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Vol. II. JANUARY, I9S4. No. I. ZINC
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Jenuery, IW4 mi NA 1 dates on which the envelopes will be dropped are to be announced later. A "COPYBOOK RESCUE" BY R.N. This research project arises from the report of the Committee on Oil Pollution of the Sea, set up The story of a "copybook rescue" was told on by the British Ministry of Transp»rt, and should the return to Devonport of H.M.S. "Implacable" have the co-operation and commendation of every- (Captain A. F. Campbell, O.B.E., R.N.) follow- one, and particularly of those most directly con- ing her participation in the recent Exercise "Mar' cerned. iner". It warms the blood to read it. While on passage from the Scillies to Milford ' Haven a gale sprang up. Wind gusts to Force 9 SALVAGE WORK ON FRENCH WAR were lashing the seas to very steep wave forma- WRECK. tions of some 30 feet in height. A party was working on the quarter-deck with the object of ; The British Admiralty Salvage Organisation is securing the starboard accommodation ladder, now engaged on work preparatory to the removal which was breaking loose. After a very heavy sea of the wreck of the Frcnch destroyer, "Maillc had engulfed the party. Leading Seaman William Brczc," sunk in the Clyde during the early days Woolcock noticed that Able Seaman Harry Gam- of World War II. lin, of Newport, Monmouthshire, was missing. Early last year the Clyde Navigation Trust re- The Leading Seaman ran aft, saw Gamlin in the quested the British Ministry of Transport to re- water, shouted to him, and threw him a lifebuoy. move the wreck for fear that, with the passage of Gamlin appeared to hear the hail, swam to the life- time, oil pollution in the Clyde might be caused buoy, and succeeded in getting into it. either by the corrosion of the ship's structure or Immediately the "Man Overboard" report reach- by another ship fouling the wreck and holing a ed the bridge the Navigating Officer, Lieutenant- fuel tank. In addition, there is the possibility of Commander J. S. Le Blanc Smith, R.N., stopped ' some of the ammunition becoming unstable with the ship, and the Captain manoeuvred her so that age; and this might cause an additional hazard she blew down towards Gamlin, who could be seen —and possibly a resultant loss of life and property at first but was later lost to sight. He was again ; —should the wreck be fouled. seen, however, to leeward of the ship and a * The survey started in June, 1953, and the posi- scrambling net was lowered over the flare on the postcard which is received by the National Insti- tion confirmed or advanced by it is that messenger forward lee side. Commissioned Bosun R. B. Vol. I«. JANUARY, 1954. No. I. tute of Oceanography at its headquarters at Worm- wires for the main lifting wires have been either Jones, R.N., went down the ladder on a line and Icy, near Godalming, Surrey, England. swept or tunnelled under the wreck for most of secured Gamlin, both of them then being hauled OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH: PLOTTING The cards will be numbered, and the date "and its length, that no unforeseen difficulties have to safety inboard. Although his back was injured CURRENTS IN NORTH ATLANTIC. position in which each is dropped will be record- been found, but that great care will have to be slightly when he was washed overboard, Gamlin ed. It will thus be possible to work out the ap- taken to prevent spilling oil during both the final was in good spirits when taken to the sick bay, lifting operation and during the preliminary stages. and he was later landed at Milford Haven for As a contribution to the campaign against the proximate speeds and directions of the currents About one-third of the ammunition was removed hospital treatment. pollution of beachcs by oil refuse jettisoned by from the information received on the postcards. in 1942 and almost all the remainder is in its ships, the National Institute of Oceanography (of If a large percentage of the envelopes dropped in Some fifteen minutes had elapsed from the time proper stowage in the magazines. Great Britain) will shortly initiate an intensive any area is recovered, it follows that oil jettisoned Gamlin went overboard to the time of his recovery Incidentally, the salvage ships engaged in this and extensive research into the surface currents in in that area is very likely to drift ashore. On the from the sea. other hand, if no envelopes from that area are particular work arc the "Barrington," the "Bar- the North Atlantic to the West of the British On the following morning Rear-Admiral W. L. recovered, there arc strong grounds for assuming .11a," the "Succour" and the "Barglow," the two Isles G. Adams, O.B.E., Flag Officer Training Squad- that oil jettisoned there is unlikely to come ashore. former having taken part during the early stages. It is planned to drop into the sea 10,000 plastic ron, who was flying his flag in H.M.S. "Implac- Dropping will be carried out from Britain's As foreseen, a further difficulty lies in the envelopes, many of which will eventually float able" at the time, assembled the ship's company Coastal Command aircraft navigational training imount of silt that has deposited itself in the ship ashore on the coasts of Britain and other N.W. and complimented them on the fine team spirit flights. The dropping track will run from the Bay during the 13 years since she sank. The next European countries. which had been demonstrated in the course of the of Biscay, roughly in a semi circle of 500 miles step, therefore, is to lighten the wreck by cutting Each .envelope will contain a franked addressed rescuc. He commended Commissioned Bosun radius, to a point half-way between the Hebrides off the superstructure and removing as much silt postcard, on which will be printed a simple ques- Jones and Captain Campbell "whose prompt ac- and Iceland, and will thus stretch from side to •is possible prior to raising. tionnaire, and a small sheet of instructions for tion, fine ship handling and good judgment assist- side of the N.E.-going belt of current which crosses When this has been done lifting craft will be completing it. To make the envelope catch the ed a kind Providence in making a copybook the Atlantic in these latitudes. brought to the Clyde and the main lifting wire* eye more readily, the postcard will bear a wide passed under the wreck, by means of the messeng- rescue." red stripe and the instructions will be on yellow In order to learn more about seasonal changes in the currents, about 2,000 envelopes will be drop- er wires already in place. The wreck will then "You may see worse weather, other men over- paper. Finders will be asked to write on the post- be bodily lifted on to a nearby mud bank, where board, but you will never see a more promptly card their name and address, and the date and per in early spring, autumn and winter of 1954; double that quantity will be released in early the ammunition will be removed by experts and and eficiently executed rescue," he said. place of recovery of the envelope. The instructions the wreck prepared for towing to a shipbreaking will be printed in eight different languages. A summer, when the chances of recovery by holiday- It is beyond all question that Admiral Adams'' makers between one and three months later will firm. This will probably be done during the Eng- sentiments will find an echo throughout all the 1 reward of half-a-crown, or its equiv^jent in for lish Spring and Summer of this year. eign currency, will be paid to the sender of each be greater than during the other seasons. The Services. THi NAVY •Unuwy, IW4 k 4 THE WORLD'S TIME KEEPER. HISTORY OF THE ROYAL GREENWICH OBSERVATORY. By TREVOR WILLIAMS,
Even to those without astro- signed by Sir Christopher Wren, such important national institu- nomical knowledge, the name of was defrayed by selling spoilt tions as the Post Office and the the London borough of Green- gunpowder, but the tens of thou- railways; he inaugurated an im- wich ij famous, for Greenwich sands of observations he made portant new series of observa- Ashore I time is the basis of the world's were in large measure financed tions of the planets. Greenwich State Electricity Commission. time - keeping. Greenwich time from his own pocket. Time—for long known popularly Imperial Chemical Industries A.N.Z. may be seen in operation by any- as Railway Time—became the Australian G«i Light Co. Edmund Halley, who succeed- body who happens to be within Australian Iron and Stool Ltd. ed him, was embarrassed on his legal time of Britain in 1880; four Stewerts and Uoyds. sight of the Observatory there appointment by the fact that years later the Greenwich meri- Thompsons (Castlemaine). at one o'clock in the afternoon. dian was adopted by an interna' Department of Railways. Flamsteed's widow had, quite Five minutes before the hour the rightly, removed from the Ob- tional conference, as the basis for Waterside Cold Storos. Time Ball, a dull red globe five Straats lea Cream. servatory a 11 the instruments determining time all over the Nuffield {Aust.) Ltd. feet (1.5 metres) in diameter, is which her husband had bought. world. Vacuum Oil Coy. hauled half-way up a mast; at However, a grant from the Board two minutes to the hour the ball The magnetic recordings which of Ordnance enabled him to re- now form an important part of is raised to the top; precisely at equip it with essential instru- the hour it is allowed to fall. the Observatory's work were be- Afloat! ments and continue the observa- gun in 1840, and are the longest Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. This practice is now primarily tional work. The next Astrono- unbroken series made anywhere Adalaida Staam Ship Co. of historic interest, for the exact mer Royal, James Bradley—who in the world. When it became Jamas Patrick and Co. Pty. Ltd. hour is now indicated at various discovered the laws of atmos- apparent that magnetic disturb- Mcllwraittl McEacharn Ltd. pheric refraction and made ob- Huddart Parker Ltd. times during the day by signals ahces were in some way related P. and O. Staam Navigation Co. broadcast by the British Broad- servations more accurate than to sunspots, a photoheliograph was Dopartmant of tha Navy. casting Corporation. Formerly, those of his predecessors—was set up in 1873 to take daily pic- City Lino W. 6. Douchar and Co. Ltd. however, it was of the utmost partly financed by the sale of old tures of the sun's surface. These A.U.S.N. Co. Ltd. importance in enabling ships naval stores. records have proved immensely Newcastle and Huntar Rivar Stoamship Co. Ltd. passing down the River Thames Despite tnese difficulties, a vast valuable in a variety of investiga- AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. to all parts of the world to set number of accurate astronomical tions. In 1923, however, this their chronometers precisely, thus observations were made, and the work had to be removed to a site PHONE BW 2373 ANC WE WILL SEND AN EXPERT ENGINEER TO if H.M.A.S. " Arunta " on har enabling them to determine the Observatory acquired an inter- further from London, as the elec- INSPECT AND ADVISE YOU ON YOUR INSULATING PROBLEMS. recant trials aftor tha staam longitude during their voyages. trification of the local railway pro- pipos and boilars had baan national reputation. In 1818 con- NOTHING IS TOO HOT OR TOO COLD FOR UNI-"VERSIL" TO INSULATE. insulated by Unt-"Vorsil". Founded By A King. trol passed from the Board of duced magnetic effects which up- WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN THERMAL INSULATION. AND OUR TECH- set the delicate instruments. NICIANS ARE EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH EVERY TYPE OF This ceremony of the Time Ordnance to the Admiralty, and INSULATING MATERIAL Ball was inaugurated in 1833, but the Observatory undertook the Moved To A Castle. the Observatory was founded by exceedingly important task of More recently still, other de- U N l-"V ERSIL" INSULATING COMPANY King Charles II in 1675, pri- testing all naval chronometers. velopments in the outside world HEAD OFFICE: 17 MACQUARIE PLACE, SYDNEY marily for the purpose of assist- Under George Airy, Astrono- have required the greater part of also at MELBOURNE, HOBART, ADELAIDE and PERTH ing navigation, and in particular mer Royal from 1835 to 1881, the observational work to be of studying the then unsolved the Observatory entered upon a transferred. Greenwich, a coun- problem of finding the longitude period of still greater lustre. In try village in 1675, is now a part at sea. When it was reported to 1851 he brought into use a new of London and the Observatory King Charles that existing tables transit circle with which more is in the centre of a built-up dis- Who* skips of the Nmvy of the moon's motion and charts than half a million observations trict. Smoke and glare seriously " htavm to" tUs rope Keep a Good of the positions of the fixed stars have been made; he devised affected the quality of observa- hold* fort I were both seriously inaccurate, methods by which magnetic com- tions, and in consequence a move he gave a site in his royal park at passes could be used in the iron has been made to a 15th century Lookout Gieenwich for the building of an ships then coming into general castle at Herstmonceux, Sussex. observatory where new and more use; he made new standards of The new Observatory does not accurate observations might be FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF weight and length to replace lie on the Greenwich meridian, made by John Flamsteed, those lost when the Houses of and its local time differs by about Britain's first Astronomer Royal. Parliament were destroyed, by a minute from that at the old site. 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January, 1954 THt NAVY BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CRUISERS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA PORT LINE LIMITED Three cruisers belonging to stay at Sydney from February Navies of the British Common- 24th until March 6th. Regular sailings for: wealth will visit Australia in From Sydney she would go to UNITED KINGDOM February and March next year. Melbourne and remain there and CONTINENT, They are the "Ceylon," of the from March 8th until March TAKING WOOL, Royal Navy, the "Ontario," of 16th. She would visit Adelaide REFRIGERATED the Royal Canadian Navy, and from March 18th until March and 24th and Fremantle from March the "Black Prince," of the Royal GENERAL CARGO New Zealand Navy. 28th until April 1st, on which" latter date she would leave on ALSO LIMITED The Minister for the Navy return to her station as part of NUMBER SALOON (the Hon. William McMahon) the eocort to the Royal liner PASSENGERS. said on December 18 that the "Gothic," which would also con- For further particulars apply: cruisers would make the visit pri- sist of the R.A.N, ships "Ven- marily at the invitation of the geance," "Aniac" and "Bataan." PORT LINE LTD., Tasmanian Government, through 1-7 BENT ST, SYDNEY The "Ontario" would arrive at the Australian Government, to Melbourne on February 6th and (Inc. in England) attend the State's sesquiccntcnary stay until February 10th. She celebrations at Hobart in Feb- Or Agents: would remain at Hobart from ruary. The celebrations would February 11th until February GIBBS BRIGHT Be CO., coincide with the visit to Hobart 23rd. 37 PITT ST., SYDNEY of the Queen and the Duke of AJoo at Edinburgh. Afterwards she would visit New Zealand ports and then BRISBANE, MELBOURNE. Hobart was the only place at rcach Sydney on March 9th. ADELAIDE, PERTH, and NEWCASTLE which the three ships would be Four days later she would leave seen together. The "Ontario" for Brisbane and arrive there on would be there from February March 15th. She would, sail on 11th until February 23rd, and her return to Canada on March th: "Ceylon" and "Black Prince" 19th. from February 13th until Feb- The "Black Princc" would not ALEX H. MACKIE ruary 22nd. visit any Australian ports cxccpt Hobart. Yacht! crotsad the starting lino in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race last month in e strong br*o
January. |H4 THi NAVY II •1 "• inasmuch as no ship had been H.MJUS. "AUSTRALIA" hit as frequently and yet remain- Naval Escarts far Rayal Taw ed fighting. TO BE SCRAPPED After repairs to make her sea- From 27th November to From 1st February to 10th December: 15th March: The cruiser "Australia" is to be scrap- worthy had been effected in Syd- ney, the "Australia" left for Eng- H.M.S. "Sheffield" (Commo- ped. She will be sold out of the Service While Her Majesty is onboard for that purpose after she has been paid land by way of the United States dore (2nd Class) K. McN to undergo a major refit, leaving Campbell-Walter, R.N.) wearing the "Gothic" in Australian waters, off in the middle of 1954. escort duty will be shared be- She was one of the class of cruisers de- the Australian dockyard facilities the flag of Vice-Admiral J. F. available for the servicing of the Stevens, C.B., C.B.E., British tween H. M. A. S. "Australia" signed as a result of the Washington (Captain A. R. McNicol, G.M., Treaty in 1921. H.M.S. "Cumberland," British Pacific Fleer. The end of Naval Commander - in - Chief, the war rendered the carrying out America and West Indies Station, R.A.N.) wearing the flag of Rear- which is now being employed in the Admiral R. R. Dowling, C.B.E., Royal Navy on experimental work, and of this refit in England unneces- escorted S.S. "Gothic" from Ja- sary and she returned to Sydney maica to the limits of the Station. D.S.O., R.A.N., Flag Officer not as a cruiser, will be the only survivor Commanding H.M. Australian of this class. H.M.S. "Devonshire," early in 1946. In May, 1947, she was rccommissioned for duties Fleet; H.M. AS. "Vengeance" which was used after the war for officer- From 10th December to (Captain H. M. Burrell, R.A.N.); cadet training, was paid off for scrapping in the Fleet and had remained on 31st January: service ever since. H.M.A S. "Anzac") (Captain J. recently and her place taken by the light In the New Zealand Station, S. Mesley, D.S.C., R.A.N.); and fleet carrier "Triumph." Mr. McMahon said that the escort duty was provided by H.M A S. "Quadrant" (Captain The "Australia" has been a major unit name of the famous ship and the H. M.N. Z.S. ("Black Prince" S. H. Beattie, V.C., R.N.). The of the Royal Australian Navy for a quart- engagements in which she -had (Captain J. F. Whitfield, D.S.C., escort will be augmented by three er of a century. In the last four years figured would always form a glor- R.N.). From the 20th January Australian frigates at the ap- she has been used as the training ship of ious place in Australian history. to the 23rd January within this proaches to Sydney. Escorts for the Australian Fleet. Her place in that They were in the highest tradi- period this escort was augmented the homeward journey at time of capacity will be taken by the light fleet tions of naval warfare. by three other H.M.N.Z. Ships. writing had not.been announced. aircraft carrier "Vengeance."
The Minister for the Navy Commanding the Aus t r a ! i a n From December, 1943, she as- (the Hon. William McMahon) Squadron, latterly the Australian sisted in landing operations in said on December 7 that the Fleet, and she had represented her many other parts of the South scrapping of such a distinguished country abroad with distinction West Pacific and then, in Oc- and well-loved ship as the "Aus- both in peace and war. tober, 1944, helped in the bom- tralia" would be deeply regretted In the Second World War, in bardment of targets in Leyte by cv'ry officer and rating in the which she won the name "The Gulf. There she was damaged by R A N ind by the public gener- Fighting Australia," she had serv a Japanese suicide aircraft which ally. but the passage of time had ed in many parts of the world crashed into her foremast and made it inevitable. and had been in action on many caused damage and extensive fire. After 25 years of arduous ser- occasions. It would take too long Among the casualties were Com- vice, H M A S. "Australia" was to mention all her exploits, but it modore J. A. Collins (now Vice worn out and had reached the was appropriate, at this time that Admiral Sir John Collins, K.B.E., stage at which it would be un- some of them should be recalled. C.B., First Naval Member and economical to continue her up- During the early years of the Chief of the Naval Staff) who keep. Although she could still last War. she served in all the was seriously wounded, and Cap- develop her designed power, she oceans of the world, escorting tain E V. Deschaineaux, D.S.C., was now due for extensive struct- troop convoys to the Middle East R.A.N , who was killed. ural repairs, which would cost and to the United Kingdom, and She was sent to the American about £200,000. If she were re- taking part in patrols off the Nor repair base of Espiritu Santo in tained in commission, engineer- wegian coast. She also took part the Solomons to be repaired as MAY WE WORK ing maintenance, which would in the abortive attack on Dakar she was urgently required for become necesaary before the end in support of the Free French, on subsequent operations. These re- WITH YOU ON YOUR of next year, would cost a further which occasion she was hit by pairs were completed in time for £150,000. Shell fire. In May, 1942, she was h-er to take part in the operations STEEL ft TOOL PROBLEMS? & Mr McMahon added that it engaged in the Battle of the Coral in the Lingayen Gulf. While EAGLE GLOBE was not difficult to realise why the Sea and was at one time attacked engaged on these duties, she was "Australia" had aroused so much by 19 Japanese heavy bombers. hit by uo less than five Kamikaze 23-37 BUCKLAND ST., BROADWAY, N.S.W. affection among officers and men Three months later she led the aircraft but continued to use her Telephone: MA 6421 STEEL CO LTD. of the R A N force escorting a convoy of nine guns in support of the landings Srandm Throughout Amtralian Capitol Citiot. More often than not she had transports and six store ships for as long as she was required. This Aiiociatod Company: ARTHUR BALFOUR » COMPANY LTD. SWfRold. En,. worn the Flag of the Officer the landing at Guadalcanal. part of her history was an epic,
12 THf NAVY January, IH4 II > .- MftMliHiA H.M.A.S. "CULGOA" RETURNS FROM KOREA H.M.A.S. " Australia" band A Naval official said the men old twins, Cherie and Steven, for HEWS OF THE WORLD'S NAVIES and about relatives and were paid £10,000 after withdraw- the first time. friends of crew members welcom- ing from service in operational The Minister for the Navy, the ed the frigate H.M.A.S. "Cul- waters, and a big part of it was Hon. William McMahon, sent a COLLISION DURING undergoing a refit and will then H.M. MOTOR LAUNCH goa," when she tied up at the fit- spent in gifts for those at home. message to "Culgoa's" Captain, EXERCISE "MARINER." relieve the cruiser "Swiftsure" in FIRED ON IN PEARL RIVER ting-out wharf. Garden Island, Commander W. G. Wright, Lieutenant-Commander R. Clarke. While taking part in the Exer- the British Home Fleet. ESTUARY. Sydney, on the morning of De- Commander of the Garden Is- cise "Mariner" the cruiser "Swift- Casualties sustained by H.M. During its nine months tour of cember 7, after nine months ser- land dockyard, officially welcomed sure" (Captain T. L. Bratt, D.S. M.L.1323, fired on by a Chinese duty, H.M.A.S. "Culgoa" was en- U.S. BATTLESHIP TRAPPED vice in Korean waters. the ship home. C., R.N.), and the "Daring" class Communist vessel in the Pearl gaged on patrol and bombarding IN PANAMA CANAL. H.M.A.S. "Culgoa" was de- Some of the disembarking ship "Diamond" (Captain R. I. River Estuary recently, totalled duties off the East and West The 45,000-ton United States scribed as a "Santa Claus" ship crew members had their first A. Sarell, D.S.C., R.N.) were in six killed and five wounded. coasts of Korea. battleship, "New Jersey," was by its happy crew members. glimpse of sons and daughters, collision off Iceland during the From the information at present trapped for one hour in the Pan- Most of the frigate's comple- born during their absence from On December 9 she sailed night of September 29. Reports available it is not possible to de- ama Canal on November 9. The ment of 177 brought loads of toys Australia. Leading Stoker-Mech- from Sydney for Melbourne, indicate that fire occurred in the termine with exactitude the posi- giant warship, was entering the and Christmas gifts from Hong anic A. Lonsdale, of Merrylands, where she was subsequently paid "Swiftsure," but that this was tion of the motor launch at the Pedro Miguel lock when its bow Kong and Japan. near Sydney, saw his eight-weeks- off. quickly brought under control. time. The M.L., which was not It was then found that there was became caught over the sill of in British territorial waters, was some damage on the starboard the canal chamber. Water was first fired on by small arms and side in the bridge structure, but pumped into the lock until the later by a larger calibre gun. The that the ship was not damaged warship floated free, undamaged. craft sustained at least two hits, below the waterline. The "Dia- one in the wheelhouse and one in mond" was damaged for'ard. The H.M.S. "INDOMITABLE" the gun room, which rendered "Swiftsure," wearing the flag of TO RESERVE. her unmanoeuvrable and which Rear-Admiral J. W. Cuthbert, H.M.S. "Indomitable," fleet air- accounted for most of the casual- C.B., C.B.E., Flag Officer Flo- craft carrier, was towed late last ties. In the absence of the officer tillas, British Home Fleet, was year from Portsmouth to the Firth and senior ratings, all of whom proceeding with H.M.S. "Dia- of Forth, Scotland, where she were casualties, the launch was mond" to join up with the Strik- joined the British Reserve Fleet. got under way and brought back ing Fleet taking part in the Exer- to harbour by Leading Seaman cise and to refuel in a position Gordon R. Cleaver. The Com- about 80 miles South of Iceland. "BRITISH GUIANA ACTION. mander-in-Chief Far East Station After the accident, the "Swift- During the recent action taken (Vice-Admiral Sir Charles E. sure" with H. M. S. "Decoy" by the Governor of British Lambe, K.C.B., C.V.O.) flew (Captain R. H. Maurice, D.S.O., Guiana, support was given to the from Singapore to Hong Kong to investigate. A member of the D.S.C., R.N.) and H.M.S. "Cross- Colonial authorities by the Royal Royal Hong Kong Defence bow" (Commander H. D. McL. Navy and the Army. H.M. Ships Force, a local part-time volunteer Slater, R.N.) in company and the "Superb" (Commodore R. G. force, who was taking passage as "Diamond" with H.M.S. "Battle- Toss will, O.B.E., R.N.), wearing a guest in the M.L., was among axe" (Captain E. C. Bayldon, the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir the casualties. D.S.C., R.N.) proceeded to Ice- William Andrewes, K.B.E., C.B., land to refuel from the R.F.A. D.S.O., "Bigbury Bay" (Com- "Wave Master" and were then mander D. G. D. Hall-Wright, ANOTHER "DARING" CLASS ordered to return to the United R.N.), and "Burghead Bay" SHIP ACCEPTED FOR R.N. Kingdom. Several men received (Commander J. Wilkinson, R.N.) H.M.S. "Delight" (Captain H. minor injuries in the accident. undertook the movement of J. F. Lane, O.B.E., R.N.), a "Dar- troops with the British West In- ing" class ship, has been accepted dies. Reinforcements were for the Royal Navy from her NEW FLAGSHIP OF THE brought to the area by H.M.S. builders, the Fairfield Shipbuild- BRITISH RESERVE FLEET. "Implacable," fleet carrier of the ing and Engineering Company The cruiser "Cleopatra," who British Home Fleet, ordered to Ltd., of Govan, Glasgow. It is had been in reserve at Chatham, make ready for the task immedi- intended that she should join the relieved the cruiser "Jamaica," the ately after completing her opera- Mediterranean Fleet, and, it is un- then flagship of the Flag Officer tions in Exercise "Mariner." She derstood that she did so at the Commanding British Res e r v e sailed from Devonport on Octob- end of 1953. The "Delight" is Fleet (Vice-Admiral I. M. R. er 10 with the 1st Battaliori Ar- the seventh of her class of eight Campbell, C.B., D.S.O.), early in gyle and Sutherland Highlanders to be accepted for the Royal Happy fether, Leedin^-SeamaB Alan Loasdale. raw his twin sms, Stephen and Keith, for the first time recently when he rah"Bed November. H.M.S. "Jamaica" is embarked. Navy. on the destroyer H.M>i. "Culgoa" from service In Korea.
