispositions for the coming 12th. November: Sydney, 12th. GENERAL. November. On her return to Syd by Shoaihaven about 1st. February, tralian Naval College a volume months of this year is that of the combined exercises by ships of N.Z. Squadron—Joint Exercises. A ney, Australia will have availability 1950, and on her return to Syd entitled "Sledge Tables," which the Australian Fleet and the New Zealand Squadron, which have been The first series of joint exercises was used by the late Captain R. F. for urgent defects and for leave ney will have availability for leave announced by the Minister for the Navy—Mr. Riordan—to take place with ships of the Australian Fleet Scott, R.N., as leader of the British from 14th. November until 6th. and refit. during October and November. The cruiser H.M.N.Z.S. BtHona and and New Zealand Squadron will Antarctic Expedition of 1911. Lord January, 1950, and will sail from five frigates of the New Zealand Squadron, under the command of H.M.A.S. Condamine is in Syd be held from 7th. to 15th. October. Mountevans was, as Lieutenant Sydney about 11th. January. ney, undergoing refit. Captain D. Hammcrsley Johnston, R.N., will visit Australia at the On conclusion of the first series, Evans, R.N., second in command beginning of October and will remain in Australian waters until the 10th. Destroyer Flotilla: H.M.A.S. Shoaihaven (Lieut- all the ships—with the exception of the Scott Expedition until he 19th. November, and their participation in day and night exercises H.M.A.S. Wari-amunga (Cap Commander Keith Tapp, R.A.N.) of H.M.A.S. "Bataan"—will pro contracted scurvy when only a with the Australian Fleet off Jervis Bay will be one of their most im tain (D) 10, Captain W. H. is in Sydney, having 45 days* ceed to Melbourne via Western- little more than three degrees from portant engagements here. Harrington, D.S.O, R.A.N.)'will availability for refit and 50 days port, carrying out night exercises the South Pole and was sent back Amonu other points of interest, is the promotion to Captain of be in company with H.M.A.S. for leave. On completion of avail on the way round the coast. At to the base at Cape Evans to be the Director of Plans at Navy Office, Captain A. W. R. McNicoll, Sydney from the time that vessel ability, she will cruise locally and the conclusion of their stay in Mel invalided home. On his recovery CM., R.A.N. He forms the subject of "Naval Personality" rn this leaves Sydney for New Guinea use the technical schools until 28th. bourne they will return to Jervis he returned to the Antarctic to month's issue oi the magazine. about the end of this month, and of next month, when she joins the Bay for the second series of day learn of the death of &-ott and his Through the courteous co-operation of the Department of the on joining the Fleet will remain in Fleet. Slioalhat'cn returns to Syd and night exercises, following companions after they had reached ney on 8th. November, and com Chief of Naval Information, Admiralty, we include in "What the company with the Flag. On her which the Australian Fleet wil> the Pole. He then commanded the mences availability for urgent de Navy Is Doing" movements of H.M. Ships, and also information re return to Sydney in November, proceed to Sydney, while the New- remaining members of the expedi fects and leave the following day, garding Officers ot the Royal Navy, which are of particular interest Wdrrjnumga will hive availability tion until they arrived back in Eng departing for Japan on the 4th. Zealand Squadron will go to owing to their past association with the Royal Australian Navy. "The for refit and leave from 14th. of land. January, 1950. Hobart, arriving at the Tasmanian Navy" is indebted to the Department of Chief of Naval Information, November until 6th. of January, capital on the Nth. November, am' Link With R.A.N. Admiralty, for the prompt supply monthly of the Admiralty News 1950, and will sail from Sydney H.M.A.S. Murchison (Lieut.- leaving for Auckland on the 19th. Bulletin containing this information. in company with the Flagship Commander W. F. Cook, R.A.N.) Scott Souvenir For R.A.N. The volume which Lord Mount about 11th. January. is in Sydney carrying out training College. evans has now presented to the FLEET DISPOSITIONS H.M.A.S. Arunu is in Sydney, under the operational command of Admiral Lord Mountevans. Royal Australian Naval College, at availability for refit. the Flag Officer-in-Chargc. New who, as Rear-Admiral E. R. G. R and which he handed to Rear-Ad miral J. A. Collins, the First Naval November: Jervis Bay from 4th. H.M.A.S. Bataun (Commander South Wales Evans was the Flag Officer Com The Aircraft Carrier: Member, when Admiral Collins November to 12th. November, ar F. N. Cook, DSC. R.A.N.) is 10th. L.S.T. Flotilla: manding His Majesty's Australian H.M.A.S. Svdnev. (Captain R. was in London in May, thus forms riving in Sydney on that same in Japanese waters with the Allied Squadron from 1929 until 1931, R. Dowling, D.S.O., RAN), H.M.A.S. TaroJfan (Lieut.- a definite link between the expedi day. Sydney will have availability Naval Forces She is due to leave has presented to the Royal Aus which is completing her working Commander H. K. D w y e r, tion and the Royal Australian up period, transfers to the opera for refit and leave from 14th. there when relieved by H.M.A.S. R.A.N.R.) is in Melbourne at tional control of the Flag Officer November to 6th. January, 1950, Culgoa about the 5th. of next availability for 45 days for refit Commanding the Australian Fleet and will sail from Sydney about month, and will join the Fleet at and 50 days for leave, and will towards the end of this month In 11th. January next. Manus about the 16th. September. then operate as directed by the company with H.M.A.S. VV'arra- The Cruiser: She will operate with the Fleet un Naval Board til her return to Sydney on the munga. Sydney is expected to de H.M.A.S Australia (Captain H.M.A.S. Labuan (Lieut.-Com part Sydney about the 30th August H. M. Burrell, R.A.N.) wearing 15th. October. In Sydney, Batoan will commence 45 d squadron, using Fireflies Mark V. the low of both ships and many Navy. It has been placed in the tralian Fleet to obtain their watch- fishing boat under sail. I had not In Hone Waters. Exercises at Nowra comprised human lives near the Chou Shan College library in a glass case keeping certificates and proceeding been able to obtain any further in The Western Union Exercises, every land of flying required of Islands, shortly after midnight on which rests on a handsome polished to England later. On completion formation, although calls were in which the ships of four nations operational air crews, with em the 28th. January last. The trans stand, to which is attached-an in of their specialist training, they made on 500 k/c's on full power —Britain, France, Netherlands and phasis on dummy-deck landing lation of the letter tells the story: scribed brass plate recording the will serve in the R.A.N.'s first air and, as it appeared likely that any Belgium — participated, involved practice and carrier procedure. "To all dear officers and men of gift and its history. A leaf of the craft carrier, H.M.A.S. "Sydney." boats would have been set by the the activities of more than 100 R.A.N. College Applicants. the Australian warship "Warra book will be turned over every Officers specialising as observers wind and current towards the ships and approximately 22,000 The highest number of applica munga." The S.S. "Tai Ping," of week. Measuring seven inches by will have opportunities to obtain south-east, I decided to steer to men, including the crews of many tions for entry into the Royal the Chung Nien Company, sank five, and half-an-inch thick, the command of squadrons of multi- wards the east in an endeavour to carrier-borne aircraft, when they Australian Naval College received in the waters near the Chou Shan book has a blue cover on which is seater aircraft. intercept any possible boats or were in full progress early last since 1943 have come from all Islands on the 28th. January, 1949, embossed in gold the words "Brit The Successful Officers. wreckage. Speed was reduced to month. Mancevres took place in parts of Australia this year, a total following a collision with the ish Antarctic Expedition, 1911." The successful candidates for five knots and, at 0610, just after the Bay of Biscay, following har of 500 being received, which is 40 freighter S.S. "Kicn Yuan." More On the 8y leaf is the inscription selection as Observer Officers are: dawn a very definite oil slick was bour-drills in Mounts Bay, Corn less than the 1943 total. Educa than 1,000 passengers of the "Captain R. F. Scott, R.N.," in J. S. Hickson (D.F.C., American), encountered leading towards the wall. Admiral Sir Rhoderick Mc- tional examinations will be held sunken ship were drifting on the Scott's own hand. On the same Merinbah, Vic; A. H. Mcintosh. south-east. Visibility was reduced Grigor, K.C.B., D.S.O, Com next month, and those successful high seas that night in their last page Scott had also written the Ferny Creek, Vic; F. G. Cassidy, to about 4,000 yards by a mist; mander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, was will then have to surmount the struggle for life. Your ship came formula for converting sledge Arncliffe, N.S.W.; J. Griffin, the sea was slight and a wind of in over-all command of the exer hurdler, of medical examination to their rescue and succeeded to meter miles into statute miles and Glebe, N.S.W.; G. Kable, East about force two was blowing from cises, flying his Flag in H.M.S. and Interviewing Committee. pick up thirty-five of them. The yards. wood, N.S.W.; B. G. O'Connell, the west. I decided to follow this "Implacable." Senior Officer of Those finally chosen will enter the story was told by the survivors Coogee, N.S.W.; R. H. Thomson oil slick in a south-east direction the French Forces was Vice-Ad- Navigational Aid. Royal Australian Naval College that you not only saved their lives, (D.F.C.), Concord West, N.S.W.; and about 10 minutes later small miral R. G. Lambert, C.B.E., The volume was issued to the early next year. Australian distri but also took such good care of G. E. Riley (D.F.C.), Mount objects were observed in the water whose Flagship was the cruiser Antarctic Expedition to assist it in bution of the applications this year them aboard your ship and brought Gambier, S.A.; A. H. Gordon some two miles ahead. These prov "Montcalm." Rear-Admiral J. J ascertaining its position ashore in is: Victoria, 148; New South them safely to Woosung. The sur (D.F.C.), 'Harvey, W.A.; D. S. ed to be rafts and wreckage on L. Willinge, Netherlands Senior Antarctic regions. It contains Wales, 161; Queensland, 61; vivors and their dependants will Harvey, West Perth, W.A. which, it soon became apparent, Officer, flew his Flag in the cruiser tables, giving the length of a de Western Australia, 64; Tasmania, never forget your bravery and R.A.N. Carrier Pilots Flying. were human beings. The necessary "Tromp." The Senior Officer of gree of longitude in different lati 22; and South Australia, 37. feve, and all the people of China Having completed an intensive action was taken to embark these the Belgian Forces was Lieutenant tudes, refraction tables, log sines, Thanks to "Warramunga." are greatly influenced by your flying programme at Nowra during people. Nets, boats, ladders, etc., "E. Poskin in "M.M.S. 191." logarithms, the sun's parallax at Reproduced herewith is the righteous deed when they hear the June and July, members of the had already been prepared and by Ships Taking Part. different altitudes, and much other Chinese script of portion of a let story. An old Chinese saying said 20th. Air Carrier Group have re- 0715 there were on board thirty- Ships taking part in the exercises information which would be use ter addressed to the officers and 'To save one's life is better than embarked in H.M.A.S. "Sydney" one males and four female sur were: British Fleet—Aircraft-Car ful to navigators and land parties men of "Warramunga" by the Re to build a seven-storey palace in for a month's flying training at sea. vivors. There were in the water riers "Implacable," "Victorious"; in the areas traversed by the ex habilitation Committee -for the vic heaven.' You know how grateful The Group consists of No. 805 other corpses, including babies, but Light Fleet Carrier "Thesus," pedition. tims of S.S. "Tai Ping," a Chinese we arc to you all. On behalf of fighter squadron using Seafury it was not considered expedient to ., wearing the Flag of Rear-Admiral It was decided at a meeting of passenger vessel which collided the survivors and their dependants Mark XI interceptor aircraft, and embark those who were obviously M. J. Mansergh, C.B., C.B.E.; the Australian Commonwealth with the "Kien Yuan," resulting in we are extending to you our deep No. 816 anti-submarine strike dead. One female was embarked Battleship "Anson," wearing the Naval Board that a letter should est gratitude and highest respect. who appears to 1 ive expired while be sent to Lord Mountevans thank May God bless you all." Flag of Rear-Admiral E. W. An- being lifted inboard. This body stice; Cruisers "Superb," wearing ing him for his gift. was enclosed in canvas with one A similar letter of appreciation the Flag of Rear-Admiral W. R. Ten Observer Officers Selected. practice 4.7in. solid shot and re was received by the Australian Slayter, C.B.. D.S.O, DSC, Ten former Royal Australian turned to the sea. The survivors Embassy at Nanking from the "Diadem" and "Cleopatra," Sub Air Force officers have been select were considerably distressed— United Corporation of China, marine Depot Ship "Maidstone," ed by the Royal Australian Navy covered in oil and suffering from which owned the "Tai Ping." Oiler "Black Ranger," Radar as Observer Officers in Naval exposure. The • sea temperature Aviation. They have been chosen Training Ship "Boxer"; Destroy "Warramunga's" Story. was 42 degrees Farenheit, and the ers "Agincourt," "Jutland," "St. from more than 100 candidates dry bulb 40 degrees Fahrenheit. A graphic description of the res James," "Aisne," "Solebay," who had had operational experi The survivors were attended to by cue was given by Captain W. H. "Cadiz," "Sluys," "Gabbard," "St. ence as observers or as navigators the medical officer. The females Harrington, Q.S.O.. R.A.N. Kitts," "Battieaxe," "Scorpion," in Mosquito and other night fighter were given hot baths and the males (D.10), of "Warramunga," in his "Crossbow;" "Myngs," "Zephyr," aircraft requiring the operation placed in the gear room, where, by report to the Flag