JaiHiery, 1914 •4 THE NAVY H.M.S. "CHIVALROUS" ningham, of Hyndhope, Lord to build small warships. There distance at that time. On Oc- closely followed reports as they deck and a naval band played ap- FOR PAKISTAN NAVY. Fraser, of North Cape, Sir Alger- are no fewer than 30 of these tober 17, after a round of official were flashed between the ships. propriate music on the famous old calls, a short memorial service Later Her Majesty sent this mes- The British Admiralty has an- non Willis, and Sir Arthur firms engaged in building one or cruiser during the course of the was held at the British Cemetery sage' to the 'Black Prince": "I nounced that arrangements have Power. The C o m m a n der-in- more coastal or inshore mine- function. The white uniforms of where ten ratings of H.M.S. am very distressed to learn of the been made to lend Her Majesty's Chief, Portsmouth (Admiral Sir sweepers or seaward defence ves- the Admiral, the Captain, and Of- "Saumarei" and two of H.M.S. loss of one of your ship's com- Ship "Chivalrous" to the Pakistan John Edelsten) was also present. sels. Seventeen of the 47 coastal ficers of H.M.A.S. "Australia" "Volage" are buried. A Guard pany, and I offer you my sym- Navy for a period of three years minesweepers and 20 of the 48 made a contrast with the dark H.MS. "TYRIAN" of Honour was paraded by the lo- pathy." The sailor was Ordinary in the first instance, subject to inshore minesweepers now being suits worn by men guests, who in- AGROUND—BUT cal Military Commander, Colonel Seaman Peter Marryatt, 20, son extension by agreement, the vessel built have already been launched cluded Rear-Admiral H. A. REFLOATED. Pappas, and a short service read of Mrs. E. R. Marryatt, of Ohopc to be returned on request in an and follow-on orders have been Showers, Lt.-General F. H. by the Acting Bishop of Corfu, Beach, Whakatane, New Zealand. emergency. The ship will be re- H M.S. "Tyrian," a fast anti- given to several yards such as Berryman, and members of the who had taken part in the orig- The Queen sent this message to fitted in a commercial yard on submarine frigate, went aground Cook, Welldon and Gcmmcll, of Diplomatic and Consular Corps. inal service. Wreaths were laid the New Zealand Naval Board: Merseyside at the expense of the on Haisbro' Sands, off the Nor- Beverley, Camper and Nicholsons, by Admiral Selby, the Deputy "I am gready distressed to learn RESERVES DRAWN ON Pakistan Government. folk coast on the night of Sep- of Southampton, and the Goole tember 29 while escorting a con- Shipbuilding and Repairing Com- Mayor, and Mr. Vella (head of of the loss of Ordinary Seaman FOR EXERCISE "MARINER" the Maltese community). The Marryatt from H.M.N.Z.S. 'Black voy in the Exercise "Mariner." pany of Goole. These small For the recent Exercise "Mar- ADMIRALS OF THE FLEET graves were in particularly good Prince' whilst escorting the She was refloated, on the next yards are indeed likely to be fully iner" it was necessary for the AT TRAFALGAR DINNER. order. This corner of the British 'Gothic'. Please convey to his tide occupied in building minesweep- British Admiralty . to provide Cemetery is still remembered af- relatives my heartfelt sympathy The most senior officers of the ers for the next year or two as a some 360 additional Naval officers Royal Navy—the Admirals of BRITAIN'S SMALL result of the United States order ter seven years have elapsed. in their loss." SHIPYARDS BUSY. and 1,900 additional ratings to the Fleet—dined at the . Royal for the construction in Britain of man up to wartime strength the Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, on In "News from the Shipyards, inshore minesweepers for the N. RUSSIA THREATENS US. FAREWELL BY ADMIRAL various maritime headquarters, Trafalgar Day. At present there Rear-Admiral G. P. Thomson T O. countries to the value of NAVAL SUPREMACY. EATON. the shipping control and seaward C.B., C.B.E., points out that Brit are fourteen Admirals of the approximately £4,000,000. Russia is determined to chal- A gay scene awaited the 200 defence organisations, and, with- ain is fortunate in having, in ad Fleet, including H.R.H. The Duke lenge United States naval suprem- guests at the farewell party given in these, to meet the extra com- dition to her well-known ship of Edinburgh, who was the guest RUSSIAN NAVAL acy, Admiral Robert Carney, by Rear-Admiral Eaton and Mrs. munications needs. They were building yards, a considerable of honour, last year. Those pres- DISPOSITIONS IN THE Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, Eator: on board H.M.A.S. "Aus- largely drawn from the R.N.R., number of small yards not swamp- ent were: Lord Chatfield, the WEST. said in New York on December tralia" on the night of December the R.N.V.R., the R.N.V. (S)R., ed with orders for merchant Earl of Cork and Orre.y, Sir According to United States 11. He said that Russia was buy- 10. Flags decorated the quarter- and the W.R.N.S. Charles Forbes, Viscount Cun- ships which are able and anxious and Scandinavian Intelligence re- ing merchant ships from Amer- ports the main dispositions of So- ica's friends and allies, so that her viet naval forces in the West are own shipyards could concentrate as follow: Baltic: Two new and on building warships. Admiral five reconstructed cruisers, plus Camey is reported to have urged POOLE & STEEL LTD. aged battleships. Forty destroy- the [American] Navy League to NICOL BROS. PTY. LTD. ers and anti-submarine ships. Not head a nation-wide appeal for ex- INCORPORATING more than 100 operational sub- panded naval building. He said marines, most of them coastal that the Soviet Navy was a great- type, 700 to 900 naval planes. er menace to United States secur- PENGUIN HEAVY LIFTING PTY. LTD. 43 STEPHEN ST., BALMAIN, Arctic: One new and two 1950 ity in the long run than either 6> N.S.W. cruisers. Forty destroyers, a/s, the Red Army or Red Air Force. and escort vessels. About 30 He added that the United States PENGUIN PTY. LTD. Telephone: WB2511 s/ms, mostly ocean-going but Navy had not commissioned one few newly built and none with aircraft-carrier since the war. ALL CLASSES OF STEAM DIESEL Snorts. AND GENERAL ENGINEERING SEAMAN LOST OVERBOARD BOILERMAKERS, OXY-ACETYLENE General Engineers, Boilermakers, Shipbuilders, Dredge Builders CORFU CHANNEL FROM H.M.N25. AND ELECTRIC WELDERS INCIDENT RECALLED. "BLACK PRINCE." Plans, Specifications and Estimates prepared Rear-Admiral W. H. Selby, When, on December 11, the PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK for Mining Dredges and Plant of all kinds. D.S.C. (Head of the British Naval Royal Liner "Gothic" was a few FLOATING CRANE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES Electric Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Work. Mission to Greece), accompanied hundred miles north of Tahiti, (20 TON CAPACITY) by Mrs. Selby, paid a semi-official Hound for Suva, a sailor from the visit to Corfu from October 16 escorting cruiser "Black Prince," ALL CLASSES OF MARINE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE to 19. The Admiral was Captain was lost overboard. Both ships Telegrams: D.3, in H.M.S. "Saumarez" at the immediately turned back at full 10-20 WESTON ST., BALMAIN EAST time of the Corfu Channel Inci- 'peed. After eight hours, when dent, and was able to renew ac- Phones: WB 3121 — 3 lines "POOLSTEEL," BALMALN, N.S.W. all hope of the man's rescue was quaintance with several members gone, the search was abandoned. After hours: UM 9485, WM 3225, FM 5708. of the community who gave as- All through the search the Queen
It THE NAVY January, tt*4 IT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL PROMOTIONS MARITIME NEWS OF THE The following R.A.N, promo- Commander (L)), of Nowra, of W.A.; Cecil Leslie Crook, tions were announced in Can- N.S.W. D.S.C., of Avalon Beach, N.S.W.; berra and Melbourne by the Min- Instructor Lieut en a n t - C o m- William Henry Reid, of Tasman- ister for the Navy on January 1. mander to Instructor Commander: ia; John Ferguson Bottomley, of Neville James Gaven (Acting In- Woollahra, N.S.W.; Ray Forrest Royal Australian Navy. structor-Commander), of Belfield, Williams, D.S.C., of Roseville. Commander to Captain: Victor N.S.W. N.S.W.; Ian Hamilton Wrigley, Alfred Smith, D.S.C., of Victoria. Surgeon Lieutenant-Command- of Vaucluse, N.S.W. Surgeon Lieutenant-Command- WORLFrom our CorrespondentDs in Lieutenant-C ommander to er to Surgeon Commander: Rob- er to Surgeon Commander: Harry Commander: Robin Angus Har- ert Michael Coplands (Acting LONDON and NEW YORK vey Miller, of Victoria; Anthony Surgeon-Commander), of Jervis, Douglas Raffan, of Sydney, Hawtrey Cooper, of Greenwich N.S.W. N.S.W. By Point, NSW.; Ian Hepburn- Commander (S) to Captain Lieutenant (Sp. Br.) to Lieu- AIR MAIL Scott Cartwright (Acting Com- (S): Eric Douglas Creal, of War- tenant - Commander (Sp. Br.): mander), of Flinders Naval De- rawee, N.S.W. Adrian Aston Stock, of S.A. pot, Vic. Lieutenant-Commander (S) to "MARIPOSA" NOW ON and remained there from De- Sea. A spokesman for the Japan- Lieutenant-Commander (E) to Commander (S): John Irvin R.A.N. Volunteer Reserve. ATLANTIC RUN. cember 24 until December 29. ese Maritime Safety Board said Commander (E): Geoffrey Pres- Moore (Acting Commander (S), Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Com- The London "Times" stated re- The "Barcoo," which was accom- on December 15 that the patrol ton Hood (Acting Commander of Woollahra, N.S.W.; Allan mander: Brisbane Stuart Hughes, cently that the Home Line, of panied by the tender "Jabiru," boats would be armed with three- (E), of Wollstonecraft, N.S.W. Donald Lochland (Acting Com- of Haberfield, N.S.W. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, has berthed at Port Melbourne during inch guns and machine guns of Lieutenant-Commander (L) to mander (S)), of Kings ford, Lieutenant (E) to Lieutenant- bought the Matson liner "Mari- the Christmas leave period. The 20 and 40 millimetre calibre, leas- Commander (L): George Vernon N.S.W. Commander (E): Albert Hale- posa," which for many years ran Minister for the Navy (the Hon. ed from the United States. The Dunk (Acting Commander (L)), Royal Australian Naval Reserve. wood Brew (Acting Lieutenant- the Pacific crossing from San William McMahon) said on No- boats were not previously armed, of Fivedock, NSW.; Richard Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Com- Commander (E)), of Killara, Francisco to Sydney. The liner vember 27 that the surveys were except for pistols carried by mem- Rex Wells Humbley (Acting mander: Alfred Charles Pearson, N.S.W. is to be re-named the "Homeric" considered necessary to enable bers of the crews. The Maritime and will sail between Britain and the R.A.N. Hydrographic Service Safety Board said that a fleet of Canada. in Sydney to produce up-to-date Chinese Communist gunboats fir- charts of the areas. ed on four Japanese ships South- U.S. DEFENCE PLAN. NEW SHIP ORDERED "MOOLTAN" SAILS ON West of Korea on December 14 HER LAST VOYAGE. RUSSIA PRESENTS A message from Washington FOR AUSTRALIAN and captured one trawler. The P. & O. liner, "Mooltin," WARSHIPS TO CHINA JAPAN said on December 15 that the SERVICE. pulled away from No. 13 wharf, COMMUNIST CHINA. MANILA, new chairman of the U.S. Joint A spokesman for the Austra- WOMAN'S LONE VOYAGE. Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour, on PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Chiefs of Staff, Admiral A. W. lian Shipbuilding Board said on Soviet Russia has presented to A message from San Pedro, November 24 on her last voyage HONG KONG, Radford, had stated that the December 18 that the West Aus- Communist China six warships as California, said on November 24 on the England-Australia run. JAPAN PORTS. United States "new look" defence tralian Shipping Service had plac part of the programme to build that Mrs. Veed Rideout, a 42- The veteran 21,000-ton liner, plan would emphasise America's ed an order with the board for a up the Red Chinese Navy, the years-old American divorcee, plan- which was built in 1923, will be Regular sailings from invincible air power anck atomic 2,500-ton deadweight vessel. It Chinese Nationalist News Agency ned to leave last month (De- sold or broken up when she ar- Sydney by modem Luxury weapons and reduce tne total would be the largest passenger- in Formosa said on December 23. cember, 1953) on a solo seven- rives in England. Liners, First Class accom- number of men under arms. Ad- cargo ship built in Australia and years-long voyage around the modation in Single and would be constructed at the US. NAVY LOANS world in a 25-foot ketch. miral Radford is reported to have TWO R.A.N. SHIPS TO 17 FRIGATES TO JAPAN. Double Rooms with pri- outlined the four-year military N.S.W. State Dockyards at New- SURVEY BASS STRAIT TWENTY DIE IN BIG DOCK vate bath available. plan in an address to the Nation- castle, N.S.W. It is expected that The United States Navy on De- the keel of the new ship will be AREAS. cember 15 handed to the Japan- EXPLOSION. al Press Club. 'The concept of The Royal Australian Navy laid early in 1954. ese Defence Force the last of the A message from Lisbon, capi- Full details bom the 'new look' is the development frigates "Warrego" and "Barcoo" 17 American frigates being loan- tal of Portugal, on November 25 of an armed posture which can AUSTRALIAN GOVERN- left Sydney on Thursday, No- ed on four Japanese ships South- said that a munitions factory ex- Australian-Oriental be supported, year in and year MENT SELLS GOVERNMENT- vember 26 to continue surveys signed by the two countries in plosion on November 24 killed at out, on a long-term basis; not OWNED SHIPS. of waters in Bass Strait. The Line Ltd. 1952. Japan has also received 50 least 20 people and injured 220. just one year . . . but for 10 "Warrego" was to survey the The Australian Minister for landing craft on loan from the The explosion, which rocked the China Navigation ta. years, or even 20 years if neces- area bounded by lines drawn be- Territories, the Hon. Paul Has United States.' Lisbon dock area, demolished one sary," he said. As a starter, the tween Cape Otway, Cape Schanck Limited luck, announced in Canberra on large building and stripped roofs Joint Chiefs of Staff had picked and King Island, and the "Bar- December 21 that the Australian JAPANESE ARM PATROL within 200 yards. People in i period through the fiscal year CJO" the area between Cape JOINT SERVICE Government had sold 11 small is BOATS. nearby streets panicked and rush- 1957. "Accordingly, we plan a Schanck and Wilson's Promon- G. S. YUILL AND CO. land trading vessels for £147,705 Japan will send out 50 armed ed for cover, their cries mingling force, the levels of'which provide tory. It is expected that the sur- PTY. LTD. He said the vessels belonged to patrol boats in future to coynter with the screams of the wounded us (the U.S.) with mobile, ver- veys will be completed about the Managing Agents the Government Inter-Is land the outbreak of attacks by Com- and trapped. First reports said satile, combat forces in readiness, middle of March. "Warrego" < BRIDGE ST. BW 2731-2-3. Shipping Service of the Territory munist Chinese vessels on Japan- that the explosion occurred in a and an adequate mobilisation base. returned to Sydney for Christmas of Papua and New Guinea. ese fishing craft in the East China building where 87 men were test-
II THE NAVY Jaiwery, I9S4 entrance to Westernport, 18$ boats for 12 hours. There were Dutch ship at Hamburg and liv- KOREAN FERRY BOAT miles from Flinders Naval Depot no passengers. ed for 12 days on a bottle of cog- SINKS. where the R.A.N. Gunnery nac, immigration said on Novemb- A Korean ferry boat sank im- School is established. It is ex US. CUTS COAST GUARD er 30 when the ship arrived at mediately in a collision with an pected that this Range, which has SERVICES. Montreal, Canada. American Army fire-boat in Pu- been projected for some time, will The United States Coast san harbour on December 12. be completed by the end of BIG UNER LOSES RUDDER Guard has decided as from the The United States Army head- March, 1954. and all full calibre IN GALE. beginning of this year to elimin- quarters announced that five pas- firings will then take place in ate two of its five ocean weather, A message from Oslo, Norway, sengers were missing. The other Bass Strait instead of Port Phillip navigation and rescue stations in on December 10 reported that a thirty-nine persons on board were Bay. In the meantime, no full the North Pacific and relocate a Norwegian liner had lost her rud- picked up and treated for shock calibre firings are due to be car- third. Ocean stations provide fa- der in a full gale off Newfound- and exposure. ried out in the Bay before the cilities for weather objf r-vation, land. Sixty-four passengers were Range is available. Port Phillip serve as navigation check points on board the liner, the "Stavang- JAP. FISHING BOATS will in future be used only for and offer rescue facilities for both er Fjord." The captain of the lin- ATTACKED. sub-calibre firings and small cal- urcraft and ships. The two float- er radioed: "Everything aboard Three Japanese fishing boats ibre anti-aircraft practices. ing stations being eliminated are is all right. The ship is manoeu- were attacked by Communist 'Sugar" and "Uncle" both estab- vring by her twin screws." The Chinese warships in the East lished in September, 1950. U.K. BUILDING SHIPS freighter "Lyngen Fjord" raced China Sea, a message from Tokyo Sugar" is about half-way between FOR RUSSIA. to the "Stavanger Fjord's" assist- announced on December 14. One Japan and Adak in the Kurile Is- The British Government has ance. of the Japanese boats is said to lands. "Uncle" is on the flight granted two British ship-building have been hit 25 times firms permission to build about 30 routes to Honolulu, about 1,300 SMUT-PREVENTING trawlers for Soviet Russia. The miles from San Francisco. Station FUNNEL FOR NEW P. Si O. CANBERRA JETS SETS First Lord of the British Admir- "Nan" will be relocated to a po- "ARCADIA." NEW AIR RECORD. sition about midway between San alty, Mr. J. P. L. Thomas, M.P., A giant crane swung a section An R.A.F. Canberra jet bomber told the House of Commons that Francisco and Honolulu. A Coast Guard spokesman said elim- of the funnel of the new P. & on December 17 smashed the Lon- the Government was still consid- O. liner "Arcadia" into position don to Capetown air record by ering the question of building ination of two stations will free Sve destroyer escorts, 306-foot- recently at the shipbuilders, John more than nine hours. The Can- dredges for Russia. He said the Brown and Company, Clydebank, berra flew the 6,000 miles in 12 Government is not prepared to is- long ships especially manned and equipped for ocean station duty. Scotland. The funnel, which will hours 25 minutes. The flight was sue licences for building dredges weigh 85 tons when completed, timed to coincide with the 50th for Soviet Russia while the Unit- They arc on loan from the Unit- ed States Navy. has been designed to prevent anniversary of powered controll- ed Nations' ban on the export of smuts falling on the long sports ed flight, made on December 17, strategic materials to the Soviet deck. The "Arcadia" leaves Lon- 1903, by Orville and Wilbur satellite countries is in force. Last "GOTHIC' STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. don on her maiden voyage to Wright at Kitty Hiwk, North August a British Board of Trade Sydney on February 22. Carolina, U.S.A spokesman announced that it was During the "Gothic's" crossing considering the applications by •f the Atlantic from the United two British firms for permission Kingdom to Jamaica, on her way to build trawlers for Russia "be- i embark the Royal party at JAMES PATRICK & CO. PTY. LTD. cause it is always feasible that Kingston, at the beginning of the SHIPOWNERS — AGENTS — CONTRACT fishing trawlers could be convert- 1 loyal tour of New Zealand and STEVEDORES ed to minesweepers." Australia, the mainmast of the 1 ner was struck by lightning at CHARTERS AND BUNKERS ARRANGED SWEDISH FREIGHTER the height of a tropical storm as A new dieiel locomotiv. for the N.S.W. Railway. recently being lifted from th. LOST: EVERYONE SAVED. slie approached the Caribbean REGULAR INTERSTATE Si OVERSEAS CARGO Si dec! of tha freighter "C.rronpark" at Darling H.rbour. Two locomotive. each Sea. The lookout in the crow's PASSENGER SERVICES weighing 50 ton«, wero brought from England <1 deck cargo. A United States Navy supply • ship and a Finnish freighter on i est was shocked, but otherwise neither the ship nor her personnel Agenta for . . • were badly cut by flying glass December 27 rescued 42 men and ing mines. Police held back weep- suffered any injury. The stately FLOTTA LAURO (Italia Line)--Cargo and paaeengrr eervKe, and masonry. one woman from four lifeboats ing women from the wrecked fac- during a raging gale in the North md steady vessel, in her dazzling Australia to Mediterranean porta, via Singapore. tory as hand grenades continued i >at of white, embarked the NEW R.A.N. FIRING Atlantic. The rescued persons TASMAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.—Refrigerated cargo, Auttralia to explode after the main blast. Queen and Duke on Friday, 27th to New Zealand. RANGE. comprised the total crew of the An eye-witness said that the rear Swedish freighter "Oklahoma' November. ERIE RAILROAD (UiA)-AauUU. Agent*. end of a passing tram was torn The Minister for the Navy (the Head Office: 19 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY (5,914 tons), which broke in two STOWAWAY LIVES ON off by the explosion. A man's Hon. William McMahon, M.P.) Phone: BW-U81. announced on November 26 that about 360 miles North-East ot COGNAC. body was found on the roof of a Argentina, Newfoundland, on De ALSO AT MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE, a Naval Firing Range is being Lajos Rozsa, 28, a Hungarian building adjoining the factory. cember 26, and had bten in the WITH AGENTS AT ALL MAIN PORTS IN AUSTRALIA. The injured included children who constructed on West Head at the stowaway, hid in the hold of a THE NAVY 20 Jenvary, I9S4 II The Association has about PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS 250,000 members of the R AF the United States Maine Corps and Commonwealth air forces, Establishments. ADMIRAL COLLINS "Surprise" for the greater part of both men and women. The Duke Rear-Admiral G. Barnard, C.B., ATTENDS PEARL the C.-in-C.'s cruise/returning to accepted the appointment in a HARBOUR NAVAL TALKS. Malta on November 16. C.B.E., D.S.O. and Bar, the Dep- letter to the current president. uty Chief of the British Naral The Chief of the Australian G.G. VISITS R.A. NAVAL Marshal of the R.A.F., Lord Staff, also went to the United Naval Staff (Vice-Admiral Sir DOCKYARD. Tedder. States in the "Queen Elizabeth." John Collins, K.B.E., C.B.), the He has had discussions with the On December 15 the Governor- ADMIRAL SCOTT- Chief of the New Zealand Naval U.S. Naval authorities and later, General of Australia, His Excel- MONCRIEFF PROMOTED. Staff (Commodore Sir Charles lency Field Marshal Sir William it is understood, proceeded to Madden) and the Commander-in- Slim, attended by Commander J. In a recent notification of some Canada for similar talks with the Chief of the United States Pacific Griffin, Comptroller, visited the changes in the Flag List, the Brit Canadian Naval authorities. Fleet (Admiral Felix B. Stump) ish Admiralty announced that Royal Australian Naval Dockyard Vice-Admiral A. Day, C.B., met at Pearl Harbour recently for at Garden Island, Sydney. Rear-Admiral A. K. Scott-Mon conversations which covered mat- crieff, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., has C.B.E., D.S.O., the Hydrograph- ters related to the naval defence PROMOTION TO ADMIRAL. been promoted to Vice-Admiral er of the Royal Navy, left Lon- don by air at the end of Octob- of the United States, Australia, Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Gran- in Her Majesty's Fleet. er to visit the United States Navy and New Zealand. Announcing tham, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., has at the invitation of the U.S. Chief this prior to the Admiral's depart- been promoted to Admiral in NEW FLAG OFFICER (AIR), of Naval Operations. While there ure, the Minister for the Navy Her Majesty's Fleet in the vac- MEDITERRANEAN. he discussed matters of mutual in- (the Hon. William McMahon) ancy created by the recent pro- The British Admiralty has an terest with the U.S. authorities said that the discussions would motion to Admiral of the Fleet nounced the appointment of Rear concerning the production of be a continuation of those held of Admiral Sir Roderick R. Mc- Admiral J. P. L. Reid, C.B, charts and hydrographic publica- at Pearl Harbour in 1951 with Grigor, G.C.B., D.S.O. C.V.O., as Flag Officer (Air) tions. Admiral A. W. Radford, who was Mediterranean and Flag Officer Admiral Stump's predecessor. NEW LORD COMMISSIONER Second in Command Mediterran They would provide the first op- AND VICE-CHIEF NAVAL ean Station in succession to Vice portunity for personal contact be- STAFF. Admiral W. W. Davis, C.B., FAST SHIPBUILDING AT tween the United States, Austra- Vice-Admiral W. W. Davis, D.S.O. and Bar, the appointment N.S.W. STATE DOCKYARD. lian and New Zealand command- C.B., D.S.O. and Bar, has been to take effect in February, 1954 ers at present concerned. Ad- appointed Lord Commissioner of Rear-Admiral Reid is granted the The 3,000-ton d.w. ship, "Wan- miral Collins left Sydney by air the British Admiralty and Vice acting rank of Vice-Admiral while sjara" was commissioned on De- for Pearl Harbour on Wednesday Chief of the Naval Staff in suc- holding this appointment. cember 21 after being built at the morning, December 9. After cession to Admiral Sir Guy Gran- Newcastle State Dockyards in the spending two days there he flew tham, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., US. ADMIRAL DIES. fast time of 8J months. A Rear-Admiral J. 0. Eaton leevil* tbe lle«»lM'p H.MAS. "Awtr.li.' .« G.rrU. to New Zealand with Commodore M.nd to bo row*! atkoro by hit Meier off cm. Roar-Admiral Eaton had jmt the appointment to take effect in spokesman for the Australian Madden, arriving at Wellington Rear-Admiral William Parsons, ktndid over kit position of Hiy Officer. April, 1954. Shipbuilding Board said on De- on December 14 for discussions of the United States Navy, who cember 18 the building time was with the New Zealand Naval made the final adjustments to the RETIREMENT. a record for Australia and an ef- Board. atom bomb which was dropped New Fleet Flag Officer Assumes Cemmand The British Admiralty has an- on Hiroshima, died of a heart at- fort probably unequalled overseas. nounced that Vice-Admiral Sir tack on December 5. Admiral The usual time for building a Rear-Admiral R. R. Dowling, In announcing this, the Minis- C.-IN-C., MEDITERRANEAN Henry W. U. McCall, K.C.V.O., Parsons was Deputy Chief of the ship of the size of the 'Wangara' C.B.E., D.S.O., of the Royal Aus- ter for the Navy (the Hon. Wil- VISITS CYPRUS AND K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., has been United States Naval Ordnance is about two years," the spokes- tralian Navy, who was appointed liam McMahon) added that ETHIOPEA. placed on the Retired List and Bureau. He was 52. man said. "This remarkable ef- Flag Officer Commanding the Rear-Admiral Dowling, who is a H.M.S. "Surprise," wearing the promoted to the rank of Admiral. fort proves that the Australian Australian Fleet in October, as- graduate of the Royal Australian flag of the British Commander-in- SENIOR BRITISH OFFICERS shipbuilding industry today can- sumed his new appointment on Naval College, was Second Naval Chief, Mediterranean (Admiral ON THE RETIRED LIST. VISIT US. not be surpassed anywhere in the Thursday, December 17th, when Member of the Australian Com- The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, The British Admiralty has an- Lieutenant-General J. C. West- world. The reason for the "Wan- his flag was hoisted in H.M.A.S. monwealth Naval Board from K.G., etc.) left Malta on Octob- nounced that Rear-Admiral C. R. all, C.B., C.B.E., Commandant Lara's" speedy completion was "Australia" at Sydney. 1950 until 1952 with the'rank of er 20 to visit Famagusta and Mas- L. Parry, C.B., D.S.O., has been General, Royal Marines, recently because all steel and other mater- Rear-Admiral Dowling, who Commodore (First Class). He sawa, and was due to return to placed on the Retired List. visited the United States at the ials were available throughout succeeds Rear-Admiral J. W. M. was promoted Rear-Admiral last Malta on November 20. During invitation of General Lemuel C her construction period. Two Eaton, C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C., of July. this cruise the Commander-in- DUKE ACCEPTS Shepherd, Commandant of the hundred men were employed on the Royal Navy, reached Sydney Before he became Second Chief paid official calls on the PRESIDENCY, R.A.F. United States Marine Corps. He the construction of the "Wan- by air on December 16 from Eng Naval Member he was command- Governor of Cyprus and the Em- ASSOCIATION. sailed in the liner "Queen gara." In the United Kingdom land, where he had been attend ing officer of the R.A.N.'s first peror of Ethiopea. H.M.S. "Glas- The Duke of Edinburgh next Elizabeth" on October 22. While up to three years were needed to- ing the Imperial Defence College aircraft carrier, H.MA.S. "Syd- day to build a 2,000-ton or 3,000- gow" left Malta on October 24 June will become president of the in the United States, Genera Rear-Admiral Eaton left Syd ney," which he commissioned in dcadweight vessel because of the and was in company with the Royal Air Force Association. Westall will carry out a tour d ney on December 19 on his re England in 1948 and brought to Jelays in steel supplies. turn to the United Kingdom. Australia the following year. rm HAVt 22 I«my, IM4 i ... j.uiJiiiq
up of earlier accidental visits Heard Island, in die far Antarctic SEA-ODDITIES made by canoes containing only seas. That was on February 22, men, one or more of which suc- Always ask for . . . through the air, it is the slickest 1951, when Mr. Downes was a As if in full and loyal apprecia- depth in Nelligen meadow grass. ceeded in returning with the news sea-bird under water there is. In- member of the staff at the Aus- tion of Royal patronage and pro- Farmers worked it out that the of discovery. A fleet of great deed, under water the penguin tralian research station at Heard tection, there were three additiona milk scarcity was because of the canoes finally landed, the leaders literally flies; its mode of pro- Island. A month or two agfl, the to the official passenger list of the jolt the cows suffered on sighting iettling on -various sections of the gression is not paddling or just same bird (now full grown) be- SHELLEY'S "Gothic" in its passage across the the sea-lion, which was enjoying coast in a regular settlement diving. The padded body of the came entangled in a fishing line Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They a holiday from sea life up the scheme, bringing with them the penguin is streamlined for speed, five miles off Broughton Island, were identified by crew members Clyde about 1? miles from the full culture, food-plants, and ani- which is some distance north of FAMOUS DRINKS as black - bellied storm - petrels, river's mouth. The farmers did the hard and firm wings beat mals of their tropical homeland, > against the water as the wings of Newcastle, on the New South more generally known to sailors their best to shoo the creature although cocoanut, breadfruit and an aerial bird beats the air, the Wales coast. After the ring was as "Mother Carey's Chickens" back to its proper haunting banana failed to grow in the Obtainable from leading feathers of the bird are modified taken off the bird's leg, the alba- but which are listed in the Orni- grounds, but the boys of the vil- greater cold. Full-blooded or to make a dry, insulating coat. Be tross was released, and the ring shops and saloons. thological List of Australia as lage lavished tit-bits on it, so it mixed, the Maoris remain a vig- low the surface the bird is as fitted sent on to the ornithological ex- Gould's Storm-petrels. The first took its time in making itself orous, intelligent, and healthy to its environment as any porpoise perts. addition, soon named "Flossie"— scarce. On its retreat, however, people, citizens of our own mod- or fish—a lithe, darting underwat- although its sex is not definitely Nelligen's milk production went ern world, personified by Te er flyer with eyes, though of poor SHELLEY t SONS known—was found on tiie poop- up again. Rangi Hiroa. NEW TASMAN RECORD. deck the morning after the « * • » vision on lard, well suited to see- CORDIAL FACTORY » * » • An R.AA.F. Canberra jet "Gothic" passed the Azores. A fisherman of Tully, on the ing through water. Only its fast Details of a 4,000-mile flight bomber, carrying pictures of the PTY. LTD. "Flossie" had a damaged wing and Queensland coast, is reported to flips to the surface to get air by an albatross were recently re- arrival of the Queen at Auckland, leg and was cared for in the have caught a "barramundi," the give it away, and even then its ceived in Sydney by experts of arrived in Sydney on December MURRAY STREET, ship's hospital. When the injur- Queensland giant perch, with two coming to the surface is as brief the Royal Australasian Ornitrol- 23 after a record flight of 2 ies healed, "Flossie" flew away heads while fishing at the mouth as a fish jumping. Even the MARRICKVILLE, ogists' Union. Mr. Max Downes, hours 49 minutes. The Canberra, during the day but always return- of the Tully River recently. The cormorants, the darters, or the N.S.W. of Melbourne, has reported to commanded by Squadron-Leader ed to the ship at night. After two heads were similar in detail gannets cannot equal the penguin them that he has fixed a leg ring P. Raw, came second in the re- leaving Panama, two more of the and merged into one body, but in underwater evolutions. Once 'Phones: LA 2431, LA 5461. same species joined "Flossie." in the water, penguins progress on a black-browed albatross while cent London - Christchurch air the upper head was smaller. The it was a chick on the nest on They were all accommodated at eyes and mouth in both heads ap- by porpoising, travelling below night in a linen basket in the hos- parently functioned normally. the surface for ten to thirty yards and then shooting up to the sur- pital. Gould's Storm-petrels are * * • » similar in habits and economy to face in an arc of seven or eight the other Storm-petrels, of which Much has been written at var- feet, to vanish once more below there are several species. They ious times concerning the Kraka- with hardly a ripple. They feed breed in colonies, nesting in crev- toa, the volcanic islands in Indon- largely on what the whales feed ENGINE & TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT ices among the rocks, on Tristan esia which exploded devastatingly on, the krill, and lib; it so much da Cunha, the South Shetlands, late in the last century, and is said that they will gobble until dis FOR NAVAL & MERCHANT VESSELS South Orkneys, Falkland Islands, to be again in active operation. tended; after which they will South Georgia, and Kerquelen, The volcanic dust from the erup- vomit and start the process all tion of some 60 years ago is said over again. the Crozet, St. Paul, Amsterdam, MANUFACTURERS OF ENGINE TELEGRAPH and Bounty Islands. The birds' to have drifted high in the air bodies are slightly larger than a around the world and coloured EQUIPMENT AND LUBRICATED TYPE the sunsets of Europe. The cat- sparrow's, but with a wingspread The history of man has beer CHAIN AND WIRE GUIDES. astrophe caused an appalling loss of about nine inches, which make mainly a - record of journeys of * them capable of flying long dis- of human life not only directly one kind or another, and this has tances. under the effect of the explosion, been as true of th: Polynesians as • REPAIRS CARRIED OUT PROMPTLY. but also by a tidal wave that of any other race. Indeed, the swept for a far distance around. Polynesians have been among the It also destroyed everything on great voyagers of all times. The Dairy farmers of the N.S.W. the islands from mammal to mi- last of the great Polynesian voy MARINE DIESEL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS Couth Coast village of Nelligen crobe. It is devoutly to be hoped agers—the true Vikings of the RECONDITIONED AND RENEWED. were disturbed recently at the that history is not about to re- Bridge failure of their herds to maintain Sunrise—are thought to have left peat itself. and Engine Room full milk production, but could the Society Islands about 1350, QUICK SERVICE FOR SHIPPING COMPANIES. • * • • not find out the reason for the de- and sailed for New Zealand. A< Receiver as shown crease. Then a farmer saw what Is there anything more droll A. J. Berrill says in his new and were fitted to Ship fascinating book "Journeys int.' he at first took to b: > wild pig yet at the same time more fascin- BEGG & GREIG Building Bawd D. nosing among the herd. But the ating than the penguin? Al- Wonders": "The great expedition 20 BRSKINE STREET, SYDNEY supposed pig had flippers. It was though the penguin is a figure of that put the Maoris into New ft R das Vessels. 'Phones: BX 1208, BX 7087 a cow-scaring sea-lion—out of his fun on land, and cannot fly Zealand was a deliberate follow
THi NAVY i'XMry, IH4 in-mrn I Iii.tiiiiiiii-inri •-•-'"*- 1 the red gum, the pine, mallee and SPEAKING OF SHIPS sandlewood. One of the world's leading materials to the Canal Zone is lia for the Antarctic. Besides a As an outstanding example of oceanographers, Professor Hans banned except with permission of modern polar ship there are two adaptation to the environment, Pettersson, of Sweden, who led the Ministry. aircraft, the latest snow vehicles, Mr. Russell points to the amazing • * • » the famous "Albatross" oceano- and up-to-date medical aids in- salt bush, which, he says, is so graphic expedition around the The Australian Stevedoring In- cluding an X-ray plant. typical of the inland pastoral coun- world in 1948, arrived in Sydney dustry Board reported on Decem- * * e • Murray Walkabout," by Archer road from Morgan to Wentworth. try, and so invaluable as to become from Manila, Philippines, on No- ber 2 that there had been a strid- One of the most important ob- Russell (Melbourne University There is "Old Tom" with his almost its national emblem. vember 25. He is looking for a ing improvement in shipping turn- jects of the Australian National Press). quaint calendar of a potched He believes the survival of Aus- site for a research centre in deep- round in the year just ended, i.e.. Antarctic Research Expedition, board for the days and a large The lower Murray Valley with tralia as a great pastoral land could sea investigations, mainly from a 1953. Ships were now spending following the primary one of es- tin and a small tin of pebbles to Its barren plains, sandhills, clay depend upon study of the saltbush point of view of fishing. approximately half the time spent tablishing Australia's first perm- tell the weeks and months, out in pjns and marshes, where few tra- and application of the lessons to * * * * in part in 1951. anent base on the Antarctic Con- the "timeles land" where callers vellers choose to wander, becomes the problem country of the inland. » » • » tinent, is the accurate mapping of seldom come. Britain is considering expand- an intriguing place of unforgett- In search of the "dead and dying India and Soviet Russia signed Australia's vast Antarctic terri- Idling about the back-waters ing her trade in non-strategic able surprises when seen through yesterdays," Mr. Russell rambled a trade agreement in New Delhi tory, with the aid of aerial sur- and dreary mallee would have goods with Communist China, in- the eyes of a naturalist and bush among the scrub and waterways on December 2. An Indian an- veys, and, among other things, seemed a tame pursuit to the cluding antibiotic drugs, the Pres- lover. of the Darling Junction and the nouncement said that the five- uranium will be searched for and author in his twenties, as a trader ident of the British Board of In this out-of-the-way corner, Rufus River, where the early days year agreement provides for every new sources of marine food stud- in Central Africa, where a lion Trade, Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, little frequented by men, there are seemed not so far away. Older possible development and ied. started up within arm's reach on told a questioner in the House of glimpses of the wealth of wild men remembered aborigines' Commons on November 20. "We strengthening of trade relations * * * e life which peopled the native a jungle pad, where leopards between both countries on the camps, had seen the blacks poling are considering this matter in An American Merchant Navy scrub a century ago, before Sturt snarled around his trading post, principles of equality and mutual their canoes on fishing trips on the consultation with other Govern- captain, John Gordon James, 46, in his whaleboat and the over- and the moon dance to the benefit. Exports from Russia will river, and one had watched a cor- ments." he said. master of the United States land explorers opened the way for rhythm of beating tom-toms include wheat, barley, petroleum roboree by the firelight. * * * * freighter " Pioneer Star," was the white invasion. grew to a dangerous frenzy as the and petroleum products, iron and Only 50 years ago the survivors fined in a Melbourne court on Archer Russell tells a leisurely night wore on. The Canadian Government is steel, tractors and agricultural of the ancient tribes were muster- November 18 for the unlawful story of his waijderings, on foot, But Safari on the Murray had prepanng to make an entirely machinery. ed and taken to reserves. importation of cigarettes. by car and canoe, which ranged its moments, less dangerous, but new survey of the port of Van- ... * In the river wilderness the ashes couver, preparatory to its com- * • * * from the river's mouth to Kosci- with sufficient dramatic intensity Consolidated net profit of usko. Oddly perhaps it is not the for most people's nerves—the of' dead fires, the relics of old plete modernisation. The West Australian Govern- Whale Industries Ltd. rose 84 per alps with their majestic peaks, flash of a black snake slithering camps and the littered bones of e • » * ment on December 9 announced cent, for the year ended October the great Hume reservoir, or the over his shoulders from a tree; massacres are the aborigines' tragic plans for the control of future oil The new P & O. liner of the 31 last, and dividend was raised the evergreen orange groves The blood-curdling cry of the memorials. "Himalaya" type is to be called search in that State. Under the from 6 to 10 per cent. Profit at which excite most interest, but the "powerful" owl in the still night; In his wanderings, forty years "Iberia" afteT the first ship spec- provisions of the plans, any areas £128,172 of this Australian com- quiet billabongs and backwaters the ground-thud of an eagle ago, Mr. Russell saw the Zambesi ially built for the company in which might warrant exploration pany pumped by £58,741, after out from Renmark and Went- plunging 200 feet on to its 1837. must be examined by competent thundering hundreds of feet into tax £36,000 (down £17,650) and v.orth, the desolate Coorong and quarry; the terrifying strike of a its chasm at Victoria Falls; he * * e e authorities. depreciation £50,000 (up the lonely sand ridges of the carpet snake plummeting from a * • * * saw the Nile, the Indus and the The Japanese Government's plan £30,000). Mallee Sunset country. bough to ensnare and devour a » » « e great rivers of Europe; but, he to build fifty 10,000-ton (d.w.) A message from Tokyo on De- There is an authentic atmos- wallaby. says: "Never have I seen a sun- ore carriers is being strenuously Soviet Russia and Finland on cember 10 reported that two In- phere of the outback in Mr. The dust bowls of the Murray nier or more appealing run of opposed by Japan's private ship- November 25 signed a new trade donesian officials reached Tokyo Russell's story. Sundowners drop scrub land, Mr. Russell says, are waters than the Murray in every oumers. agreement in Moscow. Under the that day to sign an agreement in for a yarn, or a loan to tide the aftermath of the destruction of phase and mood." » « » « agreement, Finland u>ill supply permitting Japan to salvage ships them over until the next mythi- Indian shipowning companies ships, floating cranes, equipment sunk in Indonesian waters during cal pob. Drovers of the vanishing appear to have made such good for the timber industry, and other the war. race who could ride 100 miles a * * * * profits recently that the author- goods. In return, Russia un'H sup- d»y non-stop appear out of no- CHAS. E. BLANKS PTY. LTD. ities are doubtful about the ne- ply Finland with oil products, roll- Australasian Petroleum Co where in the lonely semi-desert. cesity for the generous State aid ed steel, grain, sugar, cotton, Pty. Ltd. and Island Exploration In the changing history of the 1J CASTLE REAGH STREET, SYDNEY which is being demanded, motor cars, and various items of Co. Pty. Ltd. plan to expand oil river the paddle - wheel cargo see* Specialising in Theatre Advertising and Production of industrial equipment. exploration activities in Papua in st.amers have almost disappeared e • * * Advertising, Documentary and Featurette Films. The Egyptian Minister of Com- 1954. Oil Search Ltd., which and with them the busy river merce and Industry, Dr. Helmy The Australian National Ant- holds £1,144,000 of A.P.C. capi- ports where a hundred boats Our Disc Recording Studio caters for reproduction of Bahgat Badawy, in Cairo on No- arctic Research Expedition which tal of £8,500,000, states this in once called with wool and other Vocal, Instrumental and Personal messages. vember 30 issued an order re- left Melbourne for the Far South its annual report. Three separate cargo from fara-way stations. geological parties will work in the Special reduction to Students. stricting Egyptian trade with Brit- in the motorship "Kista Dan" on The ruins of old mail-change zone between Omati and the ish forces in the Suez Canal Zone. January 9, is the best-equipped »ms recall the old coaches which Ring fee information—BW 8340, BW 8787. Dutch border. The transport of food and raw expedition ever to leave Austra- ran the six stages over the red
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the Newspaper Proprietors' As- Chief of Naval Air Equipment, ers and then became Navigating THE ROYAL LINER "GOTHIC' sociation having agreed to meet which appointment he took up in Officer of H.M.S. "Arcthusa," in GENERAL ARRANGEMENT ONBOARD FOR ROYAL TOUR. the cost of this installation. February, 1950. the British Home Fleet. He was A telephone exchange, with In World War I. Admiral Squadron Navigating Officer en- -here connections for use in har- gaged on the Lofoten Raid, for In 19*1, the "Gothic" was con- The personal accommodation The existing Lounge has similar- Abel Smith served as a Midship- bour, has been provided. Provi- which service he was Mentioned vened by Messrs. Cammcll Lairds' for Her Majesty and The Duke ly been sub-divided. man in H.M.S. "Princess Royal." sion has also been made for Radio in Despatches. He was in H.M. Birkenhead Yard for the Royal of Edinburgh is on the Boat Deck He is a qualified air pilot and A portable cinema has been telephony. S. "Arcthusa" when she was bad- Commonwealth Tour to be under- aft, the original cabins and bath- much of his service has been in provided for the Royal Antc- A laundry, complete with ly damaged in the Eastern Med- taken by Their Majesties The rooms having been altered for aircraft carriers. Room. '.ashing machine, hydro extract- iterranean. King and The Queen and Her this purpose. On the same deck When World War II. broke For the use of the Royal Staff, r, drying tumbler, and presses, Royal Highness Princess forward, the space formerly used out he was Commander (Flying) As a Staff Officer Operations Naval Staff and ship's Officers, has been provided. Margaret Slight modificat ions as a Children's Room is now oc- Press and the B B.C., a Smoking in H.M.S. "Courageous." Later, and Squadron Navigating Officer With the exception of a green were subsequently made when it cupied by work rooms for the Room and a Reading Room have in October, 1939, he was appoint- of an Assault Group in the inva- poot topping at the waterline, the was decided that because of the staff accompanying Her Majesty been provided on the Shelter ed to the command of a Fleet Air sion of Normandy he was sunk in hull and the superstructure of the poor state of the King's health, and His Royal Highness The ex- Deck port side immediately be- Arm Fighter School, and the fol- H.M.S. "Lawford" by a rocket -hip have been painted white this tour would be undertaken by tension to the superstructure on low their mess. lowing year he was promoted Cap- from an enemy fighter. After with the colour of the Shaw tain In 1943 he commanded the Their Royal Highnesses The this deck, carried out prior to the Royal Naval ratings are accom- this he became Navigating Of- Princess Elizabeth and the Duke previous tour, provides space for Savill Line on the funnel (buff aircraft carrier "Biter," which ficer in H.M.S. "Norfolk" and modated in their own messes on vith black top). played an important part in At- of Edinburgh. additional radio and naval com- the starboard side of the Shelter was engaged in attacks off the munication equipment, offices and lantic anti-submarine operations, Norwegian Coast, for which he Deck. There are 15 Royal Naval Naval Personnel. The S S. "Gothic" sailed for cabins. and in the "Torch" operations was awarded a Bar to his D.S.C. the Tour and arrived at Mom- ratings embarked for communica- The Naval personnel embarked where he was Mentioned in De- He became Captain of H.M.S. bassa, where Their Royal High- On the Promenade Deck aft, tions duties; the Royal Marine n the "Gothic" for the Royal spatches. "Crossbow," a Home Fleet de- nesses were to embark on Febru- immediately below the Royal bank numbers 30, and included Tour is as follows: In 1944 Admiral Abel Smith stroyer, in 1952. ary 7, 1952. Before this event, Sleeping Cabins, the former among the 16 other Royal Naval As Flag Officer Royal Yachts. became Naval and Naval Air At- however, the Tour was cancelled Smoking Room is sub-divided to ratings engaged on various ser- Vice-Admiral E. M. C. Abel tache at the British Embassy, Commander R. R. B. in consequence of the death of provide for Her Majesty's Day vices arc 9 ratings who will man Smith, C.B., C.V.O., will be fly- Washington. Later he served as Mackeniie, M.B.E., R.N.: His Majesty King George VI., Cabin starboard. The Duke of the Royal Barges. ing his flag in the "Gothic" dur- Flag Captain and Chief Staff Of- Commander Robert Ronald and the "Gothic" proceeded on a Edinburgh's Day Cabin port, and Additional Merchant Navy ing the tour. His Staff Officer is ficer to the Flag Officer (Air) and Beveridge Mackenzie was born in routine voyage to New Zealand a centre vestibule with a cloak crew are embarked for the Tour Commander C. D. Madden, D.S. Second - in - Command, Mediter- 1920 and he joined the Royal and Australia to discharge the room and pantry. and have been provided with ac- C. and Bar., R.N., and his Staff ranean Station. During that ap- Navy as a Special Entry Cadet cargo she was carrying for these commodation on the upper deck Communications Officer is Com- In the lobby forward of the pointment he commanded H.M.S. from Marlborough College. countries. aft. mander R. R. B. Mackenzie, vestibule is an illuminated map "Triumph." After training in H.M.S. "Ere- On her return to the United display which has been presented Air-conditioning has been fitted M.B.E., R.N. The Medical Offi He is married and has one son bus" and H.M.S. "Vindictive" Kingdom, the "Gothic" was part- to Her Majesty. On this display in the Royal Cabins, the Royal -er in attendance on Her Majesty and one daughter; he lives near he served in H.M.S. "Hood," ly re-converted to enable her to the route of the. Tour is traced in Dining Cabin and Ante-Room, The Queen is Surgeon-Command- Galashields, Selkirkshire, that leaving that ship ten days before continue her normal trade. As light and by an arrangement of and in the Reading and Smoking er D. D. Steele-Perkins, F.R.A. county of Scotland which is so she was sunk. He saw service on it was probable that the Royal switches the position of the ship Room. C.S., D.L.O., R.N. The Director nch in architectural antiquities. the Far Eastern Station in H.M. Commonwealth Tour would take on any day can be shown. The 45ft. Royal Barge which f Music is Major F. V. Dunn, M.V.O., F.R.A.M., R.M. The S. "Quality", where he was place at a later date, however, the The existing Verandah Cafe, was used by the late King George Royal Cypher Staff consists of Commander C. D. Madden, awarded the M.B.E. Royal apartments were not in- immediately abaft the Day Cab- VI. during his tour to South Af- Lieutenant-Commander N. E. F. D.S.C and Bar, R.N. He specialised in communica- cluded in the re conversion ex- ins, will be used as a verandah by rica in 1947, and later by Their I>alrymple - Hamilton, D. S. C., tions in 1944, and in 1950 he was cept for the removal of the fur- Her Majesty and The Duke of Royal Highnesses The Princes? While his father was serving R.N., Second Officer J. P. L. appointed to H.M.S. "Implac- niture and fittings. Edinburgh. A small sitting room Elizabeth and the Duke of as Her Britannic Majesty's Con- Bevan, W.R.N.S., Third Officer able" as Flag Lieutenant to the for the ladies-in-waiting and a Edinburgh during their visit to sul at Bilbao, Commander Colin Under the direction of the H. D. Wilson, W.R.N.S., and Commander-in-Chief, British smoking room for the gendemen the Channel Islands in 1949, is Duncan Madden was born in British Admiralty, Messrs. Cam- Third Officer S. M. Rigby Home Fleet and remained in that of the Household are also provid- embarked. This barge, together Spain in 1915. He joined the mell Laird were then commission- W.R.N S. appointment when the Flag was ed to prepare the ship for the ed on this deck. with a 35ft. Admiral's Barge, are Royal Navy as a Dartmouth Cad- stowed in the After Well, and transferred to H.M.S. "Van- present Royal Commonwealth The members of the Royal et in 1929. the ship's derricks are used for Biographies of Naval guard." More recendy he has Tour. She completed her trials, Staff, the Press, B.B.C. and the In 1940 as a Lieutenant he took served on the Staff of the Flag hoisting and lowering them. Personnel. and after a "shake down" voyage Naval Officers are accommodated part in the evacuation and block- Officer Scotland. from Liverpool, arrived in Lon- Vice-Admiral E. M. C. Abel in existing cabins on the Boat A high-powered wireless trans ing of Ijmuiden Harbour and was He is married, has two child- don on the 29th October to em- Smith, C.B., C.V.O. Deck and on the Promenade mitter is fitted in the Shelter responsible for the sinking of a ren, and his home is near Win- bark cargo and to complete ar- On the Saloon Deck, the exist- Deck aft. This transmitter is op Vice-Admiral Edward Michacl 10,000-ton liner across the en- chester, Hampshire, England. rangements. Except for a few ing Dining Saloon has been sub- erated by R.N. personnel and if C'onolly Abel Smith was born in trance. This ship remained there points of detail she is now pre- divided and now consists of the also used for B.B.C. broadcasts I 'ccember, 1899, and he entered throughout the war, and for this Surgeon Commander D. D. cisely as she was when she sailed Royal Dining Cabin on the star- A B.B.C. recording space has also the Royal Navy in 1912. Prior service he was awarded flhc Steele-Perkins, F.R.A.C.S., for the cancelled tour, the original board side and a mess for the been provided. A radio picturc to his taking up his appointment D.S.C. D.L.O., R.N.: furniture and fittings having Royal Staff, Ship's Officers, Press transmitting apparatus has been as Flag Officer Royal Yachts he On specialising in navigation, Surgeon Commander Derek and the B.B.C. on the port side. installed for the use of the Press. was Vice Controller (Air) and he served for a year in minesweep- Duncombe Steele - Perkins was
THS NAVY JtiHi.ry, 19*4 bom in 1908 and he entered the emy of Music and was a pupil of Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, Royal Navy in 1931. Sir Henry Wood. As a violinist East Indies, and in 1911 he join- . EX-NAVAL MEN'S At the end of World War II. he was one of the original mem- ed the Third Training Flotilla to he was serving in Australia at the bers of the B.B.C. Symphony Or- assist in communications training. Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital, chestra when it was formed in In May, 1952, he was appointed Sydney, as ear, nose, and throat 1930. to H.M.S. "Birmingham." Association ^ of Australia specialist. He was specialist in He has served as Director of Second Officer J. L. P. surgery at the Royal Naval Hos- Music to the Royal Yachts in Bevan, D.R.NS. pital, Malta, in 1947, and held an four reigns. Second Officer Bevan joined appointment at the Royal Naval Major Dunn was appointed Patron-in-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen. the W.R.N.S. as a rating in 1940 College, Greenich, prior to his M.V.O. 5th Class in 1938 and and was promoted to Third Offi- appointment to the Staff of Flag promoted to the 4th Class after FEDERAL COUNCIL. Heidelberg S.S.; J. H. Anderson, watch for the lists in the subse- he had served in H.M.S. "Van- cer for cypher duties in 1943. Officer Royal Yachts in Novemb- The Federal Executive has re- F. J. Batten, G. W. Evans, W. T. quent publication. guard" during the Royal Tour to During World War II. she served er, 1951. ceived advice that both German Fitzgerald, R. E. Eaton, F. A. G.W.S. South Africa in 1947. in Hong Kong and Australia and He is married and lives at was promoted to Second Officer and Austrian War Veterans' rep- Lamb, T. Learoyd, H. J. Neilson, Poole, Dorset, England. He is married and lives at in 1946. After completing a sig- resentatives were present at the and R. O. Poole, for Queensland LAST VOYAGE OF Major Francis Vivian Dunn, Deal, Kent, England. nals course in 1948 she served for Fourth General Assembly of the Section; J. Barrett, F. E. Miller, HISTORIC SHIP. M.V.O., F.R.A.M., Lieutenant-Commander N. E. F. R. F. Osborne, and J. Powell for two years in the Suez Canal Zone. World Veterans' Feder a t i o n, A message from Singapore on Royal Marines: Dalrymple-Hamilton, D.S.C., Port Adelaide S.S.; S. Robson for Since 1951 she has been on the which was held at The Hague in December 18 said that the 5,952- R.N. Port Pirie S.S.; M. P. Trembah Bom in 1908 Major Dunn be- Staff of the Royal Naval Signal November last. This was the first ton Burns Philp liner "Merkur," Born in 1922 Lieutenant-Com- for Port Lincoln S.S.; G. L. Bar- came an Assistant Director of School. time that German and Austrian well-known to servicemen as the mander Dalrymple-Hamilton en- low for Canterbury - Bankstown Music Royal Marines with the Her home town is Newcastle- veterans were allowed to be pres- 'beef and beer" ship which fol- tered the Royal Navy as a Special S.S. rank of Lieutenant in 1931. In on-Tyne, England. ent at the world parliament of ex- lowed the Australian troops in Entry in January, 1940. He was that year he was appointed Direct- servicemen. It is significant that their advance in the Pacific awarded the D.S.C. in 1944 for N.S.W. State Council reports or of Music, Royal Marines, Third Officer E. D. Wilson, the German group (the VdK) is theatre of war in World War II., his services in H.M.S. "Faulk- to the Federal Executive of the Portsmouth. At this time he was W.R.N.S.: not only the largest body of ex- discharged its final cargo in that ner" engaged in running supplies successful inauguration of the only 23, the youngest age for such Third Officer Wilson entered servicemen in Germany (its mem- port that day. The ship is to be to the Aegean Islands of Cos and Penrith and District Sub-Section an appointment. He is now Di- the W.R.N.S. as a Telegraphist bership figures total a million anfi taken over by a Japanese crew, Leros. on Tuesday, 8th December. rector of Music, Royal Marines at in 1948 and was appointed to a a half) but is one which has con- with Australian officers, and In 1946 he was appointed Flag the R.M. School of Music, Deal. Royal Naval Air Station. She centrated its post-war efforts main- In future, items of interest pub- steamed to Japan for breaking up. Communications Officer on the He studied at the Royal Acad- was promoted to Third Officer in ly upon rehabilitation questions lished in "The Navy" will be The "Merkur" was built in Kiel 1950 and for 14 months served without it becoming involved in compiled by the incoming Execu- (Germany) in 1924, and was in a Naval Training Establishment political issues. This is in keep- tive which is to be elected at Mel- claimed to be the first vessel to and in a Royal Naval Air Station ing with the aim of the W.V.F. bourne this month, but it is be fitted with diesci engines. as Junior Administrative Officer. which stands for the principles of doubtful if the result of the As- Burns Philp bought it in 1935 After completing a signals course the United Nations and for the sociation election will be in time and placed it on the Australia- in 1952 she served on the Staff rehabilitation of all war victims for the February issue; if not, Malaya run. BEER is good of the Commander - in - Chief, and the furtherance of world Portsmouth. peace with freedom. Her home is at Whitby, York- for you shire, England. Official opening of the Eleventh Biennial Federal Conference of Third Officer S. M. Rigby, the Ex-Naval Men's Association TATTERS ALL'S W.R.N.S.: 1 f Australia will be performed by Third Officer Rigby entered His Excellency the State Gov- The 5/- Cash Consultation — £10,000 the W.R.N.S. as a Telegraphist ernor of Victoria, at the C.T.A. First Prize. Drawn every few days. in 1951 and was appointed to a Building, Flinders St., Melbourne, Royal Naval Aiit Station. In on Monday, 18th January. The and 1952 she was promoted to Third actual conference of delegates will Officer and completed a signals be resumed later on in the Naval The 10/- Cash Consultation — £25,000 course during the following year. Centre, 383 Flinders Lane. First Prize. Drawn every few weeks. For three months she served at the Royal Naval Signal School. 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THi NAVY February, If 14. the New York film critics of the "best acress" of Parliament, which can abolish them simply by pass-' the year to Audrey Hepburn, the delightful Anglo- ing an act. New Zealand and Ceylon are known Dutch star of "Roman Holiday." He said that, as unitary kingdoms, but while the former is pre- while not detracting from Miss Hepburn's per- dominantly British in thought and character the formance (she is extremely good—Ed.) the award latter has an age-old Asian culture on to which should have gone to the Queen because of the British political institutions have been grafted. film of the Coronation—-"A Queen is Crowned." The new "realm," the Federation of Rhodesia It is easy to understand Crowther's preference, and Nyasaland, sometimes called the Central Afri- and also his sympathy, but is wrong in two im- can Federation, presents yet another variety of portant things. The first is that the Queen was statehood. While Southern Rhodesia is a self- not "acting" during the Coronation. She meant governing and independent part of the Common-' every word and action of that historic ceremony wealth, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland are still with a sincerity that few of us recognise. When supervised by the Colonial Office in Whitehall, ihe told her hundreds of millions of subjects that London. she would dedicate her life to their service she was And then there is the new "realm" that may speaking from the heart. The second thing was eventually be born in the colonies in the Caribbean that we members of the British Commonwealth Sea. This will be a federation, the component of Nations regard our Queen as a symbol to parts of which are separated by hundreds of miles revere, and not to be included in a competition of sea. with people who act in the films for profit. The The variety goes on and on, but Her Majesty Queen is above films, and in any case the film "A the Queen is the symbol that unites them all. Queen is Crowned" is only one facet of an occa- sion which had its effect on the whole world. £9,000 SALVAGE AWARDS. Those'of us, and I take it that that means you and me, who saw the Coronation films (there Two awards totalling nearly £9,000 have recent- were several of them) and heard the broadcasts, ly been announced in messages to the British Fleet will agree that Queen Elizabeth performed her and in the "London Gazette." duties in a magnificent manner, and that she has A sum of £5,000 is available for distribution fulfilled everything required of her in the arduous as a result of a recent settlement in respect of the world tour on which she is now engaged. But it wartime salvage of the cargo of the Ellerman would be a sorrowful affair if we regarded her as a Line S.S. "City of Marseilles," but, owing to the enjoy dancing to the music of a couple of good showpiece, a "film star." She is much more than Vol. 17. FEBRUARY. 