Officer, Second- "Zodiac," "Zest," "Contest"; Es of airborne radar. They will join adjustment of the ventilation, the in-Command, Far East Station, cort Vessels "Bleasdale," "Cow- the R.A.N, at Flinders Naval temperature was raised to about when he said: dray," "Bicester," "Oakham Depot on the 9th. of this month 120 degrees Fahrenheit. After "W/S radar showed nothing Castle," "Headingham Castle," for a general naval course of six about two hours all were showing definite except one contact on a "Flint Castle," "Leeds Castle"; to nine months, entering with the signs of recovery and, having been bearing 170 degrees distant three Minelayers "Plover" and "Night rank of Probationary Acting Lieu cleaned and fed with soup, were, miles. The 20-inch light was ingale"; ten submarines, eleven tenant (O.) On completion of on arrival at Woosung, able to burned, but disclosed nothing ex minesweepers and eight motor tor this course, about half of them will leave the ship apparently not very cept very definite oil patches. The pedo boats. go to the United Kingdom for much the worse for their experi specialist training, the remainder radar contact was dosed and illu Tlw lottor of appreciation odoVouod by tho Cltinow Rohobititotion Committoo ence." going to sea in ships of the Aus- minated and proved to be a small French: Light Fleet Carrier to H.M.A.S. "Wirr.rr.unoV "Arromanches," wearing the Flag W ' _ - •MI..IMI . of Rear-Admiral Barjot, C.B.E.: November, 1946, until June, 1948, Cruisers "Georges Leygues," wear PERSONAL first as Director of Naval Aviation ing the Flag of Rear-Admiral Planning, and later as 4th. Naval EX-NAVAL MEN'S Peries, "Gloire" and "'Montcalm"; Member of the Naval Board. He The Naval Board has received Submarine Depot Ship 'Gustavc has until recently been Flag Offi advice of the following promotions Zede"; Light Cruisers "Triom- cer Training Squadron, Flying his Association of Royal Navy officers attached to of Australia phant" and "Fantasque": Destroyer Flag in H.M.S. "Anson." the Royal Australian Navy: From *'Lc Lorrain": Escort Vessels Vice-Admiral the Hon. Guy H. Patm-fe-Cttof Lieutenant-Commander to Com Hit M./..ry T*. Kf.f "Hova," Tumsicn," "Algencn," E. Russell, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., mander, Commander David W. "Escarmouche," "Croix dc Lor who has been serving as Flag Offi Kirkc, O.B.E., R.N Commander Federal Council raine" and "Marocain"; live sub cer, 2nd Cruiser Squadron, is to H. West (President), J. R. Byrn Our aim is to have all members . Kirkc is Deputy Director of Air marines and eight minesweepers relieve Vice-Admiral Sir Wilfred HE Victorian State Secretary (Vice-President), J. R. Ewison in full employment; by doing this Organisation and Training and R. Patterson, K.C.B., C.V.O., T (Mr. W. H. Sullivan) has (Hon. Secretary), W. Richards we will prevent a heavy drain on Netherlands: Cruiser "Tromp": Staff Officer Training to Com reported to Federal Council on the (Hon. Treasurer), P. J. Reidy Maintenance Ship "Vulkaan": C.B.E., as Admiral Commanding the distress funds under our con modore Air at Navy Office, Mel Reserves, in October next. It is successful inauguration of the third (Hon. Asst. Secretary) with L. trol. Radar Training Ship "Soemba": bourne. From Lieutenant-Com country Sub-Section in the South M. Allnutt, K. Anderson and H. recalled that Vice-Admiral Patter All State Councils and their Destroyer "Pict Hein": Escort Ves mander to Commander, Com ern State. Proceedings began with Scanlan as Committeemen. sels "Johan Maruits, ' "Queen son was, at the outbreak of war in Sub-Sections arc now busy with mander John R. Lang, R.N., at 1939, Commodore Commanding .in Inaugural Dinner which was "Wilhelmina": two submarine*, Members and prospective mem the regular annual nominations for present Operations and Intelli His Majesty's Royal Australian held at the Hotel Albion, Wanga- seven minesweepers. gence Officer, H.M.A.S. "Syd bers of the Association are now office for 19491950. Elections Naval Squadron. ratta, on Wednesday night, the will be held during August. Belgian: Four minesweeper? ney." 8th. of June. This makes a total anxiously awaiting advice of the formation of another new Sub-Sec R.N.V.R. in Four-Power Lieutenant-Commander Henry Captain (E) G. R. Cook, <>f eight Sub-Sections now in full The Annual Dinner of the tion, to be situated in the Western Exercises. P. Allingham, R.N., has been ap O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., has been operation in Victoria. The new Combined N.S.W. State Council lent to the Royal Australian Navy. District of Victoria. The town of Officers and men of the Royal pointed Flight Deck Officer, Sub-Section will be known in and its Sub-Sections is being ar H.M.A.S. "Sydney." Previous to Captain R. W. Ravenhill, Warrnamhool will be the most Naval Volunteer Reserve played future as the North-Eastern Sub- likely venue for establishing the ranged for October. Further de an important part in the four this appointment he was, since C.B.E., D.S.C, R.N., has been Section, and will embrace the sur tails will be made known in a later November, 1947, Naval Assistant appointed to the United Kingdom Association, as it appears to be the Power naval manoeuvres. For the rounding districts about the town most suitable area with several issue of "The Navy." (Air) to the 4th. Naval Member, Service Liaison Staff, Melbourne. first time R.N.V.R. units, manned' of Wangaratta. members already residing in the Commodore Guy Willoughby, Captain H. St. L. Nicolson, The Federal Council is gratified almost entirely by members of the New members who joined the locality. to learn of the decision of the Volunteer Reserve, operated in R.N., at Navy Office, Melbourne, C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N.. has been ap latest Sub-Section were Messrs. K. where he is being succeeded by pointed to H.M.S. "Formidable" Commonwealth Government to in exercises with the Fleet D. Anderson, T. P. Blatch, J. R. General meetings of the New scribe names on recently issued Lieutenant-Commander Edmund in command. Captain Nicolson Bym, K. H. Dosser, J. R. Ewison, Royal Naval Air Displays. W. Lockwixid, R.N. will be remembered by Australians South Wales Sub-Sections were war medals, when returned to the J. K. Prendergast, P. J. Reidy, H. fairly well attended during June respective Service D.partments, The Royal Navy's Home Air Commander Frederick R. James, who were in the Mediterranean M. Scanlan, A. E. Sewell, W. and July despite lighting and travel and to complete particulars on Command is in the midst of a R.A.N., has joined the staff of the during the war, as Senior Officer Simpson, A. W. Stokan, S. E. restrictions which were imposed to others awaiting despatch. series of "At Homes," which has Director of Naval Reserves, Navy —in "Hyperion"—of the destroyer Stone, and H. G. Stonehouse conserve coal stocks. Unemploy been organised to stimulate public- Office, Melbourne. He was pre division which took part with Ex-nava! personnel have long Other members who have been ment, due to the recent industrial interest in Naval Aviation, and to viously Training Commander of H.M.A.S. "Sydney" in the de awaited the official statement on transferred to the North-East are trouble, has given the Association give Officers and Ratings who serve