1954. No. 2. long standing and complex nature of the case and bands? I'll say." that. She is tackling an enormous task which will the meagre information now available as to 0 February, IH4. THE NAVY t H.M.C.S. "ONTARIO" H M.C.S Ontario," one of the Hong Kong. wan, the United States and Cen- most powerful units of the Royal The warship was originally de- tral American ports. Early in Canadian Navy, is the flagship of signed for 8,000 tons displace- 1951, as already stated elsewhere the R.C.N.'s Pacific Command. ment, but improvements and mod- in this issue, she conducted a Based at Esquimalt. British Col ifications resulted in her displace- three-and-a-half - month, 20,000- umbia, she is among the most ment being boosted to more than mile cru se to Australia and New widely travelled warships of the 9.000 tons. Zealand. During her stay in Canadian fleet. She carries nine six-inch guns Australian waters, the "Ontario" Th.' big cruiser was laid down in three triple turrets: 10 four- participated in extensive cxercises in the famous Harland and Wolff inch guns in five twin mountings, with a combin.'d Commonwealth shipyards at Belfast in 1941 as a and bristles with a larg. number fleet. unit of the Royal Navy Two of close range weapons, in addi- In the Fall of 1951 the cruiscr years later, however, it was agreed tion, the cruiscr carries six 21-inch left her Pacific coast bas: for Hal- to transfer her to the Royal Can- torepdo tuber ifax, proceeding via the Panama adian Navy, and her original Four propellers, driven by en- Canal. After visits to Canadian name H.M.S. "Minotaur" was gines developing some 80,000 cast coast and St. Lawrence River changed. horsepower, enable the ship to ports, the cruiscr embarked the Known .is "the Bin C»" to those reach speeds well in excess of SO then Princess Elizabeth and the who sail in her, the "Ontario" knots. She has two separate pow- Duke of Edinburgh at Charlotte- was commissioned in April. 194*. er units, one forward and one aft town, Prince Edward Islind, for und'r the command of Captain She carncs 1,800 tons of fupl in a trip to Sydney, Nova Scotia, and (later Vice Admiral I H T \V >4 s.-paratc tanks, and has a cruis- thcnce to St. John's. Newfound- Grant, C.B.E., D.S.O.. R.C.N. ing speed range of 6,000 miles. land. during the closing phases of Two months after her commis- The ship is 555 feet in length, the Royal Couple's tour of Can- sioning, the "Ontario" left for the has a beam of 63 feet, and a 21- ada. Later, with the destroyer Far East. And although the Sec- foot draught. H M.C.S. "Micmas," the "On- ond World War ended before her The "Ontario" underwent an tario" escorted the liner "Empress guns fired a single shot in anger, extensive refit in 1946-47, follow- of Scotland" out of Canadian ter- the cruiser was able to tak. part ing which she carried out a num- ritorial waters as it returned the in escorting occupation forces to ber of training cruises to Ha- Royal Visitors to England. The "Ontario" then returned to her Pacific Coast base. CAPTAIN DUNCAN L. RAYMOND, C.D., R.C.N. Late in 1952 the "Ontario" Commanding Officer, H.M.C.S. "Ontario" conducted a three-month training Formerly a Royal Navy officer. and Training: he became direct- cruise in which she circumnavi- Captain Duncan Lindsay Ray- or in Dcccmb.-r, 1944. The title gated South America, returning February 11 to 23. Her crew will she conducted a three-and-a-half smasher ten times more powerful mond. 49, came to Canada on was later changed to Director of to Esquimalt just before Christ- line part of the route of the months 20,000 mile cruise to Aus- than any in existence and cost- loan to the Royal Canadian Navy Weapons and Tactics. Captain mas. Queen's procession through Ho- tralia and New Zealand. While in ing about seven million pounds in April of 1944. (He had join- Raymond served in this capacity The cru:ser was one of six Roy- bart on February 20 and will take Australian waters, the "Ontario" sterling. Driving protons at ener- ed the Royal Navy as a cadet until March. 1949. when he be- al Canadian Navy ships which part in functions held during the participated in extensive exercises gies up to 25,000 million electron when he was 14 years old.) came executive officer of H.M. formed the Canadian Coronation Royal Visit." with a combined Commonwealth C.S. "Ontario." He then held Squadron and took part in the When she leaves Hobart, the fleet. volts arc expected to be achieved Earlier in the Second World within five or six years. War he had served in the Royal the rank of Command:r In July, Coronation Naval Review at Spit- "Ontario" will travel to New Zea- Navy cruiser H.M.S. "Southamp- 1949, he transferred to the Royal head in June, 1953. She sailed land where she will visit Milford U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN. SPACE SHIP FORECAST. ton," which landed the first Al- Canad:an Navy. from England late last July and Sound (February 25), Dunedin A Press message from Toluo on A message from New York on lied troops in Norway in 1940 and arrived at Esquimalt about a (February 27 to March 1), and He was appointed commanding January 11 reports the Japanr.se January 4 said that interplanetary evacuated the last. month later. Wellington (March 2 to 6). officer of H.M.C.S. "Shearwater." Prime Minister (Mr. Shigeru Yo- space ships, carrying about 2,500 In January, 1941, he was the Royal Canadian Navy's Air Sine: then the "Ontario" has Returning to Australia, thc continued in her role as the R.C. "Ontario" will remain in Sydney shida) as saying that the United passengers and crew, would be among those rescued when the Station at Dartmouth, Nova States is planning to reduce her built within 20 years, according "Southampton" was attacked and Scotia, on June 29, 1951, and a N.'s West Coast training cruiser. from March 9 to 13, and in Bris- bane from March 15 to 19. She security forces in Japan in the to U.S. aviation expert Captain sunk by dive bombers while on short time later received his pro- When speaking of the visit to near future. Eddie Rickenbacker. Captain convoy escort duty in-the Medit- motion to his present rank. Sydney the Canadian High Com- will arrive back at her base at Esquimalt on April 15. Rickenbacker, chairman of East- erranean. Captain Raymond held that ap- missioner said: "After visiting MORE POWERFUL ATOM ern Airlines, speaking on January This will be the "Ontario's" On coming to Canada, he was pointment until March 4, 1953, Melbourne from Feb. 6 to 10, SMASHER PROJECTED. 3, said that air travel would make second visit to Australia. During appointed to Naval Headquarters when he became commanding of- the "Ontario" will proceed to Ho- The United States is said to be more progress in the next 20 the Jubilee celebrations in 19? 1, as Deputy Director of Warfare ficer of H.M.C.S. "Ontario." bart where she will remain from planning to build a new atom years than since its inception. THS NAVY f.Wwy, W*4. t.., H.M.S. "HARDY" LIVES AGAIN 600 N.N. SERVICEMEN CALLED UP IN JANUARY Six hundred naval national ser- between perpendiculars) and a unduly interfered with. under the new scheme approved Mrs. A Sutherland, wife ot thought an attack 'on Narvik by vice trainees from all parts of beam of 33 ft. She is powered The men who finish their train- by the Federal Government last Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Suth- the Flotilla in face of this strong Australia began their 154 days' by geared steam turbines built by ing in one year, except 50 who September. Originally national erland and formerly Mrs. Warbur- German force so hazardous that obligatory training at naval train- Messrs. Yarrow and Co. Ltd., to will serve in the Fleet Air Arm, servicemen were to have done 124 ton-Lee, wife of Captain B A. W at 1 a.m. on 10th April Captain ing establishments in New South a design by the English Electric will first do six weeks' basic train- days" continuous training in the Warburton-Lee, C., R.N., who Warburton-Lee was told that he Wales, Victoria, and Western Co. Ltd. The "Hardy" is armed ing ashore and then eight weeks' first year and 13 days' part-time lost his life while commanding must be the sole judge of whether Australia, respectively, on Janu- with three Bofors guns and two shore-based technical training, training in each of the four sub- H.M.S. "Hardy" at the first to attack or not. The Admiralty ary 4. three - barrelled anti - submarine which will be followed by eight sequent years, making a total of Battle of Narvik in April, 1940, would support him whatever hap- mortars. These are of the same They will be known as mem- ttveks' technical, or branch, train- 176 days. performed the naming ceremony pened. He replied that he in- design as those 'fitted in H.M.S. bers of the Hume call-up, in con- ing in sea-going ships. Later, it was decided that the of H.M S "Hardv." an anti-sub- tended to attack at dawn. "Rocket." Each can fire a pat- formity with the practice in the Fleet Air Arm trainees will do continuous training in the first marine fngate launched at the In a heavy snowstorm the Flo- tern of large projectiles with great Royal Australian Navy of naming six weeks' training at H.M.A.S. year would be increased to 154 yard of Messrs. Yarrow and Co. tilla, led by Captain Warburton- accuracy, and the projectiles can each national service call-up after "Penguin" and about three weeks days to enable trainees to attain Ltd., of Glasgow, on November Lee in the "Hardy," proceeded be set to explode at a pre-deter- an historical Australian figure. in the aircraft carrier "Ven- a higher standard and a more 5. into the narrow channels leading About 200 of them went to geance." Half of them will then into the Fjord and at 4.30 a.m mined depth. These weapons can specialised knowledge, especially Captain Warburton-Lee was be trained over a wider arc than H.M.A.S. "Penguin" at Balmoral go to the R.A.N, air station at in gunnery and technical sub- was the first Naval officer to be stood off Narvik. The "Hardy" (New South Wales), 300 to Nowra (N.S.W.) and half to fired torpedoes at numerous previous types of anti-submarine jects and that part-time training awarded the Victoria Cross dur- mortars. Flinders Naval Depot at Crib the other R.A.N, air station at in subsequent years would be ing World War II. He was in enemy supply ships and at two Point (Victoria), and 100 to Schoficlds (N.S.W.). enemy destroyers, one of which abolished. command of the Second Destroy- H.M.A.S. "Leeuwin" at Fremantle Students, in their first year, blew up. The other destroyers SUBMARINE VISITS Mr. McMahon added that men er Flotilla, consisting of the (Western Australia). will do six weeks' baS'C training, of the Flotilla joined the "Hardy" TASMANIA AND S.A. in the Hargraves call-up, who be- "Hardy," "Hotspur," "Hostile," Four hundred and forty of the which will be followed by three in the action and great havoc was gan training last July and finished "Havoc," and "Hunter." On The Royal Navy submarine men will complete their training weeks' sea-going training and two done to the supply ships and tran- 154 days' continuous training on April 9, 1940, the Flotilla, which "Tel< machus," which is one of in the one year. The other 160, weeks technical training ashore. sports, while the German destroy- December 13, would be exempt had been patrolling off the main- three submarines ba»ed on Syd- who are University and Techni- Their second year's training will ers were repeatedly hit by gun- from further training. But stud- land of Norway, received infor- ney to enable ships of the Royal cal schools students, will do 77 be entirely technical. ents in the Forrest call-up of Jan- mation that Narvik was strongly fire. H.M.S. "Hardy" later en- Australian and Royal New Zea- days training in the first year and gaged three large destroyers. The Minister for the Navy (the uary, 1953, who had done only 75 held by the enemy and that there land Navies to exercise with them, the remaining 77 in the second. Hon. William McMahon) said on days' training, would have to do were in Ofot Fjord at least six Her bridge was hit and Captain visited Hobart from December 31 This arrangement has been made Warburton-Lee was mortally December 18 that the call-up in 79 days more between January 4 German destroyers larger and until January 5 and then went to so that their studies will not be January would be the first made and March 21 next year. more powerful than the "Hardy" wounded. Port Lincoln (South Austialia). and her consort* This intelli- The frigate in which the name She stayed there from January gence was communicated to the of "Hardy" lives again has an ex- 8 until January 12 and afterwards Admiralty. The Admiralty treme length of 310 ft. (300 ft. called at Port Adelaide, where she remained from January 13 until January 17. She arrived back at VESSELS BUILT, SUPPED AND SERVICED. Sydney four days later. The Minister for the Navy DIESEL, MARINE AND GENERAL ENGINEERING. (the Hon. William McMahon) RIGGERS AND SHIPWRIGHTS. said on December 17 that, before the "Telemachus" left Sydney All classes of repairs and conversion work carried out. and after her return she would MARINE INSTALLATIONS. MODERN SLIPWAY AVAILABLE engage in anti-submarine exercises FOR ALL TYPES OF CRAFT. with ships of the Australian • Fleet off the New South Wales coast. The ships of the Fleet were constantly exercising with one Or A. & W . Engineering more of the submarines, and the experience that oiiicers and men gained in tlw methods of hunting & Ship Repair Co. and destroying submarines was of Pty. Ltd. the utmost value to them. If war broke out again in the CAREENING COVE, MILSON'S POINT foreseeable future, fast, long- range submarines, which could re- Telephones: XB 1675 and XB 4387. main submerged for lengthy per- Til. aircraft-carrier H.MM "Vengeance" .teeming through tha Heeda on her »ay to Met After Hours: XJ 321 J. iods, would be one of the greatest the mid-Teimen See end eicort her to Sydney. menaces. February, l«4. ll THE NAVY • -TWTJ^V TTT'ff ••"•*«•»>•» '- ' 'I1 "•"*'• FREAK GALBS IN UJC. Australian Waraklpa Taka Pwr Tka Heavy gates caused severe dam- Spectacular ceremonial marked previously to that they were join- "Shoalhaven," the "Condamine," age during a day of freak weather Far RJLN. the taking over of the Royal lin- ed by the Royal Australian Navy the "Wagga", the "Cootamun- in Britain and on the Continent er "Gothic" hy four ships of the frigates "Shoalhaven" and "Con- dra," and H.M.S. "Telemachus." on January 15. While winds of The "Daring" class ship "Ven- (the Hon. William McMahon) R.A.N, when she entered the damine." All the ships were H.M.A.S. "Vengeance" was up to 100 m.p.h. buffeted coast- detta", the second of three vessels said that R.A.N. "Daring" class Australian Station on her way to formed into column astern of the illuminated. lines, London's temperature rose of that class being built for the ships, like similar-class ships of the Sydney from Bluff (New Zea- "Gothic" before she arrived at While the Queen and the Duke to 58 degrees, the highest Janu- Royal Australian Navy, will be Royal Navy, were of all-welded land on February 1 She was the Heads and followed her into of Edinburgh were fulfilling en- ary figure since records began in launched at the Naval Dockyard, construction but were modified to handed over by the Royal New- harbour. Six R.A.A.F. Mustangs gagements, some of the ships re- 1871. The gales drove shipping Williamstown, Victoria, by Mrs. suit Australian conditions. They Zealand Navy and the Royal New- and six Vampires were added to mained at buoys in the Harbour to shelter along the German Nancy Waller, widow of Captain were called "Daring" class, in- Zealand Air Force. the escort at 0745. from February 4 until February North Sea coast and cancelled H. M. L. Waller, D.S.C. and Bar, stead of being placed in any par- most air services in Scotland. R.A.N., on March 19. ticular category, because they The point of entry to the Aus- The "Gothic" picked up the 18, when Her Majesty and His The storm was the worst for 6(1 Captain Waller was command- could he used either as destroy- tralian Station was about 720 pilot four miles east of Cape Banks Royal Highness left in the years in Ireland. A lifeboat from ing officer of the R.A.N, destroy- ers or light cruisers. miles east of the Australian coast, at 0650 and at 0700 ships dressed "Gothic" for Hobart. During Scarborough in Yorkshire saved er "Stuart" and Captain (D) of approximately a third of the way overall and all ships formed up in the time that they were in har- Each ship had a displacement four crew members of a fishing the 10th Destroyer Flotilla, which across the Tasman. column astern. Ships followed bour, the ships were, when pos- of 2610 tons, which would be boat as it sank in heavy seas. became famous as the "Scrap Iron The Australian warships were the "Gothic" through the Heads sible, illuminated between 8 increased to 3,500 tons under full The gales slackened by the fol- Flotilla" in the Mediterranean in the cruiser "Australia," wearing in the following order: "Austra- o'clock and 10 o'clock each night. load. It had a length of 390 feet lowing day after causing four the Second World War. Later the flag of the Flan Officer Com- lia", "Quadrant," "Anzac." "Ven- The superstructures of the other and a beam of 45 feet. It carried deaths and scores of injuries to in the war he became command- manding the Australian Fleet geance," "Shoalhaven" and "Con- ships were floodlit. six 4.5-inch guns, six 40-milli- people in Britain. ing officer of the cruiser "Perth," (Rear Admiral R R. Dowling, damine." They were stationed metre anti-aircraft guns and 10, in which he, and most of his of- 21 -inch torpedo tubes. C.B.E., D.S.O., the aircraft car- half a mile apart. R.A.N. AUSTER AIRCRAFT LOSS OF COMET JET ficers and men, lost their lives All-welded ships differed from rier "Vengeance," the Battle class Before "Gothic" and the escort USED FOR DESCRIBING AIR LINER NEAR ROME. when the "Perth" and the United rivetted ships inasmuch as the destroyer "Anzac," and the fast entered the Heads, the New Zea- ROYAL LINER'S ARRIVAL. British and Italian experts on States cruiser "Houston" were plates of their hulls and other anti-submarine frigate " Quad- land Frigate "Hawea" steamed board the Italian Navy corvette An Auster aircraft belonging sunk by a Japanese force of eight parts were joined together by elec- rant." They left Sydney on Jan- past and cheered ship. "Pomono" said on January 13 to the Royal Australian Navy was cruisers and between 15 and 20 tric-arc welding, instead of being uary 29 to make their rendezvous Her Majesty and His Royal that they believed they, had lent to the Australian Broadcast- destroyers off the Java coast on joined by rivets. iwith the "Gothic." Highness landed at Farm Cove at found the exact position of the ing Commission instead of a naval the night of March I, 1942. This gave numerous advant- Immediately after the ships 10.30 a.m. Ships paraded guards Comet jet air liner which, with a helicopter for describing the en- By permission of the late King ages. One of them was that weld- were in station, the "Australia" and bands and their companies loss of 35 lives, crashed into the try of the Royal liner "Gothic" George VI, the "Daring" class ed joints, which developed the and the "Vengeance" each fired a manned ships. sea off the Mediterranean island and her escort into Sydney Har- ships will be named "Voyager," full strength of the steel plates Royal salute of 21 guns. Between 8 p.m. and 9.16 p.m. a of Elba on Sunday, 10th January. bour on the morning of February "Vendetta" and "Vampire", re- on each side of them, were much The "Gothic" and her escort fireworks display was given in the Italian naval charts shows the sea 3. The Minister for the Navy spectively, after ships of the less likely to part under stress, im- reached Sydney Heads at 8 a.m. Harbour by the "Australia," the depth at this point to be 450 feet. (the Hon. William McMahon) "Scrap Iron Flotilla," of which pact or explosion than rivetted on February J, but two hours "Anzac", the "Quadrant," the In the interim, the British Admir- said on January 29 that the three the "Stuart" was leader. plates were. Another was that alty is reported to have offered helicopters owned by the R.A.N, The first of the three vessels, weight was saved when welding the salvage ship "Reclaim," with had been grounded temporarily H.M.A.S. "Voyager," was launch- was used instead of rivets. its unique underwater television on the advice of the manufactur- ed at the Cockatoo Island Dock- equipment, to help locate the Still another important advant- ers in Britain and the British yard, Sydney, by Dame Pattie Comet. Meantime, according to age, and one that might become authorities. They would remain Menzies, wife of the Prime Min- the London "Express," Professor of supreme importance in war- grounded until an investigation ister (the Right Hon. R. G. Bardsley's Antonio Fornari, of Pisa Uni- time, was that welded ships could had been carried out on the tail Menzies) on March 1, 1952.' be produced faster than rivetted rotor shaft at present fitted to ersity, who conducted the autop- -ies on the recovered bodies of the The Minister for the Navy ships. SHAVING them. Mr. McMahon added that the Auster aircraft was suitable ictims, said on January 13 that « spt CREAM for the task for which it was re- Iccompression could have occur- quired by the A.B.C. because of red when an explosion fractured its ability to fly slowly and gen- he Comet's pressurised cabin, For a quicker eral good manoeuverability. 'rofessor Fornari added that none >f the victims examined had died and Hy burning or drowning. The in- more comfortable rnries were consistent with a bomb =§g xplosion in the plane. As a se- "The present-day challenge to |uel to the disaster, the British science is whether scientific re- ' 'verseas Airways Corporation on SHAVE search to be used for evil January 12 temporarily grounded ^ . -Hi things or for the good of human- •>11 of their Comet jet air liners, ity."— Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime pending the result of an enquiry. 1 • Minister of India. i 'ii - Fsfcmsqr, "C4- IMI NAVY II NEWS OF THE WORLD'S NAVIES ROYAL YACHT vice in Far Eastern waters, H.M. Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd., who "BRITANNIA- S. "Unicorn" (Captain R. R. S. are also responsible for her main UNDERGOES SEA TRIALS. Penncfather, R.N.) arrived back machinery! The naming cere- The Royal Yacht "Britannia," in her home port of Plymouth late mony was performed by Mrs. launched by Her Majesty The last year. The "Unicorn," a ferry P>ertram W. Tawse, wife of one Queen on April 10, 1953, left carrier and former aircraft main- if the directors of the firm. The the builders' yard (Messrs. John tenance carrier, was to have come Superman" is a vessel of 180 Brown) and proceeded down the home in the autumn of 1950, but feet in length and 37 feet beam. Clyde to Tail of the Bank early the outbreak of the Korean War in November to carry out prelim- resulted in her departure being "DRAKE" STIRS inary trials. She did speed runs cancelled at short notice and her CHRISTMAS PUDDING. for a measured mile off the North retention on the Far East Station. Wearing a replica of the uni- coast of the Isle of Arran and There she spent the entire period form of Sir Francis Drake, in- further trials in the Atlantic. of hostilities—the largest ship of cluding light blue stockings, vel- Dockyard tradesmen and techni- the Royal Navy to do so. It was vet pantaloons, a beige-cojoured cians were on board in addition the "Unicorn" that transported doublet and a blue silk coat, Lieu- to a steaming crev:. The ship from Hong Kong the Middlesex tenant-Commander W. P. Mc- was at s-ea about 10 days. Regiment, first British troops to Loughlin, R.N., officiated at the go to Korecl In addition to afford- ceremonial stirring of the Christ- ANNUAL TARANTO ing repair and alternative flying mas pudding in H.M.S. "Drake," DINNER. facilities for the operational car- the Royal Naval Barracks at Dev- Air Ch ef Marshal Sir Basil riers " Triumph," " Theseus," onport England. The youngest Embry, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O., "Glory," "Sydney," "Glory" (sec- rating and a member of the W.R. D.F.C., A.F.C., Air Officer Com- ond tour), "Ocean," "Glory" N.S. at the Barracks helped in manding-in-Chief Allied A i r (third tour) and "Ocean" (sec- the stirring, at which the Commo- Forces Central Europe, was the ond tour), which suceeded each dore of the Barracks, Commodore principal guest at the annual din other in the war zone, the "Uni- —J. E. H. McBeath, D.S.O., D.S. ner held at the R.N. Barracks, corn" was employed in moving C., R.N., was present. Lee-on-Solent, to mark the anni- vital troops and equipment and versary of the Fleet Air Arm's on one voyage alone sailed with US. NAVY RESCUES R.N. famous raid 13 years ago on the more than two hundred tons of FLYING-BOAT CREW. Italian Fleet in Taranto Harbour. stores piled on her flight deck. A message from Tokyo on De- Nine of the pilots and observers In the course of her duties during cember 28 said that a United who took part in the attack, the Korean War, she steamed States Navy task force on De- which left three of the most pow- 110,000 miles. cember 27 rescued 11 crew mem- erful units of the Italian battle bers of a Royal Navy Sunderland fleet sinking, and others badly flying-boat which orash-landed R.N. TORPEDO SCHOOL near an island in the StTaits of damaged, were among those pres- TO CLOSE. ent. The guests 'also included Korea. Six of the airmen were H.M.S. "Defiance," the Tor- Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, K.C.B., lifted from the Sunderland by pedo School at Devonport, which O.B.E., D.S.O., who commanded helicopters. Two others paddled includes the old wooden ships the aircraft "Illustrious," from ashore in a rubber raft. The re- "Andromeda," "Inconstant" and which the force of attacking mainder stayed aboard the flying- "Vulcan", is to close when the Swordfish aircraft took off for boat to direct salvage operations. British Admiralty make arrange- Taranto; and the Commander-in- ments for the school to be trans- SABOTAGE REPORTED Chief, Portsmouth, Admiral Sir ferred elsewhere. ON BRITISH CARRIER. lohn Edelsten, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.B. A Press report from London LAUNCH OF BRITISH on January 1 said that Naval se- ADMIRALTY TUG curity officers boarded the British H.M.S. "UNICORN" "SUPERMAN." aircraft-carrier " Indefatigable " RETURNS HOME. The British Admiralty Tug (26,000 tons) at Portland, U.K., Chi.f Ykiw of Si9n«li L AsMord and Ordinary Signalman S. F. Williams Koi.t the Royel Stendard on the mainmort of More than three years after "Superman" was launched -on on December 31 to investigate H.MAS. "Australia." Escorting tha Royal linar "6ott>le" into Sydnoy was ona of tha last oporations to bo undertaken by first receiving orders to return to 23rd November, 1953, at the Ab- three cases of sabotage. Tele- tha "Australia" boforo ska is scrapped. the United Kingdom after ser- erdeen (Scotland) yard of Messrs phone cables, it is said, were cut. Febnsery, 1954. an electric cable was damaged fighter. Although a conventional Scouts' Association in Britain, slightly, and 1,500 gallons of oil high performance swept - wing has been towed down the flooded the lower deck A British fighter, it is claimed it can be pro- Thames from the Victoria Em- Admiralty spokesman is reported duced at lower cost and in fewer bankment to the London Graving to have said that the cutting of man-hours than standard types. Dock, where she is being survey- the cable was believed to have The first prototype, which is due ed. If the results of the survey been done maliciously. There to start its flight trials late next are satisfactory, it is expected that have been two previous incidents (English) summer, will be power- the Board of the British Admiral- of alleged sabotage on the "Inde- ed by a small Armstrong Siddeley ty will consider taking hrr over fatigable." The second, in Sep- Viper turbo-jet engine, but the for use as an additional drill ship tember last, involved the cutting Company expects a new and more for the London Division of the of electric supply leads. The "In- powerful jet engine will be avail Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. defatigable" is now a training able later. The Division at present has two ship. ships berthed off the Victoria Em- R.N. SUBMARINE AT NEW BRfTISH NAVAL bankment, H.M.S. "President" AIRCRAFT. TRIPOLI. and H.M.S. "Chrysanthemum," Five submarines of the First Folland Aircraft are building If she becomes the third training prototypes of a light-weight fight- Submarine Squadron, British ship of the London Division, the er known as the Gnat and de- Mediterranean Fleet, accompan "Discovery" will probably also signing a carrier-borne aircraft of ied by the depot ship "Forth" be berthed in the same reach of advanced design, the Society of (Captain E F. Pizey, D.S.C., the river. British Aircraft Constructors has R.N.), arrived at Tripoli for a H.M.S. "EURYALUS" AT announced. Both aircraft are pri courtesy visit in November. Cap- AFRICAN GOLD COAST. vate ventures and have been de tain Pizey paid an official call on During a cruise on the West signed by a team led by Mr W. the Governor of Tripoli. Coast of Africa the cruiser "Eury- E. W. Petter, who was responsible SCOTT'S "DISCOVERY" alus" (Captain G. H. Peters, for the Canberra twin-jet bomb MAY BE R.N.V.R. DRILL D.S.C., R.N.) anchored off the SHIP. An eeriel photograph from an R.A.A.F. Lincoln bomber of tha Royal yacht "Gothic" bain, ..corted by tha demoyer er. Details of the new naval air- Gold Coast and fired a salute to H.MAS. Amac (noerett camera) and the frigate H.MAS. "Quadrant" in the Tevnan Sea. craft are still secret. The Gnat The Royal Research Ship "Dis- the Governor, which was return- is believed to meet a N.A.T.O. covery," of Captain Scott fame ed from the shore. Twenty-five requirement for a lightweight and now owned by the Boy distinguished guests, including NEW DRY DOCK FOR lowered tracker dog6 used by- RED NAVY'S FORMIDABLE the Prime Minister of the Gold SINGAPORE. troops in Malaya in rounding up STRENGTH. Coast and the Ministers of De- The contract to build a new bandits, has dropped leaflets, and A Press report from Paris on fence, Health, Commerce, Works dry dock for Singapore at a cost has carried out low reconnaissance January 11 said that the Russian DAVIES - KENT PTY LTD. and Labour faced the hazard of of 5,500,000 Malayan dollars has of jungle clearings where bandits Navy now totalled about 700,000 surf, which is customary off this been awarded to the firm of Gam- have been suspected of operating men with about 3,500 aircraft of mon (Malaya) Ltd. The new Formerly coast, to go on board the cruiser all types, according to the French to lunch with the Commander-in- dock, designed by the 6taff of the LAUNCH OF U.S. CARRIER yearly publication "Flottes de Chief, South Atlantic Station Singapore Harbour Board, will "FORRESTAL" DELAYED. Combat " The publication esti- be 621 feet long—capable of ex- D.S.K PTY. LTD. (Vice-Admiral Sir Pcveril B. R. A message from New York on mated that Russia would have a W. William-Powlett, K.C.B., C.B. tension to 659 feet—and 102 feet total of 300 operational submar- wide, and will provide a water January 8 said that the United Manufacturing Engineers and Agents E., D.S.O.), who is flying his flag ines by the year 1956. depth of 34 feet 6 inches. When States Navy had announced on in the ship. While on board, the for George Kent Ltd., London completed it will take ships of up January 7 that the launching of NORWEGIAN CORVETTE party toured the "Euryalus," and to 26,000 tons. Two pumps will the aircraft-carrier "Forresta!" ARRESTS RUSSIAN anti-aircraft armament was fired empty the dock in an hour. will be delayed for about six FISHING VESSEL. to simulate the ship's defence months, because of the late deliv- The Oslo (Norway) corre- against an air attack. R.N. HELICOPTER ery of the main engines and other spondent of Reuters said on Jan- MORE THAN 2 MILUON SQUADRON IN MALAYA. major equipment. The U.S. uary 11 that the Norwegian cor- MILES STEAMED. Helicopters of No. 848 Fleet Navy Department will not now INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING AND vette "Soeroey" fired warning During the course of the Kor- Air Arm of Skorsky S.55s (Lieu- get delivery of the "Forrestal" un- CONTROL? .'G ALL FLUIDS AND GASES shots and then arrested a Rus- ean war, 33 British warships tenant-Commander S. H. Suth- til 1955. sian trawler, prior to escorting it steamed a total of 2,100,500 miles ers, D.S.C., R.N.) have flown to the port of Vardoe on the Ar- on operations, the seven "C" class more than 3,000 hours since they UNITED STATES FLEET ctic coast. The Norwegian Radio destroyers themselves registering arrived in Malaya in January of VISITS SPAIN. reported that the corvette alleged a total of 765,200 miles. The last year. They have lifted near- Thirty-five warships of the that the trawler was fishing- with- "Charity," a little ship of 1,710 ly 9,000 troops and 170,000 lb United States Sixth Fleet entered in Norwegian territorial waters. 46 GARDENERS ROAD, MASCOT tons, holds the Fleet record, hav of freight and have evacuated 220 various Spanish ports on Janu- The trawler was registered at MU 1378 ing steamed 126,000 miles and sick and injured soldiers from the ary 9. Their entry inaugurated a Murmansk. The "Soeroey" es- consumed 29,000 tons of fuel lungle. The Squadron has also six-day official visit to Spain. corted the trawler into Vardoe THS NAVY February, IW4. h. early on the morning of January Lieutenant P. W. Seed, of Syd- 11 with a boarding party aboard ney, who are at preaent members MARITIME NEWS OF THE it. of No. 723 Squadron, baaed at HELICOPTER FROM the R.A.N. Air Station at Nowra "SYDNEY" CRASHES. (N.S.W.). A Press report from Hong Both of them have served on Kong on January 5 said that a operational duty in the Korean CLAN LINE police launch rescued the pilot areas. They were in No. 805 and observer uninjured when a Squadron, which was embarked in the aircraft carrier "Sydney" WORLD •helicopter from the R.A.N, air- WORLD WIDE craft-carrier "Sydney) (19,550 when she was there on her first From our Correspondents in tour of duty from August, 1951, tons) crashed into Kowloon Bay, LONDON and NEW YORK near Kaitak airport, on the after- until February, 1952. Lieutenant CARGO SERVICES noon of that day. Jude was temporarily in command By ATOM BOMBS WITH US. of the squadron in January of the latter year. AIR MAIL SEVENTH FLEET. He and Lieutenant Seed joined The United States Seventh the R.A.N, as pilots in January, AUSTRAUAN ANTARCTIC from No. 13 Wharf, Pyrmont, at vessel, ordered by a Norwegian Fleet stationed in the Mediter- 1948. He had been in the R.A. EXPEDITION SAILS. 5 p.m. and was soon clear of the shipowner, was too big to be ranean has on board a supply of A.F. until 1945, when he trans- The small Danish ship "Kista Heads. Five thousand persons built all at once at the yards The atom bombs, Admiral Fechteler, ferred to the R.A.N.V.R. Be- Dan," under charter to the Aus- saw the liner back into midstream two sections will be joined in dry- N.A.T.O. commander, said on tween that year and the year in tralian External Affairs Depart- through a curtain of coloured dock. I January 13. In an interview with which he became an officer of the ment, sailed from Melbourne on streamers. More than 1,200 pas- a Turin (Italy) newspaper he EASTERN 81 AUSTRALIAN MANAGING AGENTS'IN R.A.N. he attended the Mildura January 4 to set up a permanent sengers were aboard. said the bombs do not constitute LAUNCH NEW CARGO AUSTRALIA extension of the Melbourne Uni- Australian base in the Antarctic. a danger to Naples where the UNER. verity. She carried the most modern sub- "MALOJA" SAILS ON fleet is stationed, because the FINAL AUSTRALIAN- A new 8,000-ton cargo liner for Before Lieutenant Seed joined zero equipped exploration expe- components of the bombs are UK. RUN. the Eastern and Australian Steam- The the R.A.N, he was a pilot in the dition yet known to science and stored separately and would be 1 ship Company was successfully Royal New Zealand Naval Vol- Antarctic exploration. The ex- The P. fir O. liner "Maloja" put together only in case of pedition's jobs include charting, (21,036 tons), Captain J. M. launched at Glasgow on Decemb- McArthur Shipping emergency. unteer Reserve, serving in the er 21, a spokesman for the ship's Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. geological surveys, and radioing Peter, sailed from Sydney on Jan- R.N. OFFICER KILLED weather information. Aboard the agents, Messrs. Macdonald, Ham- He and Lieutenant Jude did re- uary 2 on her final Australia- ON "SYDNEY" "Kista Dan" are two Auster air- ilton and Company, announced on ft Agency Go. fresher courses in the United United Kingdom run. Tugs and craft and included among the ex- January 5. The spokesman said A Press report from London Kingdom early in 1948. small craft whistled a noisy fare- on January 16 said that the Brit- pedition's complement of 24 arc well when the "Maloja" headed the vessel, which was named Pty. Ltd. "Arafura," would be engaged in ish Admiralty had announced AIR GUIDE FOR four aviation pilots who will fly down the harbour at noon. Since the Austers about on reconnais- the Australia-Far East service, that a British Na"al officer, Sub- AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC her first voyage in 1923 the lin- sance, spying out ice packs and calling at Borneo, Manila, Hong "KYLE HOUSE" Lieutenant J H. McClinton, was PARTY. er has carried a total of about fatally injured on board the Aus- photographing the terrain. Four- 70,000 passengers on her 80 voy- Kong, and Japanese ports. tralian aircraft-carrier H.MA.S. Two Royal Australian Air teen members of the party will ages between England and Aus- 27-31 MACQUARIE PLACE FRENCH PORT ROCKED "Sydney" on January 15. Ap- Force pilots and a ground staff land at Heard Island, where the tralia. BY EXPLODING SYDNEY parently the accident happened at man will fly and service two Aus- ship will pick up 30 sledge dogs, METEORITE. sea while the "Sydney" was off ter aircraft as aids to next year's and ten members, headed by Mr. DROP IN UNITED • French astronomers said on Hong Kong. The Admiralty said Australian Antarctic Expedition. Bob Dovers, will go on to Ant- KINGDOM SHIPBUILDING. January 8 that they believed a he was hit by a propeller on the In announcing this at Canberra arctica. The expedition is led by A report from London on Jan- meteorite striking the earth's at- flight deck, presumably when an recently the Minister for the Navy Mr. P. G. Law, director of the uary 1 said that new orders with mosphere caused the explosion engine was being warmed up. and the Air (the Hon. William Antarctic Division of the Austra- British shipyards for merchant which rocked the French port of McMahon), said that Flight-Lieu- lian External Affairs Department. ships fell sharply in 1953. The Phones: BU 5073-4-5 R.A.N. PILOTS' Dieppe on January 7. The blast, NIGHT-FIGHTER COURSES tenant D. W. Leckie, of Mel- president of the Shipbuilding which shattered windows and • IN U.K. bourne, would lead the R.A.A.F. ORIENT UNER "ORONSAY" Conference, Mr.J. W. Elliott, said doors in the early hours of morn- SAILS ON PACIFIC RUN. Two pilots of the Royal Aus- party. Mr. McMahon added that the gross tonnage totalled ing, was preceded by a blinding tralian Navy's Fleet Air Arm left that the Auster aircraft, using The Orient liner "Oronsay" 500,000—one-third of the tonnage (lash first white, then orange, for the United Kingdom in Janu- both floats and skis, would guide (28.000 tons) sailed from Sydney ordered in 1952 and only one- which lit up the sky over the ary to undertake the jet night- the expedition's ship, "Kista on January b on the first trip in eighth of the 1951 figures. whole town. One eye-witness AGENCIES AT ALL MAIN fighter training course as a first Dan" (1,500 tons), through the the company's new Pacific service said that for about two seconds step towards the R.A.N.'s opera- ice to the Antarctic Continent. to San Francisco and V»nrouver. SHIP LAUNCHED IN night was turned into day. The AUSTRAUAN PORTS tion of Sea Venom all-weather They would make reconnaissances It is the first all-pasrengcr service HALVES. ground trembled and people liv- jet fighter aircraft. of the coast to help find a suitable across the Pacific since the Half a ship—the bow—was ing it the dock area poured out site for the Antarctic mainland "Aorangi" retired from the run launched at Sunderland, England, of their houses in pyjamas and They are Lieutenant M. McC. base. last June. The "Oronsay" sailed Jude, of Mentone (Victoria), and on January I. The 18,250-ton nightdresses. The flash was seen THS NAVY Fabrasry, 1954. 60 miles from Dieppe. The cap- sel took the crew ashore. A sal- "Liberie' which was in dock for - voyage, the Lon- tain of a fishing boat 25 miles vage steamer left Harstad almost repairs at Le Havre. Three fire don "Daily Telegraph's" Copen- out at sea said he saw "an enorm- immediately for the scene of the engines fought the outbreak hagen correspondent reported on ous bowl of fire streaking across wreck. which was on the lower deck January 18. The tanker, which the sky towards the port, leaving near the funnels. It was controll- was on a voyage to Mexico, was a trail of sparks." ITALIAN UNER ed in 25 minutes. Only slight expected to reach port under tow "AUSTRALIA'' ARRIVES. damage was done. There were with her bottom plates and en- FREIGHTER SUFFERS The Lloyd Triestino liner no passengers on board at the gines damaged severely. ENGINE TROUBLE. "Australia," which docked in time. The 8.000-ton freighter "City Sydney on January 10, had 849 DEATH OF "GOTHICS" of Capetown," which left Sydney passengers aboard when she ar- A SYDNEY SHIPPING CHIEF STEWARD. Harbour at 6 p.m. on January 8 rived at Frcmantle, West Austra- COMPANY BUYS NZ Mr. W. A. Ray, chief steward for Geelong, Victoria, returned lia, the first port of call on the STEAMER. of the Royal Liner "Gothic," temporarily to port some hours Australian coast, on her Genoa- A report from Wellington, died in Dunedin, New Zealand, later with engine trouble. The Australia run. Many of her pas- N.Z., on January 15 said that the on January 27. He was flown to vessel had just cleared the Heads sengers, among whom were near- Sydney shipping company of Dunedin from Auckland on Jan- when the trouble developed and ly 300 children, were migrants. Messrs. R. W. Miller and Co. re- uary 5, after becoming ill with immediately signalled that she cently purchased from the Union cerebral haemorrhage. The late was returning to the Harbour NEARBY FIRE THREATENS Steamship Company of New Zea- Mr. Ray was 43. . GIANT UNER. Bank anchorage for inspection land, the 2,591-ton single screw FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY She sailed again for Ceelong on Southampton (England) police steamer "Kaimiro." The govern- OF POWERED CONTROLLED January 11. on January 9 called in an arson ing director of Messrs. R. W. FUGHT. expert from Scotland Yard to help Miller and Co., Mr. R. W. Miller, In Washington on the night of BRITISH TRAWLER them investigate a fire which broke said in Sydney on the same day December 17 President Eisen- ABANDONED ON out only 300 yards from the dry that his company had bought the hower joined 1,200 men and wo- NORWEGIAN COAST. dock where the giant transatlantic "Kaimiro" to use as a collier on men in honouring the memory of A message from London on liner "Queen Elizabeth" is hav- the Sydney-Newcastle coal run. the two Wright brothers—Orvillc January 11 said that the crew of ingan annual overhaul. The fire and Wilbur-—at a banquet. It the British trawler "Kingston caused damage estimated at sev- JOINT GERMAN-CHILEAN marked the 50th anniversary of Aquamarine" abandoned ship eral thousands pounds to stores SERVICE TO SOUTH the first powered controlled flight. early that morning after the trawl- owned by a motor company's sub- AMERICA. It was on December 17, 1903, er had run aground on Senta Is- sidiary. The Hamburg-American and that the two Wright brothers first land, 25 miles North-East of An- North German Lloyd last year es- flew at Kitty Hawk, North Caro- FIRE IN FRENCH denes on the North Norwegian tablished a joint service to the lina. Celebrations at Kitty Hawk TRANSATLANTIC LINER. coast. A report from the Harstad West Coast of South America in included the re-enactment of his- Coastal Radio said later that water A fire broke out on the morn- conjunction with the Chilean Sud tory by a flimsy bi-plane, built in had entered the ship's engine- ing of January 13 on the 51,839- Americana Company, outside the 1914, which flew over the same room. A Norwegian fishing ves- ton French transatlantic liner Shipping Conference. 120 feet of sand across which the Wrights' "Flyer" made its famous DUG-OUT CANOE'S flight. JAMES PATRICK & CO. PTY. LTD. DEEP-SEA VOYAGE. Four New Australians recently- AUSTRAUAN-BUILT SHIPOWNERS — AGENTS — CONTRACT set out in a 30-foot dug-out canoe HELICOPTER. STEVEDORES on a 1,500-mile voyage from The first helicopter designed in CHARTERS AND BUNKERS ARRANGED Cooktown (North Queensland) Australia is being built at Mel- to Sydney. The voyage is an ex- bourne airport. Its designer is periment to see how the men and Mr. G. C. Molyneux, a 35-year- REGULAR INTERSTATE 84 OVERSEAS CARGO & their stonc-age craft, fitted with Id consulting engineer. He said PASSENGER SERVICES • outrigger, will stand up to the or- 'he machine would be ready to deal. They complated the first !y in March or April next year. Agents for . . . 150-mile stage of their journey The designer has been working FLOTTA LAURO (Italian Line)—Cargo and poeemger aovice, on January 13, when they arriv- n the helicopter prototype for Australia to Mediterranean ports, via Singapore. ed at Cairns. three years, mostly in his spare TASMAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD.—Refrigerated cargo, Australia * time In the last 18 months he to New Zealand. DANISH TANKER HITS and his staff of six have concen- ERIE RAILROAD (U.S.A.)—Australasian Agents. DRIFTING MINE. trated on its production. Mr. Head Office: 19 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY The Egyptian Government Denmark's largest and newest Molyneux is a graduate of Syd- head of the Industrial Credit Phone: BW -1181. planned to establish an oil refin- merchant ship, the 19,000-ton mo- ney University and an Associate Bank, Dr. Rashed el-B»rawi, said ALSO AT MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE. Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical ery near Cairo linked to Suez'by « Cairo on November 8. A sec- tor tanker "Brigit Maersk," struck a 90-mile heavy oil pipeline esti- WITH AGENTS AT ALL MAIN PORTS IN AUSTRALIA. a drifting mine in the North Sea Society. ond pipeline, 136 miles long mated to cost £3,075,000, the would link Cairo and Alexandria ME NAVY fabrvary, IU4. II Fechteler, who was accompanied PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mountbatten stayed in the palace by Mrs. Fechteler and Miss Fech- and "Wren" (Commander H. N. O, D.S.C. and Bar, R.N.), visit- teler, stayed with Admiral and of the Duke of Harar, second son Custance, R.N.). of the Emperor Haile Selassie, ed several ports and toured opera- NEW FOURTH SEA LORD. NEW ADMIRAL Lady Mountbatten at Admiralty During his visit to Pakistan The British Admiralty has an- SUPERINTENDENT, while in Ethiopia. tional areas in Korea before being House, Valetta. During the visit the First Sea Lord received offi- relieved in November as Flag Of- nounced that Her Majesty The H.M. DOCKYARD, Admiral Fechteler had opportun- cial calls on board H.M.S. "Cey- ficer Second - in - Command, Far Queen has been graciously pleas- DEVONPORT. BRITISH FIRST SEA LORD ities for informal discussion of lon" (Captain J. C. Stopford, East Station, by Rear-Admiral G. ed to approve the appointment of VISITS PERSIAN GULF, The appointment of Rear-Ad- the problems which face the two INDIA AND PAKISTAN. O.B.E, R.N.), which ship was V. Gladstone. Vice- Admiral F. R. Parham. miral L. N. Brownficld, C.B.E, to Commanders-in - Chief in their The First Sea Lord (Admiral berthed in the harbour of Kar- C.B., C.B.E, D.S.O, as a Lord be Admiral Superintendent, H.M. At Seoul, Admiral Clifford was in their task of organising, under of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Mc- achi. He visited Pakistani ships Commissioner of the Admiralty Dockyard, Devonport, in succes- received by the President of the direction of Supreme Allied Com- Grigor, G.C.B, D.S.O.) left Lon- and establishments and laid Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of sion to Admiral Sir Philip K. En- Korean Republic (Dt. Syngman mander Europe, the defence of don on November 4 to visit Brit- wreaths on the graves of Mr. Jin- Supplies and Transport, in suc- right, K.B.E, C.B, the appoint- Rhee), who expressed his grati- their Southern Europe and Med- ish ships and Naval establish- nah and Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan. cession to Vice-Admiral S. M. ment to take effect in February tude, of the Korean Republic, for iterranean Commands. Admiral ments in the Persian Gulf and to In India, Admiral McGrigor Raw, C.B, C.B.E., the appoint- or March, 1954, has been an- services rendered by the Common- Fechteler also paid courtesy calls pay official visits to India and visited Naval establishments at ment to take effect in March of nounced by the British Admiralty. wealth Navies during the Korean on His Excellency the Governor Pakistan. He travelled by aircraft Bombay, Cochin, and Vizagapat- War. this year. Incidentally, in De- of Malta, Sir Gerald Creasy, His an, the National Defence Acad- R.N. LIAISON OFFICER, from London Airport. cember, 1952, Admiral Parham Grace The Archbishop, Mgr. Sir emy at Poona, the Staff College Admiral Clifford also paid fare- was appointed Second Sea Lord MELBOURNE. On arrival at Bahrein, in the Michael Gonzi and the Prime Persian Gulf, the First Sea Lord at Wellington, and the Naval well calls on the Chief of Naval and Chief of Naval PersonneJ Captain J. Smallwood, R.N, Minister, Dr. Borg Olivier, and Headquarters at Delhi. Operations of the Republic of but owing to ill-health this ap- embarked in the cruiser "New- has been appointed by the British he visited Admiral Mountbatten's The First Sea Lord returned to Korea Navy (Vice-Admiral Pak- pointment was subsequently can- foundland" (Captain M. G. Admiralty to the post in the rank two headquarters — the Head- London by air at the end of No- ok-Kyu); the Korean Minister celled. Goodenough, C.B.E, D. S. O, of Captain of R.N. Liaison Offi- quarters Allied Forces Mediter- vember. of Defence, and the Mayor of cer, Melbourne. R.N.) the flagship of Admiral Sir ranean at Floriana, and that of the William Slayter, K.C.B, D.S.O, Pusan; the Commanding General DEATH OF BRITISH British Mediterranean Fleet at ADMIRAL CLIFFORD'S Fifth United States Air Force ADMIRAL. NEW NEW ZEALAND D.S.C, the Commander-in-Chief, FAREWELL TOUR IN MANAGER OF PORT LINE. Lascaris. In the former he met East Indies Station, and he visited (Lieutenant-Gencral Anderson); Admiral Sir Guy Charles Cecil Senior Staff Officers of the six KOREA. The Sydney manager for the ships of the Persian Gulf Squad- the Commanding General United Royle, Chief of the British Naval nations represented: France, Rear-Admiral E. G. A. Clifford, Port Line, Mr. J. H. Cook, who ron, including the frigates "Loch States Eighth Army (General Air Services for the first two Italy, Greece, Turkey, United C.B, C.B.E, flying his flag in has been appointed company man- Glendhu" (Commander R. S. Maxwell D. Taylor); and the years of World War II, and a States, and United Kingdom. H.M.S. "Newcastle" (Captain Sir ager for New Zealand, left Syd- Brookes, D.S.O, D.S.C, R.N.) Brit:sh Minister in Korea (Mr. First Naval Member of the Aus- St. John R. J. Tyrwhitt, Bt, D.S. ney on the liner * Monowai" for G. C Graham, C.B.E ). tralian Naval Board from 1941 to Wellington on December 31. He MEDITERRANEAN C.-IN-C.'s 1945, died on the night of Jan- is succeeded in Sydney by Mr. RED SEA VISIT. uary 4 at Wimborne, Dorset. He P. J. Fuller, from London. collapsed while helping the local Admiral the Earl Mountbatten FOR WORK - fire brigade to fight a fire on the WELL-KNOWN SEA of Burma, K.G, etc. Command- common land near his home. Ad- CAPTAIN DIES. er-in-Chief Mediterranean, has been paying visits during a cruise miral Hoyle, after his retirement Captain Frank Roebuck, form- FOR FUN in the Red Sea. Early in Novemb- in 1946, became Yeoman Usher erly of Cairns, Queensland, and The er he visited Jordan and enter- of the Black Rod, a traditional of- for many years a captain of the tained King Hussein to luncheon World's Best , ficial of the House of Lords, American President Lines, died in on board the despatch vessel BRITISH £ A GULL Outboard which allowed him to live in the San Francisco on January 7 fol- "Surprise," anchored off Aqaba. Palace of Westminster. He re- lowing a heart attack. Captain Motor cently retired from this post and Later in his tour Admiral Mount- Roebuck was 44. THE 3f4 H.P. MODEL THE MODEL 40 PLUS went to live at Wimborne. Ad- batten accompanied by Lady For eturdineee, reliability and endur- miral Royle was 68. VISIT OF ADMIRAL W. M. Mountbatten, visited Ethiopia and ance, the 40 lb. weight, JM HJ>. (illuetratcd) Senda 12 footers scooting acroaa the FECHTELER, U.S.N. TO was received by the Emperor at Seagull outboard ia unbeatable. Op- the Royal Palace in Addis Ababa. erating in stall water or on the aeaa, water;. L«bt, it weigba only 28 lb, PROMOTIONS TO MALTA. this Seagull moves loads of 4 sod 5 there a nothing to matdi this Seagull VICE-ADMIRAL. Admiral W. M. Fechteler, The city was still decorated with tons. Available as s standard modal fesi^T*?*^ ruffltedneaa. Sags which had been flown during The following promotions are U.S.N, Commander-in-Chief Al- or with a dutch for complete nun- full throttle, the model 4o"plua*etal announced by the British Admir- lied Forces Southern Europe, paid celebrations of the twenty-third oerurabilrty it turns the lame 10 in. opera tea wnoothly at low revs. The anniversary of the Emperor's cor- ptopeOor at 1J00 RJ>M. mUmt alty to date October 22, 1953: a formal visit to Admiral Mount- any wasted churning of water, ret aosiff drive abaft gives 16 m. free- Rear-Admiral (Temporary Vice- batten, Commander-in-Chief Al- onation. During his visit, Lord board, no wsattd power frothing the haa power to spare. surface of the wane. Admiral) P. G. L. Gazalet, C.B, lied Forces Mediterranean, at Mountbatten laid wreaths at the D.S.O. and Bar, D.S.C, to be Malta, G.C, on November 26 foot of a cross in the British Mil Distributed by: promoted to Vice- Admiral in and 27. Admiral Fechteler arriv- itary Cemetery in a Northern Her Majesty's Fleet; Rear-Ad- ed by air at the R.N. Air Station, suburb of Addis Ababa in which DANGAR, GEDYE & MALLOCH LTD. Halfar, where he was met by Ad- members of the Forces who help- miral C. "F. W. Noma, C.B, 10-14 YOUNG STREET, SYDNEY to be promoted to Vice-Admiral miral Mountbatten and some of ed to liberate Ethiopia in 1941 in Her Majesty's Fleet. his subordinate officers. Admiral are buried. Lord and Lady G.P.O. Box 509. C^. ma navy 24 FtbrK.*, IM4. sr. I.. I Hila—ilWili r..'1'dltoJ The London- County Council SPEAKING OF SHIPS has taken a keen interest in the Quaea'a Oalaur Transferred Fran The Cancelling a previous announce- Import Licensing, Mr. J. Watts, A message from Canberra on preservation of the famous clipper ment that the "DeGrasse" (which said in Wellington on December January 1 said that a Melbourne ship "Cutty Sarit" and has pro- "Australia" Ta The "Vengeance" for some time past had been in 22 that his Government intends firm has concluded a contract with mised a dry berth at Greenich A spectacular ceremony was ister of the Navy, Mr. McMahon, the West Indies service) would to give traders a chance to explore Russia to import £1,600,000 (on the Thames at London) to the conducted alongside the Captain and the Flag Officer Commanding be placed on the North Atlantic trade prospects with Russia, would worth of tinned salmon and crab- West of the Royal Naval College. Cook Dock at Garden Island, the Australian Fleet (Rear Ad- run, the French Line has sold the consider granting licences to im- meat for the Australian market Sydney, on Thursday morning, miral R. R. Dowling, C.B.E, D.S. ship to the Canadian - Pacific port from the Soviet limited this year. Australian trade offi- A United Nations report on February 4, when the Queen's O.) arrived at the dock by barge Steamship Company. quantities of goods ranging from cials are said to view the deal January 4 called for a revival of Colour was transferred from from Elizabeth Bay. binoculars and cameras to cigar- with favour because it will help trade between Europe and Asia H.M.A.S. "Australia" to H.M. The Queen's Colour, uncased A.S. "Vengeance." Chile and Germany on De- ettes and vodka. to adjust the disbalance in trade (including Communist China) in and bunched, was then brought cember 12 signed a trade agree- between the two countries. order to spur Asian development The Queen's Colour was used down the gangway of the "Aus- when the Royal Guard and band ment involving goods worth Two hundred and eleven head and help relieve Europe's econ- tralia" by a colour party consist- of the Australian Fleet was par- about £31,250,000. Germany will of bloodstock cattle were loaded It is authoratively reported that omic difficulties. The report lim- ing of a chief petty officer and aded at Hobart when the Queen buy Chilean copper and other into the lower deck of the liner 40 British businessmen left for ited action to economic matters two petty officers and handed to a and the Duke of Edinburgh land- minerals, farm products, timber, "Eastern Glory" at Pyrmont, Moscow early in the New Tear and avoided political implications. Colour officer. ed there on February 20. The and wool. Sydney, on December 22 for Port with the approval of the British It urged strong financial outlay by After the Fleet Guard of final training of the guard and Moresby. The cattle were con- European governments and pri- Honour had given the Royal Foreign Office and the Board of band for this duty took place in Australian Associated Oilfields signed to the Agriculture section vate sources to boost trade with salute and the band had played Trade with the object of improv- the "Vengeance" which reached Ltd, of Melbourne, has applied of the Australian Department of 19 Asian countries. six bars of the Nat onal Anthem, ing trade relations between Britain Hobart on February 19. for licences to prospect for oil a Territories for distribution over and Russia. the Colour was marched into the The Fleet Guard of Honour guard. The guard and the band vast area on the South-West various parts of New Guinea and Her Majesty The Queen has coast of the Northern Territory Papua. and band were formed up at the then escorted the Colour to the Two new diesel locomotives for granted her patronage to the entranct; to the Captain Cook of Australia. The Port Keats, the New South Wales Railways Thames training ship H.M.S. "Vengeance" where it was taken Daly River, and Fitzmaurice River Dock at 9.25 a.m. on February 4 on board and cased again before A message from Tokyo on De- were lifted from the deck of the "Worcester." and shortly afterwards the Min- districts are in the region, where cember 22 said that the Japanese freighter "Carronpark" at Darling being deposited in the ship. experts have predicted that oil Government had announced that Harbour, Sydney, on December will be found. Britain and Japan have agreed to 1. The locomotives, each weigh- extend their 1951 sterling pay- ing 50 tons, were brought from "Empress of Australia" is the ment (which expired at the end the United Kingdom as deck name selected by the Canadian- of 1953) until January 31, 1954. cargo. Pacific Steamship Company for the former French Line's "De Britain's daily rate of exports in There was a truly international Grasse." This selection conforms November, 1953, was the highest flavour about the arrival of the with Canadian-Pacific's Name- on record. From July, 1953, to migrant ship "Fairsea" in Mel- scheme for their vessels, under November of the same year the bourne and Sydney at the end of which passenger liners are "Em- average monthly value was £220.4 October. The vessel brought to presses" and cargo boat? have the million, or 9 per cent, more than Australia some 1,450 migrant and prefix "Beaver" and "Maple." in the same period of 1952. displaced persons from various countries of Europe, and soon Whale Industries Ltd. is asking The Indian Government and the after she berthed in each of the the Federal Government for an German combine of Krupps and two ports waterside workers be- increased whale quota for 1954 Demag signed agreements in New gan to load a return cargo which season. The catch in 1953 was Delhi on December 21 for set- included clothing for victims of 700 whales. A large parcel of the ting up a £52 million steel plant the Greek earthquake. 1954 catch had been so Id forward in India. The plant will have an at a price higher than that for initial capacity of half a million The appeal to the Privy Council MAY WE WOR)RK early sales last year, the chairman tons a year, rising by stages to in Britain against the condemna- of the company, Mr. R. Orichton- one million tons. tion of four partly-built ships tak- WITH YOU Brown, said at the annual meeting en in Germany in 1945 involved A report from New York says going back to prize law precedents STEEL i TOOL India expects to export about that the world's oil chiefs are said in the 13th century. 