the New Entry School, Flinders struction of the Italian cruiser payment of prize money; now that Messrs. L. M. Allnutt, L. F. Beel, officers deep concern, and where in Naval Air Stations an oppor Naval Depot. During his six "Bartolomeo Colleom" on 19th. it has been published in the Press, D. B. Grant, A. J. Paterson, W. possible, temporary positions have tunity to return hospitality offer years in that appointment more July, 1940. The other destroyers it remains to see how long the reci Richards and H. H West. been secured by employment offi ed to them by the public. The than 700 officers and nearly 8,000 of his command at the time were pients will be kept in suspense be Officers who have been elected cers for some unemployed mem series began with a display at the ratings passed through his hands to "Hasty," "Hero" and "Ilex." fore final payment is made. for the time being are Messrs. H. bers who greatly need assistance. R.N. Air Station at Brimcotc. join the Fleet. G.W.S. near Nuneaton on 11th. June, fol Mr. Q. de Q. Robin, Senior lowed later in the same month by Master at the Royal Australian one at the R.N. Air Station Cut- Naval College, has gone overseas Are You a drose, near Helston, Cornwall. to the United Kingdom, where he HOTEL PLAZA Scotland came to light last month will study and discuss educational with programmes at Lossiemouth methods affecting junior officers in Subscriber to WYNYARD STATION, and Arbroath, and England con training with officers of the Royal GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY, tinned the programme with dis Navy. He will be absent from plays at Culham, Berkshire, and Australia for about twelve months. The Navy? / N.S.W. Anthorn, Cumberland. Next Rear-Admiral E. W. Anstice, DRINKS AVAILABLE WITH MEALS. month the R.N. Air Station Yeo- who has been appointed Flag Offi vilton, Somerset, is putting on an cer Flying Training, will have his Order Your "At Home." Plans are being made headquarters at the Royal Naval for further displays, which include Air Station, Donibristle. near showings of their paces by the Edinburgh, Scotland. As Com Copy Now Royal Navy's latest aircraft, in modore Anstice he was stationed HOTEL PLAZA cluding jet fighters. at Navy Office, Melbourne, from n» - • . •.. 1 i3^. r ant Ships for short periods in Royal Navy and Merchant Service order to give them experience of mercantile conditions has been BOOK REVIEWS The Admiralty Is Striving To Maintain Close Relation under consideration, but the COCKATOO DOCKS ship, Understanding, And Good Feeling And Co overriding need to man H.M. •y a.H.a. * ENGINEERING Ships has made it impossible, so operation Between The Two Services. far, to put such a scheme into "MY NAVAL CAREER." Admiral Sir Sydney Robert Freroande, CO. PTY. LTD. practice. It is hoped that when G.C.B., M.V.O. Hutchinson and Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London. is devoted to merchant shipping other more pressing commitments URING the past three years DMIRAL FREMANTLE requirements and the means of permit, schemes now under dis- the past. His grandfather, the first D a number or schemes have came of a family already dis Contractor* . o . . . maintaining the even flow of sea cussion will be implemented. A Lord Cottesloe and son of Admiral been considered by the Admir tinguished in the annals of the borne trade during wartime. Sir Thomas Fremantle, was born alty to maintain the present close British Navy, and he has himself H.M. AUSTRALIAN NAVY. Supply and Secretariat Officers in 1798—the year of the Battle of and friendly relationship between added to that family's lustre. His Ship-builders, also in their advanced course study the Nile—and lived for ninety-two the Royal Navy and the Merch was a long and distinguished years until 1890. Our author, of Marine ant Service, which good feeling policy in the protection ot trade. career on the active list—forty- course, knew him well. "I had," and was. greatly strengthened during In the effort to put younger Hold 01 eight years from 1880 until 1928 he writes, "the good fortune to be General Engineers. the Second World War officers of the Merchant Service WAR SAVINGS from the time he joined H.M.S. brought up in a Victorian atmo Four Admiralty Liaison Offi into the Naval picture something "Britannia" at Dartmouth, the sphere of almost feudal surround- InquiritM InvttwJ. cers, ail Senior Commanders, in is also being done. For instance, CERTIFICATES. last Term to enter a Test Examina i n g s at Swanbourne, Bucks., the London, Glasgow, Southamp cadets of the School oi Naviga tion until, at the age of fifty-nine, where my grandfather, the first ton and Liverpool areas, are part tion at Warsash take part in his name appeared first on the list Lord Cottesloe, ruled his house, his Gunnery courses in H.M.S. "Ex of Admirals on the active list, and family, the village, and his estate ly responsible -tor implementing COCKATOO ISLAND the detail of liaison with the cellent," Whale Island A Ship he retired at his own request. with business-like benignity." He SYDNEY Merchant Service. They arrange ping Defence Personnel and He thus knew the Navy at one was thus able to get first-hand im visits between the ships of the Training Committee, under the of its most interesting stages, the pressions of the England that knew two services, and, in addition to chairmanship of the Vic- Chief last days of the transition from sail Trafalgar. Phone: WB 1941 of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir dealing with official and routine to steam, and of that from evolu Of the first Lord Cottesloe's John H. Edelsten, K.C.B.. (10 HUM) matters, they promote social and tions to gunnery; a period of de brothers—our author's great-uncles C.B.E., came into existence last semi-official contacts velopment and change, of the con —three went into the Navy. One year to advise generally on mat flict of strong personalities and died as a midshipman one retired On the official side, owing to ters affecting Merchant Navy per strong factions; of the events lead as a Captain in 1860, after having post war financial stringency and sonnel and the training of Merch ing up to, and during, the First been Commodore of the Australian limited manpower, it has only ant Navy Officers in peace time World War, and its immediate Division of the Indian Station—he been possible to implement those to fit them for the defence of post-war years. was "rather exacting and probably schemes which do not call tor their ships in time of war. ALLEN TAYLOR the possessor of a difficult temper AARONS considerable expenditure or the Schemes ot training recommend' It was his custom from an early ... It is on record that he arrived detachment of Royal Naval per e4 by this Committee are under age to keep a very full journal, so EXCHANGE at Plymouth, on the completion of sonnel from their paramount the consideration of the Admir & CO. LTD. that his interesting recollections his term of command, with three duty of manning Hi* Majesty's alty. and reflections are reinforced and HOTEL refreshed. As he has throughout out of the five Lieutenants of his Ships. ship under arrest"—and the third In spite of such measures as been a man of observation and Broadly speaking. these TIMBER gave his name to Fremantle, West I GRESHAM STREET are outlined above, the danger of with a keen and original mind, his schemes have been limited to the ern Australia. He was Sir Charles close liaison deteriorating is ex book is one of very great interest, SYDNEY instruction of officers undergo MERCHANTS not only to anyone concerned with Howe Fremantle, who, in 1829, ing training. Every officer taking ercising the minds of all concern took formal possession on behalf of ed both inside and outside the the Navy in particular, but as a the Sub Lieutenant's course at fragment of social history. His Majesty of the "Western Greenwich devotes two-and-a-half Admiralty. The need for more Coast of New Holland." He also days to matters touching on trade contact between Officers of both His great-grandfather was that had a long naval career, command Only the tost Brandt at sea. In the Staff Course at Services in the practical sphere Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle, ing H.M.S. "Albion" at the Cri Greenwich, attended by officers is admitted. With the large Pas K.B., who was a personal friend mea, and later commanding the Stoctad. of Nelson's, was with him at of Lieutenant rank and higher, senger Lines, in which many Channel Fleet, where our author's Dining Room there is a trade week, which is R.N.R. Officers serve, the liaison Copenhagen and TenerifFe, and COMMERCIAL ROAD father served as his Flag-Lieuten Unsurpafwd. also attended by representatives tends to be automatic at the high commanded H.M.S. "Neptune," ant. of shipping lines, and at which er levels but the need for the the third ship in the weather divi the lectures include Naval Offi quick turn-around of the liners sion at the Battle of Trafalgar. Our author's father was ninety- cers and qualified civilians from makes it difficult for the younger Admiral Sir Thomas Fremantle re three years of age when he died outside Admiralty Complete officers to get to know the Royal ROZELLE. N.S.W. mained in the Navy until his death in 1929, having been bom in 1836, on board his flagship at Naples in AARONS convoy conferences are staged Navy. With cargo vessels the in entered the Navy in 1849, and 1819. under the guidance of Naval Of herent difficulties in time and 'Phone: WB2MI spent fifty years on the active list, EXCHANGE ficers. Again, in the Senior Of manpower are even greater. The Fremantles are a long-lived retiring as Commander-in-Chief, HOTEL ficers War Course at Greenwich, The question of detaching family, and this has given our Plymouth. Sir Sydney himself is attended by Captains, much time Royal Naval Officers to Merch author an unusually close link with now eighty-two years of age, and m T». H.v tween the two flagships could not ment to the "Temeraire" in the times to admit that culinary French China Station. This was an in ability for staff work, was set thus, through his own experiences, be avoided." and through the eyes of his father Mediterranean. The weather was was not numbered amongst my ac teresting time, the period of die down to prepare one. He produced and grandfather, he looks back vacy hot, but uniform regulations complishments." Sir Sydney has some good and Russo-Japanese War. a good one, but die shortcomings over a long and colourful pageant —blue frock coat and uniform cap As a Lieutenant in the "Trafal illuminating stories to tell of life of the previous system wen made There is a sidelight on the old of British naval history. —had to be strictly complied with. gar" in the Mediterranean in the in the Navy in those days. Bands manifest by it. For example: "It It was the time when saluting re early Eighteen-Nineties, Sir Syd men were engaged by the Band coal-burning Navy. In the Red There were two years in the Sea on the passage home from was ordained"—in the Flan— "Britannia," where scholastic edu quired that the cap be lifted clear ney was "Officer of the Court" at President, usually a ward-room "that a supply- of 40,000 tons of of the head. Here was a period the historic court-martial which officer, as non-continuous service China, "Men were fainting at cation was "good in parts," plenty their work of stoking, and I re coal, in bags ready for rapid coal when 'Temeraire" was flagship of tried those concerned in the "Vic men, up to a certain number (11 of seamanship, mathematics and member asking a hard-bitten old ing, should be sent to and subse navigation, but "the humanities a combined fleet at Suda Bay, toria" - "Camperdown" collision. in a battleship not carrying a flag) quently maintained at each of The court-martial, held under an Chief Stoker how he kept them were entirely neglected and the there being a quarrel between and paid, by the Service, as Able going. His reply was: 'Well, sir, three East Coast Ports, the Forth, syllabus included no history, geo Greece and Turkey, and the fleet awning on the upper deck of the Seamen. The instruments had to the Humber, and Sheerness. It "Hibernia," lasted for three weeks, if they falls down, we puts them graphy, current affairs, or litera preventing war. be provided by the officers, and und-T the forced draught fan till transpired, on enquiry later, that and his views as to the cause of the ture." "On the whole," says Sir were frequently the propel ty of they comes to and gets on with the the million or so coal bags which There followed three months in disaster are interesting. "I am Sydney, "the training turned out the Captain. Consequently a job.'" would be required did not exist in the sailing sloop "Cruiser," experi convinced," he says, "that the boys as well equipped to navigate ence which was "specially valuable, Band Subscription had to be paid the country, that there was avail cause of the disaster was as fol by the Captain and the ward-room a ship and keep a watch as could as we had almost continuous bad Following China, came a further able nothing like the number of lows: Tryon, in working out the officers to provide instruments and be expected of lads of fifteen, with weather." Passing in seamanship appointment as Flag Captain with railway trucks which would be re manoeuvre beforehand, had con music, also to supplement the pay good health and virile individualist and being promoted Sub-Lieuten Curzon - Howe, now Second-in- quired to move the coal, and that fused the radius of the battleship if capable musicians were desired. spirit; but we were entirely un ant, Sir Sydney went Home for Command of the Home Fleet in there were no facilities for bagging trained to speak or write our own turning circle (400 yards) with the coal as it left the mines." How Lieutenants' courses, qualifying the diameter (800) Markham"— "The story is told of a young "Caesar," and here is a picture of language, and quite ignorant of with Five Firsts and the Goode- and zealous, but not musical Cap life with the Admiral: "His re ever, the Plan did form a sound history (even of the naval tradi leading the other division in the basis for subsequent building, and nough Gunnery Medal, he choos Camperdown' — "having once tain who, soon after commissioning serve and his love of the formali tions) and of the social conditions ing Gunnery as his specialty. Hi» his first ship, in the course of visit ties of discipline frequently made the "War Division" constituted and system of government of our questioned the signal and consider the rudimentary nucleus of an next