13,400 tons of tea to Russia dur- to have worked out a plan for an ing the 1953-54 season, Calcutta international oil company to mark- During 1952 six vessels of 500 23-37 BUCKLAND ST., BROADWAY, N.S.W. trade circles reported on De- et Persian oiL They are believed tons or over were lost or damag- Telephone: MA6421 cember 19. to have discussed the plan at ed by mines and two by the explo- Breeches Throeglroet AastrsRu Capital CMes. secret talks in the Anglo-Iranian sion of a torpedo dredged up in Associated Company: ARTHUR IALFOUR ( COMPANY LTD, Sheffield, Ex* ThevNew Zealand Minister of OH Company's headquarters. Boulogne Harbour. It THi NAVY Waiurt, IH4. For the first time since the end Mere RAN. Ratines Ta Qualify of World War II. a German sec- For Commiaaiana tion is included. There are, in If it's from , . , fact, two separate German navies. The fact that ratings of the War. The name "upper yardmen" East and West, both of which are Royal Australian Navy are given derived from the days of sail in made up by numbers of patrol ves- frequent opportunities to rise which only the most alert, most MORAN Jane's Fighting Ships. Published sels, mine swepeers, and auxiliary- from the lower deck to commis- intelligent and most physically-fit The increasing specialization in by Sampson Low, Marston 6r craft. . sioned rank has been demonstrat- ratings were allowed to man the different classes of warship is Co. Ltd., London. (Price: AND ed again. upper yard arms—or yards—of also pointed out. It is now no The Japanese Navy—known Four guineas.) Two more ratings have been ships. Their designation of upper longer possible to build general- officially as the Coastal Security selected to do courses in England yardmen, became synonymous The 1953-54 edition of this an- purpose warships and each ship Force, the Maritime Safety under the "upper yardmen" with outstanding ability and var- nual publication with its survey must be equipped to carry out Agency, and the Coast Guard—•» CATO'S scheme, which, not only provides ious other commendable qualities. of the world's fighting navies, one main task. There are, for ex- assuming substantial proportions for the promotion of suitable men Under the scheme, in all but a emphasises that no warship larg- ample, four types of frigate on and now includes 18 frigates and to officer-rank, but does so direct- few branches, any ratings aged er than a frigate is now on the order for the Royal Navy, and 54 gunboats acquired from the -locks in a British shipyard. In in the United Stales Navy there United States, in addition to very IT MUST BE GOOD ly, without their having to pass less than 23J years, who had pass- through the various grades of rat- ed the Navy's higher educational • foreword it is maintained that, are four distinct sub-classes of air- large numbers of smaller craft ing-promotion test, which was the equivalent, in while it is not expected that any craft-carrier and four different built in Japanese yards. Two five- more battleships or conventional year naval construction pro- Including these two, 12 R.A.N, some subjects, of the intermediate types of submarine. Jestroyers will be ordered, there grammes, which have been ratings have been chosen for pro- examination, could ask to be con- The section dealing with the •ieems to be a considerable future drawn up, suggest the building motion under the upper yardman sidered as a prospective candidate Russian Navy seems more auth- tor aircraft-carriers and cruisers. of 10,000-ton aircraft - carriers, scheme in the last 24 months. for selection. oritative than it has been in re- Yet unless more of these craft cruisers, and large anti-submarine Mr. McMahon added that it cent years and speculation over The latest are Leading Writer ire ordered at once the Royal destroyers. was a tribute to the efficiency and the rumoured construction of bat- F Young, aged 22, of Mount Navy would by 1960, have only high standards of the Royal Aus- tleships has been wisely omitted. In the Italian Navy section a Morgan (Q'ld), and Writer L. K two fleet carriers and eight cruis- tralian Navy that men could be A comparison of British and Rus- silhouette of a large destroyer of Thomson, aged 23, of Mosman ers—three of which are still in- found on its lower decks who sian Naval strength shows that the new "Impetuoso" class shows (N.S.W ). Writer Thomson join complete—of less than 18 years could be trained to assume the re- the Royal Navy is the stronger her to have the same rakish lines cd the service as a steward, but, >f age. after he had been recommended sponsibilities of officer-rank. It of the two. as the last pre-war light cruisers. for commissioned rank, was trans- must also be a great encourage- ferred to the rating of writer last ment and incentive to all ratings year. to know that opportunities to ESTABLISHED 1865 Always ask for . . . Following a short period in that reeach commissioned rank were capacity, he was further recom- open to them. mended for selection by h:s com- DAVEYS LION DAVEY'S FLOUR manding officer. NEW REFUELLING SYSTEM. SHELLEY'S Both he and Leading Writer An underground hydrant re- Young are now travelling in the fuelling system for airliners has re- FAMOUS DRINKS "Strathnaver" to the United cently been installed at Kingsford Established in Australia for over Kingdom, where they will remain Smith Airport, Sydney. To op- for about 18 months before they erate the system the oil com- 80 yean. pany's attendant merely opens a Obtainable from leading return to Australia as sub-lieu- tenants in the supply and secre- small trapdoor in the airport tar- shops and saloons. tariat branch. mac and couples the hydrant head Of the other 10 men, four have to the pumping unit. He then completed their courses. Two of places the refuelling hose in the aircraft's fuel tank and turns the Suppliers to the R.A.N. and the R.N. them have become executive sub- BRAND SHELLEY & SONS lieutenants and two sub-lieuten- valve. He checks the quantity 80MIAL FACTORY ants in the electrical branch. The of fuel delivered through a meter. TKLKS.A.HIC ... CABLK A0DRI1S remaining six will complete their The underground system loads up LIONFLOUR- SYDNEY PTY. LTD. courses during the next 18 to 300 gallons a minute for avia- 1 months. tion petrol and as much as 400 MURRAY STREET, The Minister for the Navy gallons a minute for jet fuels, or as fast as the taolu of the airliner EDWIN DAVEY & SONS PTY. LTD. MARRICJCVILLE, (the Hon. William McMahon) can take it. With this new, fast- N.S.W. said on December 11 that the up- ALLEN STREET. PTRM0NT per yardmen scheme was estab- er system in general use the now familiar road tank waggon type •Phones: LA 2431, LA 5461. lished in the Royal Navy and the Phone: MW 2531 (3 line*) other British Coram o n w e a 11 h of refueller will disappear from Navies after the Second World most airports. THC F.bour,, 1*4. THE QUEEN'S SHALLOP EX-NAVAL MEN'S GOES TO GREENWICH. ROMAN 10APS AND NAVIGATION On November 11, 1953, the One of our readers has asked pass had not been invented. They famous Royal Barge, known as whether any navigator can explain used the sun and the stars to de- the "Queen's Shallop," which how the Romans built their roads termine position and direction. Association Jp^ of Australia was built for Queen Mary II. by straight. So far, no-one has been It seems possible, therefore, that King William III., was taken by able to give a complete answer. after travelling from point A to road from Her Majesty's Boat- However, the Public Relations point B they would know the di- house in Windsor Home Park to Officer of the British Road Fed- rection in which each point lay Patron-in-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen. the yard of Messrs. William Cory eration has been kind enough to in relation to the other. They ii Son Ltd., at Charlton, where send us his own views. would then be able to maintain FEDERAL COUNCIL. Amey), c/- Naval Memorial fifteen shillings for annual sub- she is to be overhauled and re- an overall, approximate line of He writes: • "The Romans had The following South Austra- House, 23 Peel St., Adelaide. scriptions (payable in advance). paired. route in building their roads, considerable navigational ability lian Officers were unanimously It was the unanimous decision Queensland State Council has This elegant craft, with her which were, of course, not a dead at sea and knew the points of the elected to the new Federal Execu- of Federal Conference that the advised the Federal Executive beautifully carved and decorated straight line the whole way but compass although they were not tive, for a period of three years, award of the Gold Badge of Life that two new Sub-Sections have adornments,is 41 ft. 6 in. long and only on stretches where it was referred to as such because a com- by the interstate Conference, Membership shall be conferred been inaugurated, one being es- 6 ft. 6 in. in beam, and was built expedient to maintain it." which was held at Melbourne, upon His Royal Highness the tablished at Sandgate and the in 1689. She is the last survivor during last January:—Messrs. H. Dulce of Edinburgh, and to the other at Nundah. During the of the old State Barges once used MAKE A POINT OF H. Hanby (Feder.il President; A. undermentioned members of the past quarter the parent Section at by Royalty on ceremonial jour- G. Sangster (Federal Vice-Presi- Association, in recognition of their Brisbane entered eighteen new neys on the River Thames. She CALLING IN TO THE dent); C. D. Amey (Hon. Fed- past services to ex-Naval person- members and there is great prom- continued in use right into the eral Secretary); A. R. O'Brien nel and the organisation in gener- ise of further increases before the present century, and carried Their (Hon. Organising Secretary); G. al: Messrs. G. A. McKee, of Port end of the first half of the cur- Majesties King George V. and FIRST & LAST HOTEL rent year. G.W.S. Queen Mary on no less than three MacKenzie-Bennett (Hon. Federal Adelaide Sub-Section, G. W. (LATE CUTTY SARK) Scott, of Queensland Section and occasions. First, when Their Treasurer), and E. S. Johnson INTERNATIONAL BLOOD (Hon. Fed. Assist. Secretary). recently retired Hon. Federal Sec- Majesties were rowed down the DONOR. course at Henley on July 6, 1912; CIRCULAR QUAY Messrs. G. A. McKee, H. H. retary, and M. G. Hudson, of St. "The giving of blood is a per- next at Eton on June 16, 1913; Hanby and A. F. White were George Sub-Section Mr. J. . sonal responsibility," said Miss and finally on the occasion of the elected as the Association's Gen- Tanner, of Launceston, has been CONVENIENT, CENTRALLY SITUATED made a Life Member of the Tas- Winifred Cloudsdale, of Askam- River Pageant on August 4, 1919. eral Trustees and also as Trustees on-Furness, Lancashire, England, manian Association. On these occasions the Barge of the King George Fund for when interviewed at the Red was rowed by eight of the King's Sailors. Messrs. R. C. Marshall Conference sanctioned the in- Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Watermen in their splendid 6i Company, of Adelaide, were crease of two shillings and six Sydney, last week. She had just scarlet uniforms, and was steered elected as Hon. Auditors to Fed- pence to the amount of Entrance given one pint of blood after hav- by the King's Bargemaster, who eral Council. Official address of Fees for new applicants to the As- ing arrived in Sydney the day be- stood abaft the gorgeous canopy the Federal Council is now; Hon. sociation, this makes the joining fore from England. Since 1946 under which sat the - Royal pas- Federal Secretary, (Mr. C. D. fee ten shillings with the sum of Miss Cloudsdale has been a nurse- BEER is good sengers. stewardess and travelled the world. It is hard to find a coun- The Queen's Shallop was pre- try that she has not visited or to sented to the National Maritime for you find someone who has given blood Museum by His Majesty King TATTERS ALL'S in so many ports. She has given George V in 1930, but the Mus- blood ten times io Canada, eight eum has not hitherto been able The 5/- Caah Consultation — £10,000 times in England, twice in Burma, to provide suitable quarters for First Prize. Drawn every few days. once in Brazil, and three times in the accommodation of the Barge. Australia. During the war she The craft is, however, in need of general overhaul and repairs, \ TASMANIA / and served with the A.T.S. and says: "I have seen so ipany people in which cannot be longer deferred; The 10/- Cash Consultation — £25,000 need of blood that I think every and these are now being under- taken as a gift to the Museum by Firat Prize. Drawn every few weeks. healthy person should be a Blood Donor. You never know the day Messrs. William Cory & Son when you are going to need it Ltd., at their Bargeyard at Charl- yourself." Her career as a sailor ton. They are doing this as a has come to an end as this time tribute to Sir James Caird, by POSTAGE ON TICKETS AND RESULTS TO BE ADDED whose munificent benefactions the she arrived in Sydney as a pas- CARLTON The Address . . senger to marry Mr. George National Maritime Museum was Samuel Price, a sheep-farmer from largely brought into existence, TATTERSALL" GEO. ADAMS HOBART Glen Innes, N.S.W. and who had been for many years » director of the firm. » THi NAVY 1*4. RAN. AIRCRAFT SALUTE THE QUEEN OVER SYDNEY. Members of 808 Sea Fury Keep a Good Squadron and 817 Firefly Squad- ALEX H. MACKIE ron from the aircraft carrier "Vengeance," flew over the Syd- ENGINEER Lookout ney metropolitan area in the for- mation of the letter E between 3 9-11-3 THERRY ST., EVERY MAN IN TRAINING FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF p.m. and 3.JO p.m. on Thursday, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA February 4. This was the squad- Thv Wavy? ron's Salute to the Queen, which was postponed becausc of rough LESSENS WAR RISK weather on the previous morning, when ships of the Australian Fleet, including the "Vcngeancc", METAL STAMPINGS took the Royal liner "Gothic" You may think that war cannot over from the New Zealand cruis- OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS nucleus of the larger forces required cr "Black Prince" in the Tasman for Um happen again. We thought that in in a major war emergency. as she entered the Australia sta- MOTOR AND AIRPLANE 1938 We thought that, too, before That is why service as a Sailor INDUSTRIES. tion. The "Vengeance" put to the fourth of August, 1914. Can Soldier or Airmail should lie recog- &ca from Sydney Harbour so that we afford to relax to-day? Maybe the aircraft could be flown off. nised by all Australians as the finest They flew by way of Manly, there will be no war. We all hope | calling any man can chouse, and why Tcrrey Hills. Hornsby, Hunters there won't. But none of us can Australia to-day gives the Service Hill and La Perouse. On comple- afford to take the risk! man the highest pay. the best food. tion of the flight over th-: metro- | clothing, accommodation, training For ail enquiries pleaae Recently the authoritative "New politan area they went on to the facilities, opportunities for advance- Royal Australian Naval air sta- Phone (^3629. York Times" said that foreign ag- ment. amenities, medical and dental tion at Nowra, where they land- gressors would be ready for offensive care, leave, pension and gratuity ed. preparations by late in 1952. United privileges ever offered to a recruit ROUND THE WORLD States Air Force officials are increas- IN 80 DAYS. ingly worried by the rapid develop- Kach of the three fighting Scr The new 20,000-ton Shaw ORDER FORM ment of aggressive air power. A vices has openings for men from Savill p.issengcr liner at present many different occupations and with under construction at the Harland To "THE NAVY," grim picture! Wolff shipyard, Belfast, will ROYAL EXCHANGE varying levels hJ' skill. There are offer a continuous "round the BUILDING, It is even grimmer here in Aus- jobs for unskilled men. for the world" service, linking Australia BRIDGE ST., SYDNEY. tralia ... a country proud of it-i semi-skilled, for recruits with apti- V) CREAMERY with Africa, England, New Zea- freedom but not yet strong enough tude for specialist training, and for land, the Pacific Islands and the to defend it. On the basis of popu- the fully-qualified tradesman. All West Indies. Every cabin in this Please register iny subscrip- lation alone, Australia cannot afford receive good pay in cash, supplc new Shaw Savill liner will be air- tion to "The Navy." The to maintain huge forces permanenth inented by practically every living BUTTER conditioned, together with the rate is 18/- per 12 issues dining saloons, hospitals, cinema post free in the British under arms. But she can and must requirement, oil a scale comparing NOftCO « «" afford to maintain at full-strength ckcicct •» «»•«•»» and shop, making th» vessel the Empire. I send Postal Note/ most favourably with civilian stand- most extensively air-conditioned Cheque/Money Order for a modern, well-equipped Navy, ards. Pay is adjusted to the cost of Mrit C—.« .1 N.S.W. ship to be in service in the tropics. Army and Air Force which would living, and married men draw MOCCO H * —mm M RECRUITING FIGURES. (Add exchange where l)o immediately available as the special extra allowances. The Acting Deputy Director of applicable) W Kifh ia Recruiting (Mr. P. J. Hynard) Commencing from: said on October 29 that 27,341 men had b;en enlisted in the per- JOIN THE NAVY, THE ARMY or THE AIR FORCE manent defence forces of Austra- lia since the present recruiting Name .. Enquire at the following without obligation: campaign. Of these 5,976 had Address.. The Recruiting Centre in your city: your District Recruiting ('oiniiiiltee been accepted for the Nevy, or write to the Deputy-Director of Recruiting. II.P.O., Box XYZ. in 15,792 for the Army, and 5,573 your capital city. for the Air Force More than Date- NQRCO 10,000 of the enlistments were in IttutJ bj tht Hurt tor-Crnntl of Recruiting. UKtXl New South Wales. » THi HA i ABOUT ALUMINIUM No I In 1886, the electrolysis method of producing Aluminium wot discovered and this, basically, is the method used to-day. Bauxito ore is first treated to produce pure alumina; this oxide is dissolved in molten cryolite and a heavy electric current passed through the solution from carbon anodes to the Rolling aluminium sheet is not basically different carbon lining of the bath. The oxygen combines with from that of most other metals; a prepared cast the anodes to escape as carbon dioxide, and metallic ingot is roduced in gauge by passing between aluminium sinks to the botten, whcnce it is tapped. hardened steel rolls. It is first rolled hot, but final Little change takes place in the cryolite; the carbon reductions are made cold to obtain a good finish and anodes are consumed and have to be regularly perhaps, by work-hardening, a desiied degree of replaced. hardness. The production of accurately-gauged, flaw- less sheet and strip demands very precise and elabor- Four pounds of high-grade bauxite are needed ate equipment and much experience. to produce two of alumina, which will yield one pound of aluminium of over 99% purity. Roughly Equal in importance is the extrusion process by 10 KWh of electricity are consumed for each pound which lengths of metal of constant cross-section, of metal obtained; this makes cheap and plentiful solid or hollow, ate made. Very high pressures are power essential, and the world's main reduction plants used to force hot plastic aluminium out of a are sited on specially built hydro-electric schemes container through a steel die of the required shape. 4027 AUSTRALIAN ALUMINIUM COMPANY PTY. LTD. (Incorporate^ in the State of Victoria) Hail P O Box 12. Granville "'Phone: UU2J21 SALES OFFICES NSW a: P.tt Street, Sydney Phone BW 2464-6 VIC : 77 Bridge Road. Richmond. 'Phone JA J9S1 Old H,0 Bo* 72SK GPO Brisbane Phone B7483 S A P.O Bo* 94JH. GPO Adelaide. Phone Cent.7782 PLEASE NOTE THIS MATERIAL WAS FILMED AT A REDUCTION RATI016.5x SOME PAGES MAY CONTAIN FLAWS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH APPEAR ON THE FILM CONTENTS ZINC V.I. II. MARCH, 1954. No. 3 Without this essential metal there would be EDITORIAL: M.V. "DUNT»OON"- 10.500 ton. NO GALVANIZED PRODUCTS and What A Sovaroign^ Wh.t A Spiritual Ass.t! 4 NO BRASS. QM.ri and Duk« of Edinburgh Visit H.MAS. "P.nguin" 4 MELBOURNE Canadian Cniisar RaacHo, M.lboern. 5 ' STEAMSHIP U.S. Launches World's First Atomic Subm.rin. 5 ZiNC , o , j'.ed extensively in lead-free PAINTS i d >n DIE CASTING and is a basic require CO. LTD. nent fcr many industries. ARTICLES: Hwd Office: r iigh grade ZINC is produced in Australia, using zinc concentrate from Broken Hill. N.S.W., and Th. Cr.dl. of th. 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R.*NTeil*Walford. 10 March, 9S». THi NAVY Smith aerodrome at 11.30 a.m. and be welcomed until February 23, and the "Black Prince" from by the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Cahill). February 13 until February 22. They made the They would then proceed from the aerodrome to visit primarily at the invitation of the Tasmanian Balmoral by car. Government issued through the Federal Govern- They reached H.M.A.S. "Penguin" as stated ment. by the Minister at 12.20 p.m., and were received On her way to Hobart from the East Indies by Mr. McMahon, who presented the Chief of the Station the "Ceylon" called at Fremantle on Mon- Naval Staff (Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins, K.B. day, February 1, and stayed there until Wednes- E., C.B,) and the Flag Officer-in-Charge, Eastern day^ February 3. She reached Hobart on February Area (Rear Admiral H. A. Showers, C.B.E.), and 13 and remained there until February 23, then she were received by a Royal Guard of Honour. left for Sydney. She stayed at Sydney from Feb- After the Royal Salute had been given, the ruary 24 until March 6. Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, From Sydney she went to Melbourne and re- with Rear-Admiral Showers, inspected the guard. mained there from March 8 until March 16. She The Permanent Head of the Department of the visited Adelaide from March 18 until March 24 Navy (Mr. T. J. Hawkins, B.A., LL.D ) and other and Fremantle from March 28 until April 1, on members of thz Australian Commonwealth Naval which latter date she left on return to her station Board, the Flag Officer Commanding the Austra- as part of the escort to the Royal liner "Gothic" lian Fleet (Rear-Admiral R. R. Dowling, C.B.E., which would also consist of the R.A.N, aircraft D.S.O.) and the Commanding Officer of H.M.A.S. carrier "Vengeance," the Battle class destroyer "Penguin" (Captain C. H. Brooks, O.B.E., A.D. "Anzac" and the Tribal class destroyer "Bataan." C.) and their wives were presented to Her Majesty After "Ontario" left Hobart she visited New and His Royal Highness. Zealand ports and then reached Sydney on March After a march past of Naval officers and men, 9. Four days later she left for Brisbane and ar- the Queen and the Duke were conducted by Mr. rived there on March 15. She sailed on her re- McMahon to the ward-room, in front of which turn to Canada on March 19. they met patients from the Naval Hospital. The "Black Prince" did not visit any Australian Mr. McMahon also presented officers of Cap- ports except Hobart. tain's rank and their wives. Ships of the Royal Australian Navy which visit- business, thickly larded with intrigue and party Later, Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins conducted Vol. 17. MARCH. 1954. No. 3. ed Hobart during the stay of the "Ontario," "Cey- politics. In Soviet Russia force determines the Her Majesty and His Royal Highness to their car, lon," and "Black Prince" were the frigates "Quad- leadership. In France recently it required 13 elec' in which they were driven to the landing jeny at rant," "Shoalhaven," and "Condamine" from Feb- WHAT A SOVEREIGN, WHAT A tions to select an unknown named Coty to be H.M.A.S. "Penguin." There they werp bidden ruary 11 until February 17, the "Anzac" from Feb- SPIRITUAL ASSET! President. (So little known was he that the Press farewell by Mr. McMahon and Captain Brooks ruary 20 until February 22, the "Vengeance" from had to explain that he was not one of the much afcd entered the Royal barge to oegin their journey February 19 until February 23, and the cruiser What an asset is Queen Elizabeth the Second better known Coty perfume people.) to Man o' War Steps. Rear-Admiral Showers ac- "Australia" from February 20 until February 23. companied them. to the British Commonwealth of Nations! The But Queen Elizabeth needs no party politics, no warmth of her reception everywhere she has gone On arrival at Man o' War Steps at 1.25 p.m., force and no inconclusive polls to be the head of Rear-Admiral Showers conducted them to their U.S. LAUNCHES WORLD'S FIRST in her world tours, now, happily, including Aus- that extraordinary amalgam of races, creeds and tralia, has proved that the British monarchy is now car, and they then left for State Government ATOMIC SUBMARINE. cultures known as the British Commonwealth of House. more firmly established than possibly any other Nations. She is incontestably its symbol of unity; form of government in the world. The United States launched the world's first in fact, she is the only concrete symbol of its unity. CANADIAN CRUISER REACHES atomic-powered submarine on January 21, but the And yet, not a century ago, there was quite a But what a symbol! MELBOURNE. U.S. Navy Office has not yet said when it will be sizeable movement in favour of a republic in ready for service. The atomic engine has strl to Britain. That was when Queen Victoria moved be completed, and the test runs to which the sub- QUEEN AND DUKE OF EDINBURGH The Canadian cruiser "Ontario" arrived at Port into strict seclusion after she had been w.dowed, Melbourne from Suva (Fiji) on Saturday, Febru- marine is to be subjected are still five or six and the monarchy became a more or less imper- VISIT H.M.A.S. "PENGUIN" ary 6, on her way to Hobart to attend Tasmania's months off. sonal affair. Fortunately, the native good sense sesquicentenary celebrations. She remained at The rigorous tests of the "Nautilus," the name of the British put a rein on the republican move- One of the engagements arranged for the Queen Port Melbourne until Wednesday, February 10. by which the submarine \yill be known, will in- ment and through the influence of Disraeli Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during their stay in The "Ontario," the Royal Navy cruiser "Cey- clude a two-months' submersion. Victoria emerged from her seclusion to show her- New. South Wales was a visit to the Royal Aus- lon," and the New Zealand cruiser "Black Prince" Present-day submarines can operate at full speed self to her people again. tralian Naval Establishment, H.M.A.S. "Penguin," Were all present at the celebrations in Hobart, for less than an hour, then have to surface to re- The situation, however, showed how great is at Balmoral, near Sydney, on February 18. which coincided with the Royal visit, together with charge their batteries. the personal influence of a sovereign. Qf the The Minister for the Navy (the Hon. William ships of the Royal Australian Navy. The Queen The atomic power engine of the "Nautilus" will leadership of the great nations of the world tod^y, McMahon) said on February 1 that Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived there en Feb- require no oxygen, enabling the vessel to remain the British form of monarchy is probably the mort and His Royal Highness would travel to Balmoral ruary 20. submerged, theoretically, as long as its crew can secure. In the United States, the quadrennial elec- from Canberra, making the first part of the jdur- The "Ontario" was at Hobart from February 11 stand the strain. tion cf a President is a costly and inconvenient ney by air. They would arrive at the Kingsford uiitil February 23, the "Ceylon" from February 13 Continued ovtHtif THE NAVY M.rck, l«4. » ram The chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Com- can genius. The fleet is hungry to put her to work. mission, Mr. Lewis Strauss, said that the "Nautilus" As remarkable as this development seems to us Whatever the changes at Dartmouth which result from the review of naval officer training methods now typified the spirit of the United States "in this now, Admiral Carney continued, "the 'Nautilus* being made in Britain, the famous Naval College will continue to be known as eleventh year of the atomic age." will probably appear to our sons and grandsons a "We .ire." he continued, "strong with the quaint old piece of machinery which introduced THE CRADLE OF THE ROYAL NAVY strength of atomic thunderbolts to resist aggres- the transition to a new age of power." sion and to forestall tyranny, while at the same Today, however, the atomic-powered submarine By Lieutenant-Commander Nowell Hall, time we extend the olive branch of a worthy is a marvel of creative skill, a further example of peace." the growing application of scientific knowledge to an officer of Britain's Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who was awarded the Distinguished Scrvicc Cross The Supreme Allied Commander of the North Naval construction and strategy. That it will have for wartime service with the Royal Navy. Atlantic, Admiral Robert Carney, said that the a revolutionary effect on underwater Naval opera- The Britannia Royal Naval Col- Her Majesty's Ship " Dart- tions, goes without saying. tralia's future naval officers train- "Nautilus" marked the beginning of a new chap- lege, the imposing building on the ing modelled on that given at mouth" replaced Her Majesty's ter in the history of sea power. Incidentally, Mrs. Eisenhower, wife of the wooded slopes above the old port Dartmouth and other Royal Navy Ship "Britannia," a "wooden "Revolutionary thing that she is, the technicians United States President, launched the submarine of Dartmouth, in the English training establishments. wall" training ship which had and tacticians will strive to wring the greatest mil- "Nautilus" in the Thames River at Groton, Con- county of Devonshire, is often been anchored in the river Dart necticut. The Australian College intro- itary advantage from this latest product of Ameri- called "the cradle of the Royal duced, and still has, a 13-year-old ever since 1863. Until recently, Navy." It is more than that: for entry similar to that which exist- boys entering'at 13} spent four to this College go cadets from sev- ed at Dartmouth until 1948. It years at the College, where they eral of the Commonwealth navies also has a new 15-year-old entry, received a sound general educa- to receive the last part of their on the lines of the present 16- tion, with, of course, a bias to- initial instruction before joining year-old entry at Dartmouth. The wards a naval career. Boys now the training carrier to begin their first cadets under this particular join as cadets at the age of 16, sea training proper. Australian scheme arc now doing ar.d spend two years there. There Dartmouth, as it is universally their initial sea cruises with ex- is another class, known as the known, exists first to give its boys Dartmouth cadets in the Royal Special Entry, for older boys Ashore ! a first-class education, second as a Navy's training carrier whose general education has been State Electricity Commission. naval training establishment. It 'Triumph." completed. These cadets, who Imperial Chemical Industrie; A.N.Z. is a school for character-building: Although cadets of the Royal join at the age of 18, stay at Dart- Australian Gas Light Co. Canadian Navy receive early train- mouth for one term only before Australian Iron and Steel Ltd. discipline there is necessarily strict Stewarts and Lloyds. but not harsh. The Dartmouth ing at Canada's own naval college going on with other senior cadets Thompsont (Cestlemaine). product is unmistakable, a young at Royal Roads Esquimalt, Vic- to the training carrier "Triumph" Dapartmant of Railways. man dedicated to the ideal of Ser- toria, British Columbia, junior ex- for their sea training. Watarsida Cold Stores. ecutive officers afterwards go to Wide Course of Studies. Streets lee Cream. vice. not Self, no matter in what Nuffield (Aust.) Ltd. navy he is destined to spend his the Royal Naval College at Green- Dartmouth differs from any Vacuum Oil Coy. career. wich, London, for their sub-lieu- other school in that it has both a tenant's courses. The tiny Afri- When I visited the College re- naval and scholastic instructional can Navy also patterns its officer- staff. Like any other ship of the cently the naval cadets there yi- training largely on Royal Navy Afloat! wn eluded several sent by the Royal Royal Navy, it has a Command- methods, and exchanges informa- ing Officer: he is a Captain with Cockatoo Docks and Enginaarinq Co. New Zealand Navy, the Royal tion with Dartmouth. Pakistan Navy, the Indian Navy recent sea experience. Under Ad.I.id. Staam Ship Co. Princes of many realms and J.m.i and Co. Pty. Ltd. •tgk^W and the Royal Ceylon Navy, him is a staff of naval officers re- Mcllwraith McEochorn Ltd. f>\ . • though the greater number of boys from humble homes have sponsible for discipline and voca- Huddart Parka, jfc studied together at Dartmouth, no tional training. Because Dart- Stoam Navigation Co. aw- ^ them were, of course, from Brit- ain's own Royal Navy. distinction being made between mouth is primarily a college, it Dopartmoat of tka Navy. ^^ them while they are there. has also a headmaster and a large City Lino W. G. Doochar and Co. Ltd. hM Dartmouth is more than a Col- Model for Commonwealth staff of highly-qualified teachers. NawcaiHa and Hantor ' —— lege. As Her Majesty's Ship Navies. The College is divided into Staamihip > "Dartmouth," it is a unit of the Houses named after famous Brit- AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. For many years the influence of Royal Navy. Down to the small- ish admirals. Each of these Dartmouth and, indeed, the whole est detail of its curriculum, it is Houses is supervised by a naval PHONE IW 2171 AND WE WILL SEND AN EXPERT ENGINEER TO * H.MA5. " A runt." on Kar of the Royal Navy's system of of- run on the lines of ship routine. INSPECT AND ADVISE YOU ON YOUR INSULATING PROMJMS. racont trial. after tka . taam officer, assisted by cadet captains NOTHING IS TOO HOT OR TOO COLD FOR UNI "VERSIL" TO INSULATE pipat and boilors had boon ficer-training stemming from this In 1849 boys were first admit- selected from the senior boys. WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN THERMAL INSULATION. AND OUR TECH. inulatod by Uni'Vonil". famous College, has been strong ted to Britain's Royal Navy at the Ship-wise, cadets attend "Divi- NICIANS ARE EXPERIENCED IN WORKING WITH EVERY TYPE Of throughout the Commonwealth. age of 13$ years: this entry was sions" and "Quarters," and, on INSULATING MATERIAL Australia, for instance, owes much continued in 1905, when the Col- entering the College, always sal- »m-¥Ei to Dartmouth. The Royal Austra- lege was opened as the education- ute the Quarterdeck. The games lian Naval College at the Flinders al and training establishment for they play put emphasis on such HEAD OFFICE: 17 MACOUARIE PLACE. SYDNEY Naval Depot, Victoria, was open- the Navy's officers, and, as already pursuits as swimming and sailing •It* at MELBOURNE, HOtART, ADELAIDE eed PERTH ed in 1913, some eight years after mentioned, was ended a century and pulling in boats. Dartmouth, and provides for Aus- after its inception. Cawtinaad aa faft If 10 THi NAVY March. 