appointment was in H.M.S. ing that by doing this he had gone ing the scenes of the various activi him difficult to satisfy. It is a own country." "Active," of the Training Squad ties which took place during work severe test of amiability for four operations staff for the First Sea as far as he could in inviting its Lord, and was the foundation of His first ship was the "Alexan ron, where most of the time was reconsideration by the Commander- ing hours, came upon the band at men of different ranks and ages, dra"—"still showing the scars of spent under sail; and officers had practice. By chance he was stand the Admiral aged 50 or so, the Sec the Operations and Planning Divi in-Chief, saw two ways in which sions of the Naval Staff, as it was the bombardment of Alexandra." to take with them their own chest the manoeuvre might have been ing behind the euphonium player, retary and Flag Captain about 40, She was the Mediterranean Bag- of drawers, bath, and washing and observed that for some minutes and the Flag Lieutenant about 25, developed throughout 1912 and executed with safety, and supposed 1913. ship, at a time when masts and basin, no cabin furniture then be that one or other of these would the instrument was dumb. He regularly to eat three meals a day sails seamanship was dying very ing provided. There followed his be adopted by Tryon. For himself, could not stand this. 'Bandmaster, together in . complete harmony. hard, and his duties were confined first command. H.M.T.B. No. 66 stop the band! I'll have no shirk Curzon considered it proper that Sir Sydney attained to Flag he had ct-'.y to obey the order in Rank in 1914, and on the 4th. to those junior midshipman of the —-"with a sub-lieutenant, a gun the normal manner. ers in my band. See that he i.° some kind of .conversation should watch, keeping the quarter-deck ner, and eighteen men under me brought before the Commander.'" be maintained at meals, yet held it August visited the First Sea Lord tidy and writing up the ship's log. . . . life was primitive; the gun "The two ways in which the contrary to the requirements of —Prince Louis of Battenberg—at After three months there he went ner was our cook, a signalman was signals could have been executed They were the days when little discipline that a direct difference his office at Whitehall. "I went to H.M.S. "Canada," "being one our steward and housemaid, and without danger were as follows: thought was given to direct pre of opinion on any subject, whether into his room and found him of six midshipmen selected as the lavatory accommodation was non (1) It was not binding on the Ad paration for war but "much atten connected with the Service or not, bowed over his writing table with companions of H.R.H. Prince existent." miral to haul down the two sig tion was paid to fleet tactics and should manifest itself, and if such his face buried in his arms. He remained for some minutes with George of Wales, afterwards King With some time on his hands nals, and thereby order the execu ship handling, to appearance of did occur, the subject of conver out moving or speaking in that at George V." following this appointment, Sir Syd tion of the manoeuvre, simultane ships and men, to competitive drills sation had to be changed." Small titude and I was beginning to feel ney went to France for a period ously. He might have ordered the and exercises, to boat-pulling and wonder that, as Sir Sydney says: The "Canada" provided a real some little alarm, when he looked to become sufficiently proficient in second division to turn, and not sailing, and to rifle practice." Tar "I regret that the versatility of the "Old Navy" training. A "C-dass" up and said, 'Fremantle, it's war French to qualify as an interpreter, till they were clear have turned get practice was usually conducted staff frequently did not permit us corvette, she had a feathering screw at midnight, and no one seems to which he did. It was later of great the first division, or (2) he might at a range of 1500 to 2000 yards. to rise to the occasion, and the propeller to reduce the drag on the realise what it will mean to us and value in the 1914-18 War. "Also have hauled down the two signals Training was concentrated on the secretary was sometimes sent for screw when under sail. Barque- to the world.'" rigged, with a good spread of can the 3s. 6d. a day which I was paid simultaneously; the second division "Gunlayer's Test," when each gun after dinner and reprimanded for vas, she was the first ship to go to as a French interpreter while serv would then turn with the normal was fired singly for six minutes allowing the conversation to War found a diversity of tasks sea with breech-loading guns ing in the second flagship in the 'manoeuvring helm,' i.e., that neces with the ship steaming past the drop." Mediterranean, was welcome, sary to turn in a circle of which target at about 1500 yards. for Sir Sydney; in the Mediter as main armament, the first to be ranean, with the 9th. Cruiser fitted with circular scuttles instead while it involved very little extra the diameter is 800 yards, but During 1910 and 1911 Sir Syd work, as my senior officers were Tryon, leading the ships of the Promotion to Captain came ney was "Head of the War Divi Squadron in the Atlantic; the 2nd of square ports, and the first to be Cruiser Squadron in the far reluctant to confess their ignorance first division, whose duty was to early to Sir Sydney, after only sion" at Admiralty, a division lighted with oil lamps instead of North; at the Dardanelles; as of colloquial French. The Admiral follow him round, might have used four years as Commander, and his which was constituted following a tallow candles. That was in 1883, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff; not so very long ago . . . sic tran restricted his demands on my ser small helm, and turned in a larger first appointment was in command statement by Lord Charles Beres- circle outside the second division. and with the 1st. Battle Squad sit. vice almost entirely to requiring of the battleship "Albion"—which ford in Parliament that the Navy ron. Once the execution of the Eighteen months in the me to translate his cook's English he achieved at the age of thirty- had no War Plan—an allegation, manoeuvre in the normal manner "Canada" on the West Indies Sta menus into French, for dinner five — flagship of Rear-Admiral says the author, which was justi parties, and I was obliged some had been commenced, collision be Assheton Curzon-Howe on the One war story, which illustrates tion was followed by an appoint fied. In a hurry, a Captain with once again the inability of die con- - ;'-' tinental military mind to grasp the tember, 1944, dated 22nd Sep significance of Sea Power. While tember, 1946. David Maynard D.C.N.S., Sir Sydney had a ses Naval Appointments, Etc Butcher is appointed Sub-Lieuten sion with Marshal Foch at Mall ant, with seniority in rank of 7 th House, the official residence of the NAVAL FORCES OF Aides-de-Camp. — Lieutenant January, 1945, dated 17th Octob First Sea Lord, then Admiral THE COMMONWEALTH. Maxwell Gilbert Peehey, D.S.O., er, 1946. Colin Millard is ap Wemyss. "The Marshal attacked is appointed Aide-de-Camp to pointed Sub-Lieutenant, with me immediately on the subject of His Excellency the Governor- His Excellency the Governor- seniority in rank of 14th Oc General in Council has approved the Grand Fleet, and wanted to General, dated 27th April, 1949. tober, 1947, dated 29th April, of the following changes being 1949. Guy Cyril O'Shaughnessy know its strength in personnel; I The appointment of Lieutenant made:— Dacre Henry Deudraeth Smyth Lester is appointed Acting Lieu told him about 90,000. What?' tenant-Commander (L), with PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES as Aide-dc-Camp to His Excel he said, '90,000 trained fighting seniority in rank of 30th Sep men doing nothing in the Far OF THE COMMONWEALTH lency the Governor-General is terminated, dated 26th April, tember, 1943, dated 6th January, North when the Western Front is (SEA.GOING FORCES). 1949. 1946 (seniority as Lieutenant in dire need of every man that can Appointments. — Lieutenant- (L) 25th June, 1940). Edgar be produced!" Commander Edmund William Termination of Appointment.— John Hardcastle is appointed Sur The appointment of Frank Ed Lockwood is appointed on loan geon Lieutenant, with seniority ward Churcher as Acting Tem "In vain did I endeavour to the from the Royal Navy, with sen in rank of 26th August, 1945, porary Senior Commissioned Hud Office 67 York Stmt best of my ability to explain that, iority in rank of 21st August, dated 18th May, 1949. John lei 1555, 6.P.O.. Sydn.y so long as a great German fleet was Writer Officer is terminated, dat Oliver Newman is appointed Lieu 1947, dated 28th April, 1949. ed 1st June, 1949. Work.: •'•rr.m.H.. M.lh.. Ad.l.id. in being, the Grand Fleet was the Lieutenant Commander (E) Ron tenant (S), with seniority in rank foundation of our control of the ald Edgar George Manners EMERGENCY LIST. of 23rd April, 1946, dated 28th Promotion. — Acting Lieuten seas, without which not only would Clarke is appointed on loan from April, 1949. Alfred Albert ant-Commander (E) John Charles the ocean routes of the American the Royal Navy, with seniority in Mountier is appointed Lieutenant Army and of Dominions Forces be Robert Sundercombe is promoted (Special Branch), with seniority rank of 31st May, 1948, dated to the rank of Lieutenant-Com unsafe, but also the much shorter 9th April, 1949. John William in rank of 4th April, 1946, dated sea communications across the Eng mander (E), dated 7th Septemb 8th June, 1947. McCaw and Samuel Francis er, 1948. lish Channel to our own Army in Hewitt Haughton are appointed France, let alone the sea communi Surgeon Lieutenants (for short anzBN NAVAL FORCES Promotion.—Acting Sub-Lieu cation's to the Allied Armies in service), subject to such appoint OF THE COMMONWEALTH. tenant Edward Charles Reynolds Palestine, Salonika and elsewhere. ments being deemed to be tem ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE. is promoted to the rank of Sub- *< Termination of Appointment. The Grand Fleet was also the porary service for the purpose Lieutenant, dated 27th August, —The appointment of the Rev foundation of the blockade of Ger of the Defence Forces Retire 1946.—(Ex. Min. No. 37—Ap many, the effectiveness of which erend Edward Alexander Roberts proved 5th July, 1949.) ment Benefits Act, 1948, dated as Chaplain is terminated, dated was proving such an important fac 18th January, 1949, and 1st Feb tor in impairing the morale of the 31st May, 1949. PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES ruary, 1949, respectively. Philip ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH. WHEN IT'S AN enemy . . . However, I failed en John Attenborough is appointed VOLUNTEER RESERVE. tirely to convince Foch, and our Surgeon Lieutenant (D) (for Appointments.—Derek Leopold (SEA-GOING FORCES). whole discussion was evidence to short service), subject to such ap Montefiore Castle is 'appointed Appointments. — Lieutenant- me of how the most distinguished pointment being deemed to be Lieutenant - Commander, with Commanders Paul Cronyn Whit strategists of great land Powers temporary service for the pur seniority in rank of 29th May. field and Percival Eric Irvine fail entirely to appreciate the pose of the Defence Forces Retire 1941, dated 8th March. 1947. Bailey are appointed on loan YOU START value and the methods of opera ment Benefits Act, 1948, dated Donald Rupert Wilson, D.S.C., from the Royal Navy, with sen-* tion of sea power." 3rd March, 1949. is appointed Lieutenant, with sen iority in rank of 16th June, 1947, iority in rank if 9th June, 1942, and 16th March, 1949, respect Space does not permit of more Confirmation in Rank.—Acting dated 29th March, 1946. Arnold ively, dated 9th April, 1949. on this intensely interesting auto Lieutenants Arthur John Gould, Alfred Munden is appointed Lieu Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant- biography here. It is a book that Robert Lindsay Davies and Doug tenant, with seniority in rank of Commander) Cedric Rowland JAMES MeKEOWN, SONS PTY. LTD. can be strongly recommended to las Reeves Hare be confirmed in 2nd October, '1945, dated 8th. Juan Coxon is appointed on loan your reading, the story of nearly the rank of Lieutenant, with sen February, 1947. Harold Davis from the Royal Navy, with sen- MANUFACTURERS OF THE FAMOUS half a century of the Navy writ iority in rank of 3rd September, Denton is appointed Lieutenant, iority in rank of 20th April, ten by one with unusual oppor 1943, 28th October, 1943, and with seniority in rank of 20th 1943, dated 9th April, 1949. tunities of telling of it from first 22nd February, 1944, respective February, 1946, q>ted 31st Lieutenant John Morris Jones is Ihilly **M"Vootbaa Boots hand observation: and the more ly, dated 18th May, 1949. Lieu March, 1949. Harold Wheeler is appointed on loan from the Royal valuable because it is the product tenant-Commander (S) (Acting) appointed Sub-Lieutenant, with Navy, with seniority in rank of AND of a keen, enquiring mind; an ac Stephen Raymond Granville seniority in rank of 22nd Octob 3rd September, 1946, dated 16th tive and searching observer; and Sharp is confirmed in the rank of er, 1943, dated 11th February, December, 1948. The following one with a broad human outlook. Lieutenant-Commander (S), with 1946. Kenneth George Smith is Lieutenants arc appointed on JDoit Bradmmn Criehet Boots It is a book that all interested in seniority in rank of 1st Febru appointed Sub-Lieutenant, with loan from the Royal Navy, with I the Navy should not fail to read. ary, 1948. seniority in rank of 20th Sep seniority in rank as shown oppo- ^ •! Pjawy ,31 (9) Vice-Admiral Sir William Lieutenant John Gillon Butler •OYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL site their respective nances:— VOLUNTEER RESERVE. Answers to Nmmileml Quiz R. CreaweU, K.C.M.G., Patrick Brougham, 16th Septemb Campbell, D.F.C., is confirmed K.B.E. From being Com 1 er, 1941; Cyril John Cunning in the rank of Lieutenant, with Promotions. — Sub-Lieutenants (1) A Haligonian is the name (7) The steamers of the P. S mandant of the Queensland ham, 16th May, 1942; Anthony seniority in rank of 17th July, Rodney Gordon White, Ernest given to a native of Hali O. Branch Line were named Naval Forces he became, David Corkhill, 4th November, 1944, dated 2nd May, 1949. Act George Waller,' Thomas Russell fax, Nova Scotia. Halifax, after Australian country after Federation, Command' 1942; Godfrey Charles