1«*4. » BRITISH NAVAL POWER —ITS TRADITIONAL PRIDE AND DUTIES Speech Delivered by Admiral The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G., etc., on the occasion of his receiving the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh on 18th January, 1954. You may perhaps imagine how land. our most distinguished Ad- duties .ire well enough appreciat- honoured any man might feel to miral of the Fleet. Lord Cunning- ed: 1 think indeed that few receive the Freedom of the City ham. whose banher hangs in the people underrate their importance, of Edinburgh, or an Honorary Thistle Chapel here. So it is be- tor they have been largely instru- Degree from Edinburgh Univers- ginning to look like the "closed mental in saving the life of our ity But that both these distinc- shop." country twice within living mem- tions should be conferred on one The Navy is proud of its time ory. For in both world wars we man. and this on the same day. honoured connection with your came within measureable distance surely constitutes a double event historic city, which is typified by of defeat by starvation: a fate calculated to turn the head of any the naval part of Sir Robert Lori only averted by getting through man. And as if to pile Pelion on mer's fine war memorial. Some sufficient sea-borne sup plies, Ossa. my wife—separately, and of you may remember that when amounting to about a million tons on her own account—is also here the Russians in the First World a month, whose protection is, of today to receive these double War re-named Petersburg, Petro- course, the Navy's responsibil- honours at the same time as my- grad, the Navy referred to Edin- ity in conjunction with Coastal self. It is difficult for me to find grad for quite a long time -or Command. words that would express to you even Grad, for short as a mark our joint sense of pride anc! our of affection. It takes years to design and deep appreciation, and we are par- build a ship; so a great many . ticularly sensible of the fact that My own Service association ships arc kept in the Reserve these dignities, valuable as they with Edinburgh began as far Fleet, "in mothball," as it were; arc in themselves, should be be- back as 1916, when I joined the though getting older all the time. stowed on us at the hands of such Battle Cruiser "Lion" in the Firth But it also takes years to train a outstanding men as Sir James of Forth. I was just sixteen, and professional sailor, and provide Miller and Sir Edward Appleton. it was here that I experienced my him with adequate experience; first shore-leaves from a seagoing and this experience cannot be It is as a Naval Officer that I ship; for when we were not ac- got on land. No amount of class- come here to-day and in receiv- tually at sea or on duty and the room instruction in peace time ing the honours you are bestow- Fleet was at four hours' notice, will fit our officers and men to ing on a life-long sailor, I would we weie allowed to come here for fight their ships in war and deal Th* Duke of Edinburgh watches the flight of • tort rocket through speciel fiald-glessas at Kootymik*. tho headquarters of tho like to acknowledge the loyal and the afternoon. On these visits I successfully with the menace of long-distance renge, during hi* visit to tho Long-rongo Weapons Establishment at Woomora, South Australia, recently. was able to form some impression submarines and mines; so the —"Sydnoy Morning Herald" photo. excellent service which it has more ships there are at sea the been my pride and good fortune of the friendliness your lovely city better trained will the regular to receive from the officers and has to offer; and if I associate sailors be. Unless enough ex' ashore or afloat, who take their in- Deck; or the great steam cata- friendship and understanding be- men I have commanded, particu- Edinburgh with some of my hap- perienced regular officers and larly since I returned from India, piest days in the Service, this is spiration from and give their lives pult, which enables the most pow- tween them and ourselves. Then petty officers are available to pro' to the Royal Navy. The most erful aircraft to be launched from there is the help the Na\pr pro- more than five years ago, to re- not entirely because my wife and vide the expert nucleus for each sume my life's profession: service I spent two months here, very significant advance in Diesel en- a carrier whose length of flight vided when the Atomic Research ship, the civilians who gallantly gines in recent years, the "Del- deck would otherwise be much Organisation carried out their in the Royal Navy. soon after our honeymoon, while go to sea in war and indeed pro- my ship, the "Revenge", was re- tk," was sponsored by the Ad- too short. Thus the Navy can first tests in the Moptebello Is- I do not know what proportion vide the vast bulk of our ships' miralty. Although I am sure bring air power to its task of con- lands. For the Hydrographer of fitting at Rosyth. companies, could never be mould' of the Navy are Scots; but those everybody knows that the Royal trolling sea communications - in the Navy first selected the site we have certainly seem to come I want to speak to you to-day ed into the competent sailors they Navy invented aircraft carriers, war in circumstances when only became during the last war. from a study of the incomparable to the top. Not only is the pres- about the Navy, in whose life how many realise that we have seaborne aircraft can operate ef- collection of original survey doc- ent First Sea Lord, Sir Rhoderick your city has so long played so retained the lead in devising fectively. uments held in the Admiralty, McGrigor, a Scotsman, but so great a part; not only because I While its war-time potential means of operating the latest Other functions of the Navy dating back to Cook, and a Naval were his three immediate prede- believe the Service offers a fine ties are being "nursed," one of types of aircraft from them? For in peace time, which one could Surveyor went in the first recon- cessors. And for good measure career for an island people, and the routine functions of the Navy example, the Angled Deck—an class strictly as preparedness for naissance party to confirm the we have yet another one, Sir John a fine all round upbringing for in peace-time is the development entirely new scheme for landing war, cover the holding of exer- choice. Subsequently we provid- Lang, as Permanent Secretary of any m?n—but also because I feel of weapons—electric and elec- the fastest jet aircraft slantwise cises with Allied Fleets, so as to ed the floating laboratories and the Admiralty. What is more, that there are many of the Navy's tronic apparatus and propulsive on a flight deck, whilst retaining ensure our ability to work effi- homes in which the scientists you have chosen, as High Com- functions and responsibilities that machinery. Great progress in the "Deck Park" of aircraft on ciently together. A valuable by worked and lived, and we also ac- missioner of the General As- are hardly realised by people out- the marine gas turbine, for in- the forward end of the Flight product is the forging of links of tually carried the atom bomb out, sembly of the Church of Scot- side the Service. Our war-time stance, is due to all those, whether 10 March, 1954. THi NAVY seas in a more general way; let and maJc the necessary prepara- even change the coastline. peacetime activities of Her me quote two instances which re- Port Said and was diverted with- teeth seen to. tions for the explosion. The insatiable curiosity of sail- Majesty's ships consists in "show- cently occurred on the boundar- out any warning, had on board Next we have the schoolmaster, I said tust now that these func- ors over the centuries has brought ing the flag"—not only by visiting ies of the Mediterranean Com- enough of the right equipment, who, besides taking care of youth tions of the Navy -ire better into being the Admiralty's interest ports round the world, but even mand Some fifteen months ago stores and personnel to enable her and adult education, runs a refer- known th.tn those which it ac- in expanding the horizon of hu- in one case by lending an aircraft H.M.S. "Alacrity" assisted in to help with first aid, medical at- ence and a recreational library. complishes in peacetime, which in man knowledge. Not only does carrier to be specially fitted as a quelling a mutiny in a merchant tention, firefighting, clearing rub- There is also the parson, with his themselves are of a purely peace- the Hydrographer chart the seas, mobile part of the Festival of ship off Gibraltar, and last month ble from the streets, repairing chapel; and the local cinema, with ful nature. And it is really about but the Navy's Astronomer Royal Britain. In particular when our the frigate "Flamingo" arrived at power stations, and passing on a really up-to-date programme the latter that I want to speak, explores the heavens. For oceano- ships are abroad these typically Aden towing an Indian dhow news to the rest of the world out- twice weekly. There is the bak- for I do not think it is generally graphical research and arctic ex- British towns are bodily transport- which she had recaptured in the side the stricken area, besides pro- ery ,the butcher's shop, and the appreciated that they cover a ploration the Admiralty sponsors ed to some foreign port where lo- Red Sea from pirates in the good viding large quantities of food. grocer's; there are tailors, boot- very considerable field. the National Institute of Oceano- cal visitors, often in their thous- old story book manner. Cruisers If it surprises anyone that the makers and barbers: a general First of all we arc the Queen's graphy and has taken the lead in ands, are welcomed on board to are particularly suitable to afford "Gambia" should have been store run by NAAFI; a cold ships and it is our privilege and fathering the British North see this sample of British life. protection to British lives in any equipped for every emergency, as storage; a laundry; a garage (for pride that ships of all the Com- Greenland Expedition under Com- Furthermore, it is possible for our part of the world at very short a routine matter, perhaps it is be- any vehicles that may he carried monwealth Navies should be pro- mander (L) Simpson which has libertymen, when they go ashore, notice and can, moreover, often cause he has not realised to what on hoard); a bookstall; a sta- viding the various naval escorts just had its second Christmas in to be Britain's best Ambassadors. do so bv their mere presence in extent ships of any size today rep- tioner's shop, and a post office. tor Her Majesty and His Royal Greenland studying meteorologi- an ' nprovocative way. resent a microcosm of the civic There is the police station (and Highness The Duke, who is also cal conditions and ice formations To end I should like to read to structure that one finds on land. the jail!): and a telephone ex- Chancellor of Edinburgh Univers- as well as physical geography. you the dictum of Lord Charles In places tike Malta, Gibraltar, A destroyer has a complement of change (with hundreds of num- ity. and a Freeman of this city, Beresford, who was Commander- Or let us take the fishing in Singapore, and Hong Kong the 250—about the size of a village: bers); as well as wireless trans- on their voyage round the world. dustry which is worth about mitters and receivers; a printing in-Chief, Mediterranean almost Naval Dockyards frequently un- whilst a big fleet carrier has a fifty years ago Then there are our surveying £45,000,000 a year to the British dertake repair work for merchant ship's company up to ten times as press; and most likely a small local newspaper. "It is contrary to common sense ships, seven of which are at this Isles. Fishery Protection ships ships: while Royal Fleet Auxil- big—about the size of a small moment engaged in survey work. look after the fishing fleets and and practical experience to sup- iary tankers also undertake chart- market town. If we look more I must not forget to mention They are constantly charting see to it that they are not molest- pose that British naval power ers for carrying oil for commercial closely at the social structure of a the fire brigade. I told you how those parts of the ocean that have ed, and that our coastal fishing should be organised only for pur- purposes at times; and naval tugs fleet carrier, we will see that this they took part in fire-fighting in not been previously surveyed and grounds are not poached by for- poses of battle. The British fleet and salvage craft help out where floating market town contains a the earthquake tones; so I can bringing up to date old surveys-- eign fishing vessels. The Royal heretofore carried the Britirii necessary in cases of ships in dis- parallel to most of the institutions tell you that they surpassed them- particularly where there are fre- Navy ensures this duty for the Flag and the British ideas of jus- tress. In the comparatively calm of its land-locked twin. selves at South Queeniferry some quent changes in the shoals, as Sassenach: but Scotland provides tice and good government to waters of the Mediterranean years ago, when a fire broke out for instance in the tidal waters her own fishery protection except every corner of the globe, and the First of all we find the doctor: in the whisky distillery there—ar- of the Thames Estuary. In more for an ocean minesweeper which alone, during the last two years, service rendered to the peace of and as an example of the unex- riving on the scene before any of distant parts the growth of coral is borrowed from us. the Reet has helped three ships the world by the British Navy is pected situations with which the the local fire brigades, in the face reefs or volcanic disturbances may in distress and rescued the occu- not to be reckoned in first class The Royal Navy also police the pants of four aircraft who came Navy may have to deal, may I re- of what I think Buy well have mind you that a baby was born been fierce competition! I hope battleships, armoured cruisers and down in the sea; not to mention torpedo craft alone." the help being given by our war- on board H.M.S. "Eagle" during that virtue was not, on that occa- the Coronation Naval Review . . sion, its own reward. He went on to stress the Navy's VESSELS BUILT, SUPPED AND SERVICED. ships in all other parts of the world. but a suggestion that the "Eagle" great value: DIESEL, MARINE AND GENERAL ENGINEERING. should be re-named the "Stork" The floating market town I "For kindly and often necessary The Navy is admirably equip- was not followed up! have been describing also has ministrations of chufef sod con- RIGGERS AND SHIPWRIGHTS. ped to undertake humane jobs of Then there is the dentist. In things that market towns do not solation as well »• tor th* court- All daises of repairs and conversion work carried ohl this kind literally at a moment's 1947 a high official being taken in have. Its own airfield and its esy and compliments which form notice. Naval helicopters, for in- MARINE INSTALLATIONS. MODERN SLIPWAY AVAILABLE one of Her Majesty's ships to one own aircraft, for example, its own no inconsiderable part of the stance, have not only played an of our dependencies in the Pacific, meteorological station: and it has complex duties of tbtc British FOR ALL TYPBS OF CRAFT. irreplaceable part in jungle oper- • lost his dentures over the ship's means of communicating with the Fleet." ations in Malaya, but were able to side (when he was ridding him- outside world by radio-telephone. These words of my illustrious give invaluable aid in the floods self of his breakfast one pre- We find it even has its own predecessor are as true today as along the East Coast and in Hol- sumes!)—but was abk to deliver soldiers stationed on board—in they were forty or fifty years ago; A. & W. Engineering land last year, as well as during a most impressive peroration on the form of Royal Marines. The ships and weapons may change, the terrible earthquakes in Cy- landing, next morning, for the Marines have their band—now in but these words express a peren- A Ship Repmtr Cm. prus. and in the Ionian Islands. dental officer and mechanic had their pre-war full dress again— nial truth about our Navy. For Some of the ships that went from made good the deficiency in the and apart from playing in die lo- the Navy is in many respects a Ptg. Ltd. Malta to help in this last calam- meanwhile. And incidentally, cal bandstands or conceit halls at microcosm of the people of these ity could be equipped with spec- this same ship reported, when ports the ship may visit, it often islands, with their qualities and CAREENING COVE, MILSON*S PCHNT ial teams of doctors and medical cruising in the Pacific Islands, that carries out the colourful ceremony their defects, but above all with units, and had special stores put Telephones: XB 1673 and XB 4387. her dental services were in con- of "Beating Retreat" on shore, as their native adaptability, resource, on tward before leaving Malta; stant demand by traders, officials, a gesture of goodwill to die local and imagination developed to a After Hours: XJ 321). but others like the cruiser "Gam- and even missionaries who came population. high degree by the very nature bia," which was on her way from from far and wide to have their For an important part of the CMII—i *• pat* II 1 * m* navt M«~V IW. II NEPTUNE'S WORLD BELOW ' Why in the world do you ducer, is a story in itself. Work- BIRT & COMPANY want to go down into the sea?" is ing on the Great Barrier Reef, the question often asked of Cap- Queensland, Monkman has pro- ta n J. Y. Cousteau, author of th.:t duced underwater moving pic- fascinating book " The Silent tures that take rank among the (PTY.) LIMITED World," and probably the most finest yet of their kind. Breath- famous of all deep-sea divers taking in the exquisite beauty and "Because it is there," he might novelty of their life and setting, with some truth reply. Yet that's they show a world hitherto prac- 4 Bridge Street, not all there is to it. Man is be- tically unreveakd and unimagin- ginning systematically to explore ed. At least two of his Barrier P.O. Box 544, (..I'd the sea depths because he feels Reef films have been televised in he must because he wants to the United States and others have Telephone: BC) 52V know all about them and because been shown at the Edinburgh (15 lines) he realises that economically the (Scotland) Film Festival. Sydney, N.S.W. day is fast approaching when he will have need of what their vast Thousands of Australians with- in the last year or two have tak- Also at mineral and potential food re- sources can offer him. en to the sea depths, some for 64 EAGLE STREET, purposes of research, others for So today man is feeling the sport, the former as members of call of the sea depths as never the ckep-sea explorers' clubs and before. He is exploring them in the latter as spear-gun fishermen. BRISBANE. aqualung and standard diving At the North Head of Sydney dress, with sounding line and in Harbour recently young Austra- diving ball and bathyscope, with lian deep-sea explorers descended underwater film camera and still to a depth of 112 feet in what Musgrave Cold Stores: camera, and with television equip- they believe was a record "skin- ment and spear gun; as photo- dive" for Australia, and a practi- STANLEY STREET. grapher. film producer, treasure- cally equivalent depth was attain- SOUTH BRISBANE hunter, biologist, economist, phy- ed by fellow enthusiasts in Wes- sicist, salvor, and spear-fisher. The ternport Bay in Victoria. • interest has become world wide, Hats off to them all! These and not least in Australia. men are the pioneers. They are For instance, the career of Mr "breaking the road" for the yet SHIPPING Noel Monkman, 55-year-old greater work that must inevitably movie-film cameraman and pro- follow. and AIRWAYS AGENTS. • PORT LINE LIMITED Regular sailings for: CARGO AND PASSENGER UNITED KINGDOM and CONTINENT, SERVICES TO UNITED TAKING WOOL, REFRIGERATED and GENERAL CARGO, ALSO LIMITED NUMBER SALOON KINGDOM, CONTINENT, PASSENGERS. AMERICA AND THE For further particulars apply: EAST. • PORT LINE LTD., 1-7 BENT ST., SYDNEY. (Inc. in England) FULL PARTICULARS Or Agents: FURNISHED ON GIBBS BRIGHT & CO., 37 PITT ST., SYDNEY. APPLICATION. Also at BRISBANE, MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE, PERTH, and NEWCASTLE. March, 1954. I) 12 THE NAVY embarked for England in the "Or- before the Queen and the Duke Commonwealth who in two wars cades", which sailed from Sydney of Edinburgh left Launceston for gave their lives and have no grave on March 27. Essendon the Royal liner "Goth- but the «a. The architect is Mr. NEWS OF THE WORLD'S NAVIES ic" sailed from Hobart for Mel- Edward Maufc. Next-of-kin of all H.M.A.S. "ANZAC" TO DO bourne unescorted. She arrived who are commemorated on the THIRD TOUR IN KOREAN at Melbourne on February 24 and Plymouth memorial will receive FASTER ATOMIC bour. Korea. The commanling built into the ship's Asdic (sub- AREA. remained until she departed for invitations to attend the cere- SUBMARINE. general of Korean Communica marine detection) equipment. The Tribal class destroyer Townsville (Queensl and) on mony. They are requested to tions Zone, Major-General Wil- Searchers hope it will find the "Aunta," which left Sydney for March 7. Her Majesty and His await the letter of invitation be- The I 'nited St.,tcs Atomic liam Lawton, said six bodies were Comet's main hulk, which is be- Korean waters on January 15. will Royal Highness embarked in the fore communicating with the Energy Commission • n January be relieved in that area in Sep- "Gothic" at Towns v i 11 e on Commission •1 said that an atomic reactor cap- that day recovered ani that 22 lieved to contain 20 bodies. other Marines were missing, pre- tember by the Rattle class de- March 12 and left .in her for able of drivinc submarines at stroyer "Ansae." Announcing Cairns, North Queensland. more than 30 m p h is being de- sumed dead. CHATHAM OFFICER GAINS R.N. CANCELS SPANISH this on January 23 the Minister Among the many engagements ar- CLARE D'OYLY PRIZE. veloped. The speed < f the re- VISITS. for the Navy (the Hon. William ranged for the Queen and the ROCKET ENGINE FOR The Clare D'Oyly Memorial cently launched atomic submarine McMahon) said that that would Duke of Edinburgh in Victoria BRITISH SUBMARINES. It was reported from London Prise awarded to the Sub-Lieuten- "Nautilus" and that . t the "Sea be "Ansae's" third tour of duty was a visit by His Royal High- on January 29 that Britain has ant considered to possess the best Wolf." whose kicl was laid last A message from London on in the Korean theatre. She had ness to Flinders Naval Depot, cancelled the intended visits by officer-like qualities in the term September, is expected to be January 23 said that the Services served there previously from Crib Point, on March 2. Royal Navy ships to Spain and completing the two-year basic about m.p.h The Commis- correspondent of the London July, 1951, until October, 1951, Spanish Morocco because of re- course at the R.N Engineering sion was making .is semi annual "Daily Mail reports that plans to and from September, 1952, until cent anti-British feeling in NEW ANTI-SUBMARINE College, Manadon, Plymouth, has report to the United States Con build a British submarine around June, 1953. gress. It said that the United a rocket-boost type of engine arc Franco's Spain. The announce- FRIGATE JOINS BRITISH been won by Acting Sub-Lieuten- States invested more than 12.000 at an advanced stage. The en- ment was made by the British Ad- HOME FLEET. ant (E) John Leslie Mellow, million dollars (t«.3<7 oiXi.flOO) gine is said to be a development miralty on January 28. Ships of MINISTER DENIES RUMOUR R.N., whose home is at Chatham. the British Home Fleet were due The Minister for the Navy One of the Royal Navy's new- in atomic projects ::i the four of the principle of the German ly-converted anti-submarine frig- Lieutenant Mellow entered the to make visits to Spanish ports in (the Hon. William McMahon) years to June, 19V- wartime V-bombs. ates, H.M.S. "Virago," will join Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, February and March. The Brit- denied on January !5 that a cor- in 1946 from the Gillingham ish Admiralty now feels that the the British Home Fleet at Gib- ITALY BUILDS FIRST BRITISH SUPERSONIC vette of the Roya! Australian County Grammar School. His visits could not serve any useful raltar, after completing trials in WARSHIP SINCE WAR. RESEARCH. Navy had been sent to crayfishing February in Arctic waters, off father is a retired Senior Com- purpose. British fleet visits to grounds off the West Australian missioned Bosun (P.T. if W.) The tirst vessel built for the Cinsiderable research into the Spain were .-esumed only three Iceland, to test equipment in cold coast "to prevent bloodshed weather conditions. R.N. Italian Navy since ihe -Aar, a 160- problem of piloted supersonic years ago as Anglo-Spanish rela- among rival Italian fishermen who ton gunboat, was launched on flight is being undertaken, the tions gradually improved after the were operating there" or for any EIGHT YEARS' FOREIGN FIRST SEA LORD AT January 21 at Muntalconc, a mes- British Minister of Supply, Mr. war. other purpose. A itport that a SERVICE. CHELSEA. sage from London said on Janu- Duncan Sandys, told the House corvette was to be rushed to the The First Sea Lord (Admiral ary 22. of Commons on February 1. He area appeared in a section of the After more than eight years' G.-G. PRESENTS PRIZES of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick R. Mc- added that he could not give de- press during January. Mr. Mc- foreign service, the frigate "Loch FRENCH NAVY STANDS AT R.A.N. COLLEGE. Grigor, G.C.B., D.S.O.) opened tails. but different types of super- Mahon said that he had been in- Glendhu" (Commander R. S. BY IN MOROCCAN WATERS sonic service aircraft were devel- His Excellency the Governor- Brookes, D.S.O., D.S.C., R.N.), an Exhibition of Nautical Crafts formed that the reports of the ser- and Christmas Fair of the Girls' Units of the French Mediter- oping. General (Field Marshal Sir Wil- iousness of the dispute among the returned to her home port of ranean Fleet, led by a cruiser and liam Slim) took the salute and Portsmouth early in December. Nautical Training Corps at the R.N. FINDS PIECES OF fishermen had been exaggerated. Chenil Galleries, Kings Road, two aircraft-carriers, steamed into presented the prises at the pass- When the corvettes "Junee" and During her service overseas the CRASHED COMET. • ship completed several commiss Chelsea, London, on December action stations oft the Algerian ing out of the cadet midshipmen "Fremantlc" were on training port of Mers el Kebir during the A message from London on of the 1951 intermediate entry at sions on the East Indies Station, 4. He was received by one of the cruises, however, they might visit Vice-Presidents, Rear-Admiral J. meetings between the French and February 13 said that the Royal the Royal Australian Naval Col- during which she took part in the area. W. Cuthbert. who is Flag Officer Spanish authorities in hte Janu- frigate "Wakeful" with her tele- lege at Crib Point (Victoria) on combined exercises with ships of ary to discuss the unrest in Mor- vision camera on February 12 the Royal Pakistan Navy, the (Flotillas) Home Fleet, and also March 12. The Minister for the R.A.N. ON DUTY IN the Director of the G.N.T.C., occo. French troops manned found on the sea-bed pieces of the Royal Ceylon Navy and the In- Navy, Mr. McMahon, explained BASS STRAIT DURING Countess Howe. posts along the boundary between Comet airliner which crashed off that cadet midshipmen of the in- ROYAL AIR PASSAGE dian Navy. the Frcnch and Spanish zones of Slba in January. Reuters' special termediate entry joined the Col- FROM LAUNCESTON. Morocco. correspondent aboard the warship lege at the age of 15 and remain- While the Queen and the Duke PLYMOUrH NAVAL MARRIED OUARTERS FOR said officers in the operation room ed there for two years before they of Edinburgh were flying from MEMORIAL. R.N. NAVAL PERSONNEL. AMERICAN MARINES identified the wreckage as part of went to the United Kingdom for Launceston (Tasmania) to Essen- The Plymouth (U.K.) Naval A proposal to build 4,300 DROWNED. a wing and engine cowlings. The further training with the Royal don (Victoria) on the afternoon Memorial is to be unveiled by houses in the United Kingdom A message from New York said Royal Navy has been searching Navy. Cadet midshipmen of the of February 24, the Royal Aus- Princess Margaret on May 20. was linked with an announcement that 28 American Marines are for the wrcck-sitc of the Comet ordinary entry joined at the age tralian Navy cruiser "Australia," This is the last of three memorials to the Fleet at home and abroad Jead or presumed drowned as the since it crashcd on January 10, of 13 and stayed at the College the aircraft carrier "Vengeance", constructed by the Imperial War early in December that the Board result of a collision on January with the loss of 35 lives. It is for your years before going and the Battle class destroyer Graves Commission to link at each of Admiralty have decided to ex- 21 between a L'nited State* Navy hoped the wreckage will show abroad. The cadet-midshipmen "Ansae" were on duty in Bass manning port the commemoration tend their post-war scheme for landing ship and a small Marine what caused the disaster. The who passed out on March 12 were Strait as safety-ships. The day of sailors of the n?--'«« of the the provision of Naval married Corps assault boat in Inchon Har- "Wakeful's" television camcra is given 14 days' leave before they March, IW4. u THE NAVY quarters. Since 1946 it has been various histories have, of course, THE SILENT WORLD the Admiralty's policy to provide worked in close co-operation and by J. Y. Cousteau married quarters at remote estab- the results of the labours of Mr. The greatest living anthoritv on lishments and air stations in the Bryant's team of five will be deep-sea divine, who invented available for other purposes, so the famous "aqua-lung". writes a United Kingdom, and at the main dramatic story of undersea adven- naval bases abroad Gibraltar, that the work is not wasted. The ture and discovery- Almost 100 Malta. Trincomalcc, Simonstown, cost incurred to date on the ne- photographs. some in colour. Singapore and Hong Kong. This cessary research and the drafts of 22/6 (post 1/1) • initial programme is now nearing the earlier part of the book is completion- and approximately about £30,000, of which Mr. ONE OF OUR 1,800 houses have been built at Bryant received £520 primarily to SUBMARINES home and abroad. Of this total help him over the out-of-pocket by Edward Young 1 .