Hathway, ing Commissioned Ordnance Of Vasey, Robert Henry Ware and N.S., is the port of registry towns, the ships including ant of the Commonwealth 16th April, 1943; John Lionel ficer Russell Edward Charles Keen John Albion Wyatt are promoted of the "Haligonian Duke." " Ballarat, " " Bendigo, " Naval Forces, and as such is confirmed in the rank of Com to the rank of Lieutenant, dated Wallace Thompson, 1st Septemb (2) They were in three periods. " Berrima," " Balranald," urged and was largely re er, 1943; Michael Edward Stan missioned Ordnance Officer, with 1st October, 1946, 8th October, " Barrabool," " Baradine," sponsible for the adoption seniority in rank of 2nd April, 1947, 25th December, 1947, 17th The first two were the AE1 ley, 16th May, 1944; Roy Car and AE2. Then there were " Benalla," " Beltana," and of a scheme for a Royal penter, 13th June, 1944; John January, ">*8, and 28th January, 1948, dated 2nd April, 1949. six made available by Ad " Borda." Australian Navy, eventually Gray Corbett, 1st August, 1944; 1948, respectively. Surgeon Lieu Acting Commissioned Writer miralty, Jl, J2, J3, J4, J5, (8) Yes, it presumably inspired becoming the original First Royston Leonard Eveleigh, 25th tenant Franklin Robert' Fay is Officers Owen Edward Williams a verse of John Masefield's Naval Member of the Aus October, 1944; Charles Bruce promoted to the rank of Surgeon and J7. The last two were and Thomas Lea are confirmed in those built under the 1924 • "Cargoes": tralian Commonwealth Armstrong, 2nd July, 1945; the rank of Commissioned Writer Lieutenant - Commander, dated expansion programme, the "Quiriquereme of Nineveh Naval Board. Frank Bromilow, 13th August, Officer, with seniority in rank of 7th May, 1949. "Otway" and "Oxley." from distant Ophir, 1945; Lionel Anthony Robinson, 5th May, 1948, dated 5th May, Termination of Appointment. Rowing home to haven in (10) The futtock shrouds are 1st September, 1945; Dennis 1949. Acting Commissioned -The appointment of Arthur (3) She was the "River Clyde " sunny Palestine, those in a sailing ship Eric Sweeney, 3rd September, . With a cargo of ivory which extend from the tops Stores Officers Chadwick John Balfour Robson as Lieutenant which was beached at Sed- And apes and Peacocks, 1945; John Beckett Robatham, Robert Langdon, Albert Henry (Special Branch), is terminated, del Bahr, Cape Helles, Gal- Sandalwood, cedar wood and of masts outwards to the 1st July, 1946; William Gerald Brown and George Jamieson Cox dated 6th May, 1949—(Ex. Min. lipoli. sweet white wine." edge of the cross trees. Walter Molland. 1st June, 1947; are confirmed in the rank of Com No. 28—Approved 22nd June, (4) It was just before the Battle Frank Harold Henderson, 24th missioned Stores Officer, with August, 1947: Peter Dean Lowd- 1949.) of St. Vincent, when re seniority in rank of 5th May, ports of the enemy fleet "MAIN" COALS nes, 12th April, 1948; James PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES 1948, dated 5th May,' 1949. were being made to Sir FROM THE MAITLAND (N.S.W.(NAW.)) COALFIELD Douglas Baker, 12th May, 1948 (SEAGOING). —dated 9th April, 1949. Lieu Transfer to' Emergency List.— John Jervis, who had fif PELAW MAIN—RICHMOND MAIN tenant (E) David William Cram- Lieutenant John Leslie Lavett is Promotions. teen sail of the line. ABERMAIN—STANFORD MAIN ond is appointed on loan from transferred to the Emergency His Excellency the Governor- "There are eight sail of the for Gas, Railways, Manufacturers and Householders. the Royal Navy, with seniority in List, dated 24th March, 1949. General in Council has approved line. Sir John . . . There rank of 1st January, 1944, dated Transfer to Retired List.—Lieu of the following promotions be are twenty . . . twenty-five STOCKRINGTON COALS 9th April, 1949. Lieutenant (L) tenant-Commander (E) Edward ing made, to date 30th June, . . . twenty-seven . . . " "Enough of that, sir. The unsurpassed for Bunkers. Esmond Frederick George Bow- Percival Liddell is transferred to 1949: FIRST GRADE STEAM COAL FROM THE ertnan is appointed on loan from die is cist, and were thcrc the Retired List, dated 9th Feb To be Captain.—Commander "BOREHOLE" SEAM, NEWCASTLE (N.S.W.). the Royal Navy, with seniority in ruary, 1949. Acting Senior Com fifty sail I would go through Alan Wedel Ramsay McNicoll, them." Whereupon Cap rank of 28th May, 1945. dated missioned Communications Officer G.M. Apply to: 9th April, 1949. John Glover Woolmer is trans tain Hallowell, his Flag To be Commander.—Lieuten ferred to the Retired List, dated Captain, slapped the Ad ant-Commanders John Haste 18th January, 1949. Senior Com miral on the back and cried: J. & A. BROWN & ABERMAIN SEAHAM Promotions.—Lieutenants Al Dowson and John McLauchlan missioned Bandmaster Harry "That's right, Sir John, exander Hugo Evelyn Hood and Adams, O.B.E. and by God! we'll give Alexander Blaskett is transferred Colin Taylor Thompson are pro To be Captain (E.)—Com them a damn good licking." COLLIERIES LIMITEUNITED to the Retired List, dated 1st moted to the rank of Lieuten mander (E.) Edwin Allan Good. Head Office: Shipping Office: March, 1949. ant-Commander, dated 16th May, —(Ex. Min. No. 34—Approved (5) John Esquemeling was a SYDNEY. NAW. NEWCASTLE. Termination of Appointment. 1949, and 1st June, 1949, re 29th June, 1949.) Dutch physician who went spectively. Lieutenant (S) Gil —TV appointment of Vincent to sea, and who lived with bert William James Pugh is pro William Purdie as Temporary W. J. F. RIORDAN, the Buccaneers from 1668 moted to the rank of Lieutenant- Commissioned Writer Officer is Minister for the Navy. to 1674, and who is chiefly Commander (S) (Acting), dated terminated, dated 2nd June, 1949. remembered for his account pnvm<- EVEIY THURSDAY 21st May, 1949. Instructor Sub- EMERGENCY LIST. of them written in "The Lieutenants Peter Ronald D'Abbs, Transfer to Reared list.—Lieu Buccaneers of America." BOXING H|8MT Leo Claud Dixon and Kevin tenant (E) Alec Nairn, M.B.E., Keep a Good (6) The British steamer "Dun- Thomas Foley are promoted to is transferred to the Retired List, kery Beacon" lost her pro the rank of Instructor Lieutenant, dated 4th April, 1949. peller off Wilson's Promon dated 22nd May, 1949. William Leiikeu t tory on the 24th. June last, LEICHHARDT STADIUM David Ctercteko, Chief Engine CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. and was taken in tow by the Room Artificer, Official Number ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE. FOR THE r (EXT ISSUE OF steamer "Glenpark," which 20815, is promoted to the rank Termination of Appointment, towed her to Port Phillip of Commissioned Engineer (Act —The appointment of Ronald Heads, where the tug "Ter- WRESTLING ""iff—" ing) (Provisional), dated 12th Keith Smyth as Surgeon Lieuten The Nmju awhiti" took over and tow May, 1949. ant is terminated, dated 14th ed her to Melbourne. Confirmation in Rank.—Acting April, 1949. Urn AUJUIT, \ 9-13 LORIMER ST. STH. MELBOURNE VICTORIA HARDY'S ENGINEERS STRUCTURAL FOSTERS MECHANICAL INDIGESTION AND ULCERATED STOMACH MARINE REMEDY Quotation* given for all classe* of work 2 9 per 8oz. Carton from all Chemists and Stores TELEPHONE: LAGER MX52J1 (6 Haw) MEWED IY Carlton & United Breweries LM. Hiding PuMbMm Co. Pi,. |»d.. ,*0 i.h,.. St S»d tcuriiftci >1H"IRSUPPORTINV G TROUSERS Jaiiored from