>42 had been built in the Unit- expenses incurred in the part he "Submarines are thrilling bea.-ts. ed Kingdom up to November 30 was playing in the woik." and Edward Young tells of four 2^2 for officers' families and year*' adventures in them in a 1,290 for ratings' families. The REARMING FLEET AIR good stout book with excitement SQUADRONS. on every pace. He writes beau- second phase of the building pro- tifully. economically and with gramme, which is to be on an ex- The programme of rearming humour." ("Sunday Times ' re- perimental scale, will extend the the fighter squadrons of the Brit- view.) 22/6 (post 1/1.) ish Fleet Air Arm with the Hawk- • housing facilities to cater mainly for men in the home ports of er Sea Hawk jet fighter is mak- VALIANT OCCASIONS Portsmouth, Plymouth and Chat- ing good progress. Two squad- by J. E. Macdonnell ham. and at Lee-on-Solent, head- rons Nos. 806 and 898. have al- A vital and authontauve record quarters of the Home Air Com- ready been re-formed at Brawdy, of Royal Navy and Royal Aus- in Pembrokeshire, and No. 804 tralian Navy actions in World mand. War II.—re-creating events of Squadron is now in the process of great historic significance and WAR HISTORY rearming at the Royal Naval Air deeds of couragc. determination, ABANDONED. Station, Lossiemouth. Another initiative and skill. Foreword by Mr. L. J. Callaghan (Cardiff, squadron. No. 802, will rearm Admiral Sir |ohn Collin*. South-East, Labour) recently ask- early next year and a number of 18/9 (post 9d.) • ed th-.' First Lord of the British other squadrons will also convert Admiralty in the House of Com- from Sea Fury piston-engine fight- PROUD ECHO mons on what date Mr. Arthur ers to Sea Hawks during the by Ronald McKie Bryant agreed to write the Ad- course of the year. The Attacker The stirrine and dramatic ac- jet fighter, which is at present the count - pieced together from miralty history of the war; how the descriptions of individual many assistants he had had: how standard day jet fighter of the survivors — of the Australian much had been paid to him; what Royal Navy, will be rated before light cruiser "Perth's" last great was the total cost of the project long as a second-line fighter, and action. Illustrated by Frank to date, and why nothing had those squadrons manned by the Norton. 17/6 (post 7d.) • yet been published. The First R.N.V.R. which now operate pis- Lord, in a written reply, stated: ton-engine fighters ire expected to COVER OF DARKNESS In 1946 " Mr. Arthur Bryant rearm with Attackers before fin- by Roderick Chisholm agreed to write a preliminary ally converting to Sea Hawks. It In a foreword Air Chief Marshal is expected that the first Sea Tha Royal Navy has developed a new Sir William Elliot describes naval history, designed as a single Hawk squadron to embark in an visual deck-Jeodm? eid (above) to help "Cover of Darkness" as "essen- volume for the general reading eircreft lend et high speed on eircreft nally a book about the air by an public and intended to be avail- aircraft carrier will be at sea early carriers. A light signalling system is airman." It is a record of the able well in advancc of the detail- in the New Year. Other squad- directed by e Urge concave mirror on life of a pilot- from the be- rons will embark as the aircraft a gyro-operated mounting. Picture et ginning of training -through the ed Official History of the War at carriers fitted with the new angled lower shows e Wyvern plane lending on battle in the air at night over Sea. The research and collation H.M.S. "Illustrious" with the new eid. England, and later, over Ger- of material necessary for the deck come into service next year. many. 15/6 (POM 9d.) shorter work proved much more formidable than was anticipated BRITISH RESERVE FLEET Write. "Phone, or call in for these, or any other new books, and progress was therefore slower SHIPS AT NEWCASTLE- to . . . than had been hoped. As the first ON-TYNE. volume of the Official History of The Admiralty proposes to ANGUS & ROBERTSON the War at Sea is to be issued berth ships of the Reserve Fleet LTD. shortly, I have dccidcd, though at the Northumberland and Al- with much regret, that the short- bert Edward Docks at Newcastle- 89 95 Castlereegh St.. Sydney er work should now be abandon- on-Tyne. Final details of the —"Sydney Morning Herald' photos. 66-68 Elizabeth St.. Melbourne ed. "The research teams on the scheme arc still under negotiation THE NAVY with the Type Improvement Com- bert Edward Dock. Fourteen scheme for laying up ships of the mission, but it is expectcd that more destroyers will be berthed British Reserve Fleet in commer- the first ships will arrive during in the Northumberland Dock to- cial harbours was announced by MARITIME NEWS OF THE the next few months. In the first wards the end of this year. The the Admiralty in August of last instance, it is intended that four- care and maintenance* of these year. Its object was to achieve teen destroyers should go to the ships, which will be dehumidified, economy in money and manpower Northumberland Dock and four will be largely carried out by civ- and at the same time increase the destroyers and frigates to the Al- ilian labour. The inception of a efficiency of the Fleet. Units of the Reserve Fleet are already bas- ed at West Hartlepool, Lisahally, Cardiff, Penarth, Barrow-in-Fur- WORLD ness, Llanelly and Greenock. From our Correspondents in BEER is good SMALL GROUNDED R.A.N. LONDON and NEW YORK VESSEL REFLOATED. The Royal Australian Naval By general purpose vessel 953 which AIR MAIL for you ran aground 10 miles north of Jervis ay at 4 a.m. on January 19 has been refloated and has been LAUNCHING OF NEW a piece of rope, dived over the additional ship, the "Sinkiang," towed to Jervis Bay by the fleet P. ft O. LINER. stern while the ship rolled and will be added to the regular Aus- tug "Sprightly." Announcing The new P. ii O. passenger plunged in big seas. For half an tralia and territory service, enabl- this on February 20, the Minister liner "Iberia" (23,000 tons) was hour he dived continually to ing direct shipment of goods from for the Navy (the Hon. William launched at Belfast on January 21. where the propeller was swinging Melbourne to the New Guinea McMahon) said that the task of Lady McGngor, wife of the Brit- loose seven or eight feet under territory. salvaging the vessel, which had ish First Sea Lord, Admiral of the the surface. He secured it after been undertaken by the "Spright- Fleet Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, a bitter struggle, in which he was SEARCH FOR SPANISH ly," the boom working vessel G.C.B., D.S.O., launched the swimming all the time because TREASURE. ship. The "Iberia" is scheduled the "Piri" was drifting badly. He "Kangaroo", and the minesweep- According to D.M. Cables Ser- to sail on her maiden voyage to refused the use of the lifeline be- er "Cootamundra," had been ar- vice film stars Maxwell Reed, and duous, and the officers and men Australia in September.. The cause it might have been a hind- his wife, Joan Collins, are plan- of the three ships were to be con- completion of the "Iberia," sister- rance in securing the propeller. ning a treasure hunt on a secret gratulated upon the successful ship of the "Arcadia" and the "Himalaya," will -end the main island in the Pacific. They hope conclusion of their efforts, in FIRST TANKER ARRIVES which they had been most persist- post-war building programme by to find a bullion worth millions FOR GEELONG REFINERY. ent. the P. and O. Line. of pounds sterling. The London CARLTON AMD (INITIO tRfWCRIIS LIMITS The motor vessel "Neverita," "Daily Sketch" says that Reed Mrtmars im Australia far 100 yarn*. the first tanker to bring crude oil has a map found in an 18th cen- JAPANESE STRENGTH MATE DIVES UNDER SHIP tor the new Shell Company's re- tury bible showing the treasure as GROWING. TO LASH BROKEN finery at Geelong, Victoria, arriv- lying on an island about 300 miles A message from Tokyo on Feb- PROPELLER. ed recently in Corio Bay from from Manila, Philippine Islands. ruary 3 that the din of bursting The chief mate of the tiny ex- Borneo. The tanker discharged It is believed that Spanish galleons JAMES PATRICK & CO. PTY. LTD. shells and clattering tanks in the plosives ship "Piri," bound from 11,500 tons of oil. A few days buried a huge haul on the island. The couple plan to fly to Manila, SHIPOWNERS — AGENTS — CONTRACT pine-clad foothills of the Japan- Auckland to Melbourne with a later the tanker "Corilla" arrived with a further 11,500 tons, also and charter a schooner from there. STEVEDORES ese mountain chain are signs of cargo of timber, recently dived re- Japan's thriving rearmament pro- peatedly under the ship to lash from Borneo. CHARTERS AND BUNKERS ARRANGED gramme. The tanks and guns are the propeller as the vessel drifted DIVER RECOVERS CAMERA. of American make, but the shells with a broken tailshaft in heavy NEW SHIPPING SERVICE A message from Naples, Italy, REGULAR INTERSTATE ft OVERSEAS CARGO ft are made in Japan—products of seas. The "Piri" arrived back in TO NEW GUINEA AND on January 26 said a United PASSENGER SERVICES the last two years munitions man- Auckland on January 23 under HONG KONG. States liner was moved and Italian ufacturing boom. From nothing tow by the motorship "Viti," who A message from Port Moresby (or . . . permission obtained to enable a in 1950, Japan has built up a new had responded to distress signals on January 21 said that a new, British diver to search for a pri- FLOTTA LAURO (Iuliu Lwm)-Cqo mi j American-style army of 110,000 when the "Piri" was 250 miles of! regular shipping service between vate camera kit and accessories men. The Navy too has likewise the northern tip of New Zealand. Hong Kong, Rabaul, Port Mores- dropped by a rating from the TASMAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. to N«w Tuliil grown. It now has 9,000 men When the "Piri's" tailshaft broke by, and Melbourne was announc- British aircraft-carrier "Glory." manning 18 frigates and 50 patrol the loose end thrust back until it ed recently by the Steamships ERIE RAILROAD (US.A.)—A After II minutes on the muddy boats, under the United States- hit the rudder stock. The force Trading Company. The company Head Office: 19 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY bottom of Naples harbour the div- Japan Security Pact. The embryo of the water kept the propeller is the agent in the New Guinea Phone: BW41S1. er rose, clutching the camera and air force, with now 87 training turning and would have hindered territory for the China Navigation kit. "Ten years of hard work ALSO AT MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE, and reconnaisanoe planes, has big the long tow to port had it not Company, owners of the "Taiyu- and savings," exclaimed the trium- WITH AGENTS AT ALL MAIN PORTS IN AUSTRALIA. plans, but so far no real "teeth." been fastened. To do this, the an" and "Changsha," which will phant owner as his property was chief mate, Mr. R. "R. Ellery, with be used on the new service. An recovered. 10 THi NAVY Msrch, ISM. SHIP'S OFFICER . "GOTHIC LOADS CARGO voyage from San Francisco with SHOCKINGLY BURNT. FOR UJC. PORTS. 1,480 passengers. 500 of whom A ship's officer, W Stevenson. The Royal liner "Gothic" mov- disembarked at New Zealand. 52, was shockingly burnt on his ed from Circular Quay to a Pyr- ship at sea on January 28. The CYCLONIC STORMS ON mont wharf on February 4, the N.S.W. COAST. British freighter "Edenbank," on day following her arrival in Syd- which the mishap accidentally oc- ney on the Royal tour. The Sfven ships waiting for berths curred, immediately made a 100- "Gothic," under strict guard, at Port Kembla. on the N.S.W. mile dash to Brisbane, where berthed at No. 22 wharf, Pyr- coast, had to put to sea on the Stevenson, who is a Royal Navy mont, and immediately N.S.W. night of February 21 during the veteran aiid who lives in Ireland, and Commonwealth police took cyclonic storm which struck the was at 'once admitted to Brisbane control at the wharf gates. Two N.S.W. coast at and about that General Hospital. He was suf- naval ratings with fixed bayonets period. One of the ships return- fering from severe burns to the mounted guard at the gangways. ed with a 20 degrees list The face, neck and arms. Stevenson No one was allowed on board the storm struck Sydney the same day, at the time of the accident was liner without a special pass. The capsizing many small boats on the using petrol to loo9en rust by "Gothic" discharged 6,000 tons harbour. Heaw rain on the har- PAY fire, when a spark leapt to the of cargo in New Zealand. She bour that night limited visibility petrol drum, which ignited. He carried no cargo for Australia, to such an extent that the Sydney- Th. future «f ateem fo. m.rln. pwfmSI YOUR ACCOUNTS tried to throw the drum over- but loaded a considerable quantity Manly ferries had to be stopped. la met by tha leteit labceck ja.alef board, but the wind blew petrol of cargo at Pyrmont for United wfcieh, in turn, era backed by •»« 10 yeart' Ma eaparianee. At wa, THE MODERN WAY back into his face and he was Kingdom ports. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH aa an lead, time baa proved tba laevfea quickly enveloped in flames. EXPEDITION ASHORE IN •f labcack Boiler Plant A Commonwealth Bank Cheque Stevenson directed his own first- ANTARCTICA. Account provides you with a safe, speedy FIRE BREAKS OUT IN aid treatment. The "Edenbank" NEW LUXURY UNER BABCOCK * WILCOX and convenient method of paying The last of the cargo of the Or AUSTRALIA rT¥. LIMITED was diverted and reached Bris- "ARCADIA." accounts. No need to go from place to Australian Antarctic Research Ex- CNOiNeene *No CONTRACTORS place paying bills in person, when you bane on the following morning A email fire broke out in the pedition was safely placed ashore •eat Iftice I Rerki. Ittmti Pi,i. can so easily pay by cheque. new P. O. luxury liner "Ar- on Antarctica from the expedi- •react OWct and A«enci« la all itata. Paying by cheque has other advantages. SPANISH UNER HITS cadia," when a welder's torch on tion's motor-ship "Kista Dan" on It adds to your prestige, shows clearly LONDON BRIDGE. February 4 ignited cork insula- February 12. For 12 monuths the what you have spent and where, and gives Hundreds of homeward-bound tion in the first-class saloon. The expedition has worked, planned, evidence of payment in case of lost workers stood "horror-stricken on fire was brought quickly under and worried to this end, and now receipts. London Bridge 'on the night of control. The liner berthed at Til- it has been achieved. The last A Commonwealth Bank Cheque January 27 when the Spanish hol- bury on February 2 and sailed two days of unloading was a race COCKATOO DOCKS against the weather and deterior- Account is easy to open, simple to use. iday liner "Monte Urquila" crash- from there on her maiden voyage A INMNIIRINO Open one to-day. ed on the stone piers of the old to Australia on February 22. The ating bay ice. At any time 1 historic bridge. The liner, "Arcadia" is of 28,000 tons and strong storm could have driven CO. PTY. LTD. COMMONWEALTH caught by strong winds and tide, cost £6,500,000 to build, half-a- the remaining ice out to sea. The hit the piers heavily, dislodging million pounds more than the ice bearing the brunt of the un- BANK great chunks of masonry. Ninety- 80,000-ton "Queen Mary." loading at the ship's side was thin- •THE BANK YOU OWN" miles-an-hour gusts repeatedly ning, sagging and cracking, and All Branches provide every trading bank service smashed the ship against the "ORONSAY*S" FIRST considerable risks were taken in H.M. AUSTRALIAN NAVY. CSB29W bridge before she could be running weasels (amphious track- PACIFIC CRUISE A GREAT Ship-builders. straightened up. SUCCESS. ed vehicles) over it. About 400 tons of cargo has been transport- Marine The 28,000-ton Orient liner ed ashore, sorted and sacked, in MISSING FIJIAN CUTTERS "Oronsay" arrived in Sydney on end ACCOUNTED FOR. five days. Now all energies are For Absolute February 8 after completing her concentrated upon building, and General Engineers. The five Fijian cutters which first round cruise on the trans- organising the new station. Thus Inquiriat Invited. SUPERIORITY were reported missing from Yas- Pacific crossing between Sydney the scientific work on Australian awa islands in the Fijian Group and America. The liner steamed section of the Antarctic Contin- on January 19 during a storm, slowly up the harbour with hun- ent may be said to have already have since been accounted for. dreds of American tourists lining begun. One vessel was wrecked, but no the decks. A spokesman for the COCKATOO ISLAND lives were lost in any of them. Orient Line said the first Pacific SYDNEY The remaining four cutters event- voyage had been an outstanding ually reached port. This confines success. The "Oronsay" left "Around the man who se^lts a Fiji's storm casualties to the four Sydney with more than 1,200 pas- noble end Phone: WS 1*41 Indian fishermen lost on January sengers on January 1 for Van- Not angels, but divinities attend." [ 10 lie*.) 14. couver. She sailed on her return —R W. Emerson. THE HKVT Merck 1954. Navy in England, Scotland and lowing message of thanks to Her Balmoral a memorable and PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS CANDIDATES FOR R.A.N. Ireland and on their return to Majesty: impressive occasion." FLEET AIR ARM Australia would be appointed to "Please convey to Her INTERVIEWED. FIRST SEA LORD IN ROME. ADMIRAL'S RETIREMENT. squadrons in the R.A.N. Fleet Majesty my grateful thanks "Laws are not masters but ser- The British First Sea Lord. Ad Rear-Admiral St. J. A. Mickle Thf interviewing of 17 New Air Arm. and those of the officers and vants, and he rules them who miral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick thwait, C.B., D.S.O. and two South Wales candidates who wish Candidates chosen for observ- men of the East Australia obeys them." McG rigor, G.C.B., D.S.O.. left Bars, has been placed on the Re- to become pilots or observers of ers' duties may go direct to the Area Naval Command for - Henry Ward Beecher. the Royal Australian Navy Fleet London airport tor Rome on Feb- tired List, the British Admiralty United Kingdom after they had Her gracious message which Air Arm was begun by a com- ruary 2 for talks with the Italian announced recently. finished their training at R.A. is deeply appreciated by all." Chief of N'aval Staff. Admiral mittee of three naval officers at A.F., Archerfield. They would H.M.A.S. "Rushcutter," Sydney, be promoted acting sub-lieuten- Mr. McMahon added that Ad- Emilo Ferren. Admiral McGrigor HON. SURGEON TO THE miral Collins had also sent a per- later in the wvck went on to QUEEN. on Monday, February 15. ants and given seven-year short ALEX H. MAGIUE The Minister for the Navy service commissions after about sonal message to the Flag Offi- Naples to meet N.A.T.O. Com- In pursuance of Her Majesty's cer-in-Charge Eastern Area (Rear mandcr-in-Chicf for Southern pleasure Surgeon Captain A A. (the Hon. William McMahon) nine months' training abroad. ENGINEER said on February 13 that the can- Mr. McMahon said that, sub- Admiral H. A. Showers, C.B.E.) Europe. Admiral William Fech- Pomfret. O.B.E.. M.B.. Ch.B, which read: teler, and then to Malta for dis- DO. (Oxon). D.O.M.S.. R.N.. didates would be aged between ject to requirements, officers hold- 9-11-3 THBRRY ST- 17 and 24 years. ing short-service comm i s s i o n s "As First Naval Member I cussions with N A TO represent- was appointed Honorary Surgeon MELBOURNE, VICTORIA atives. to the Queen from November 10. The members of the committee could extend the period of seven was very proud of this 1953, in place of Surgeon Cap- .vould K: the Deputy Chief of years to one of 11 years. After morning's ceremony at Bal- • PROMOTED ADMIRAL tain M. Brown. Ch.B., R.N., who Naval Personnel (Captain R. I. promotion to the rank of lieuten- moral. Despite the late start. ON RETIRED LIST. has been placed on the Retired Peek, O.B.E., D.S.C.. R.A.N.), ant, officers with short-service Her Majesty and His Royal The British Admiralty has an- List. the Director of Training and Staff commissions would be given op- Highness stayed their full nounced that Vice-Admiral Sir Requirements (Commander W. S. portunities to gain permanent time and obviously enjoyed Geoffrey Hawkins. K B E.. C.B., DEATH OF U.S. ADMIRAL. Bracegirdle, D.S.C. and Two commissions in the executive their visit to a Naval estab- METAL STAMPINGS M.V.O. DSC (Retired) has Bars, R.A.N.) and the Naval As- branch and thus to rise to the lishment. Congratulations to op all DBScurnora Admiral Henry Wilson, the all concerned. Well done." been promoted to Admiral on the oldest admiral in the United sistant (Air) to the Second Naval highest rank. fee Retired List. States, died on January 30. He Member (Lieutenant Commander Mr. McMahon said that he MOTOR AND A2RPLANB NEW COMMANDER OF was commander of the United (P) G. F S. Brown, D.F.C., HER MAJESTY himself had also sent the follow- INDUSTRIES HEAVY SQUADRON. States Navy forccs on the French R.A.N.). CONGRATULATES THE ing message -of congratulation to The British Admiralty has an- coast in World War I Admiral Candidates who were selected R.A.N Rear Admiral Showers: Wilson was 92. nounced that Rear Admiral W. for service would be entered as On her departure from Sydney "Please convey to all con- T. Couchman. C.V.O., D.S.O.. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING recruit naval airmen and would on the evening of February 18, cerned my congratulations on O.B.E., has assumed command of EXECUTIVE DIES. first be given three months' gen- the Queen sent a signal congratu- the success of this morning's the Heavy Squadron of the Brit- eral naval training at Flinders lating the officers and ratings of ceremony. The weather, the ish Home Fleet, succceding Vice- Mr. Ernest Alexander Stuart Naval Depot, Crib Point (Vic- setting and the bearing of Watt, a director and partner of the Royal Australian Navy who Will PIMM. Admiral J Hughcs-Hallett, C.B., toria). had taken jart in the parade at the men on parade all com- D.S.O. the shipping firm of Gilchrist bined to make the visit to Watt and Sanderson, died in Syd- At the end of that training H.M.A.S. "Penguin," Balmoral, which she and the Duke of Edin- FIRST LORD VISITS ney on February 18, aged 79. He they would be rated as probation- burgh visited m the, morning. NORTH-EAST SHIPYARDS. was a son of the founder of the ary naval airmen and would be sent to the Royal Australian Air Announcing this,' the Minister The First Lord of the British company, the late Mr. John Brown Watt. Mr. Ernest Watt Force Station at Archerficld for the Navy (the Hon. William Admiralty, the Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Queensland) for 18 weeks' pre- McMahon) said that Her Thomas. M.P., accompanied by was also a former chairman of the TATTERS ALL'S Koitaki rubber plantation in New flight training. Majesty's message read as follows: the Permanent Secretary of the "Please convey my sincere Admiralty (Sir John G. Lang, Guinea, was a partner in grazing During that training it would The 3/. Cash Consultation — £10,000 interests, besides being a non- be decided which of them would congratulations to all officers K.C.B.) and the Director of Mer- and ratings of the Royal Aus- Hot Mae. Drawn every few days. chant Shipbuilding and Repairs practising barrister. He was edu- be pilots and which observers, cated at Clifton and King's Col- respectively. tralian Navy who were on (Mr. B. P. Ingamclls), recently parade at H.M.A.S. 'Pen- visited shipyards and ship-repair- lege, Cambridge. Mr. Watt is Those chosen as pilots would survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth do 14 months' flying training at guin' this morning. Both my ing and engineering establish- husband and I were greatly The 10/- Cash Consdatiu.i — £25,000 ments on the English North-East Watt, of Point Piper, and their R.A.A.F. stations at Archerfield, daughter, Mrs. Laurence Street. Uranquinty (New South Wales) impressed by their drill and Fine Prise. Drawn every few weeks. coast. On January 5, he was at bearing and by all that we Wallsend-on-Tyne and South and Point Cook (Victoria), and, on the successful completion of saw at the Naval Depot. Shields, and the following day at "Today I think that prayer is Signed Elizabeth R." Sunderland, Graythorpe and Mid- just simply a necessity, because the course, would be promoted POSTAGE ON TICKETS AND RESULTS TO BE ADD6D acting sub-lieutenants with short- Mr. McMahon said that the dlesborough. During his tour he by prayer I believe we mean an The Additii met local Members of Parliament, effort to get in touch with the in- servicc commissions for seven First Naval Member (Vice-Ad- representatives of the shipbuild- finite." years. miral Sir John Collins, K.B.E., ing industries, and Trade Union C.B.), had asked the Flag Officer "TATTEKSALL" 8E0. ADAMS N0BART —President Eisenhower of the Some of them would then do Royal Yachts to convey the fol- officials at Newcastle-on-Tyne. U.S.A. special flying with the Royal n THi NAVY » ' WWW "** - dun other fry; they were reluct- SEA-ODDITIES ant to leave father, keeping close TREASURE HUNT l Vcasionally on the rocks on a man: and, when once sighted and freely into the water, where the* to him for some days in a choal." sea shore an oval, tent-shaped marked down, small chance had —often called spawn- -are feral' • * • * A message from Durban, Nat- plement several Malay divers. shell will he found. It is the any vessel against those ruthless ised by milt from the males, shed al, on January 21 told of an. at- But after about 15 fut:le trips to A thirteen-year-old boy, John tempt that i* to be made by frog- the scene of the wreck, extending home « f the gastcropod mollusc warriors who, arrayed in scarlet simultaneously in the same place. Eirington, of Yass, N.S.W., known as the limpet. So firmly and coats of mail, came sweeping Fertilisation is terribly haphazard, men to salvage treasure reported over a period of 11 months, the caught a 200 lb. Mako Shark off to be worth £10 million from the operations were abandoned. are they fixed to the rocks that it across the sea brandishing their but so enormous is the number of Hat Head on the North Coast of is difficult r. helKve that the lim- two handed swords, and yelling eggs laid, and so profuse the milt, wreck of the East Indiaman Sixty-two years passed, and in New South Wales recently. He "Grosvenor." The message con- 1904 the Grosvenor Recovery pets move at all. High suction their war-cries as they leapt on that few remain unfertilised. Af- tussled with the Mako for an power is a characteristic of a num- deck in quest of slaves and blood- ter this the eggs float at the mercy curs up, even in the least imagin- Syndicate was formed in Johan- hour or more before landing it. ative of minds, thrilling visions nesburg to organise a further ex- ber of sea animals. It has hcen won l THt NAVY Merck. IW4. if EX-NAVAL MENS NEW CADET MIDSHIPMEN contributors to the appeal is Ad- gineering and electrics. Also for ENTER R.A.N. COLLEGE. miral R. K. Turner, U.S.N., the aggregate of marks on passing Seven Victorian 15-year-old former Commander of the Am- out. His home is at Croissy-sur- boys were among 28 from all phibious Forces of the U.S. Paci- Seine, France. Association of Australia parts of Australia who ent-.-rcd fic Fleet. In forwarding his don- Cadet D. B. Payne, winner of the Royal Australian Naval Col- ation, Admiral Turner remarked: navigation prize. His home is at lege at Crib Point as cadet-mid- It comes from a heart grateful to Barford, Darwick; educated at shipmen on Monday, January 25, those few men who did so much Nautical College, Pangbourne. Patron-ui-Chief: Her Majesty The Queen. after having been selected from for so many." Another notable Cadet K. Day, winner of com- 362 candidates for the intermedi- contribution has come from Bish- munication and aviation prize. The Association's latest Sub the Association gained 493 new •tnd F. W. Deahm for St. George; ate entry. op Wade, of the Marist Mission, His home is at Sydney, Glouces- Section was inaugurated on the members. It is with deep regret L. G. Thomas and J. W. Wanes They arc: Bougainville Island, as a mark of tcrshires: educated at Lydney 9th of December in the Penrith that the Executive reports the for Parramatta. Carpenter, Robert John (Wan- gratitude to the Coast Watcher Grammar School. district of New South Wales and passing away of 44 of its mem- Transfers have been effected garatta), Wangaratta High who arranged the evacuation to a Cadet D. B. Nolan, winner of the members, at a subsequent bers during the year. for Messrs. C. R. Lamblc from School. safe area of a number of the Mis- gunnery and torpedo prize; a meeting, decided that their otf Amongst the names of recently Melbourne to Sydney S.S.; K. Cockram, Geoffrey Edward sion's nuns. New Zealandcr serving in the shoot of the Association shall added new members are Messrs. T. Taylor from Adelaide to Syd- (Sale), Sale High School. Some time ago the Coast Royal Navy. His home is at Gis- henceforth be known as the Ne R F. Cotton, K. J. Kelly, and P ney. A. N. Weeks from Port Harries, David Alexa n d e r Watchers' Memorial Committee bourne. New Zealand; educated pean Blue Mountains Sub Sec L. Marshall for Melbourne Sub Adelaide to Adelaide: J W (Toorak), Geelong Church of decided that a navigational light at Wanganui Collegiate School. tion. Numbers of established Section. C. G. Baker. M F Waites, T. Vollcr and F. R. Harty England Grammar School. of a suitably commemorative Sub-Sections have now reach, d a Quarrell and K G. Ricketts tor from Parramatta to Nepcan-Blue Loftus, William Brian (Tcrang) character would be the most ap- RECORD-BREAKING * total of 37 throughout Australia Adelaide; H. A. Bowler and G. Mountains, and E. R. Alhrecht to Terang High School. propriate form of memorial, and AIRCRAFT CARRIER and the Territory of Papua-New L. Broom for Leedcrville-Wenv P.ipu.t-N.G. from Sydney S.S. MacDougall, Ian Donald this idea appears to have found RETURNS TO UJC. Guinea: this figure includes 4 af- Since the previous list publish- general favour. The site for the bley; J. C. Johnston for Frc George (East Melbourne), Mel- H.M.S. "Ocean" (Captain B. filiated Sub'Sections in Tasmania. mantle: E. E. Crew. J. Chivas. ed in The Navy, the undermen- bourne High School. navigational light is at the south- tioned members of the Associa- ern entrance of Madang Harbour. E. W. Logan, R.N.), the light Registered members have reach and K. E. Elphick for Sydney; Raymont, Warwick (Crib fleet aircraft carrier, returned to ed to 19,756 up to the close of F W. T. Wilkinson, and F. R tion have passed away: Messrs. Point), Frankston High School. Donations for the Coast Watch- Morgan Lee, A. E. Renfree, A. Devonport, her home port, short- last year and for the twelve Davis for Canterbury-Bankstown: Sulman, Leonard Max (Sea- ers' Memorial Fund (which have ly before Christmas after nearly months ended on 31st December. R Porena for Ryde: K F. Duffy E. Wayman and C H. Ans- lake), Sealake Higher Elementary now reached the sum of £3,850) comhe of Melbourne S.S.; F. S. two and a half years' foreign ser- School. may be sent to the Coast Watch- vice. Redgrove and C. McGibben of ers' Memorial Committee, Navy On the same day 10 Victorian During this commission the Sydney: J. L. Davies of Manly- 13-year-old boys, whose names Office, Melbourne. Warringah; Allen Freyer of Can- "Ocean" did two tours of duty have already been announced, in the Korean war zone, and in terbury-Bankstown; F. V. New- joined the College as cadet-mid- CADET PRIZE WINNERS bon of Adelaide: H. Collins of 1952 her air squadrons set up a shipmen under the ordinary en- FROM FOUR COUNTRIES. record of 123 sorties flown against Port Adelaide, and C. A. Red- try with 26 boys of similar age LOWNDES man of Perth S.S. Cadets from four countries of enemy positions in one day. Her from the other States who were GW.S. the Commonwealth received performance was outstanding. chosen from among 750 candi- prizes from the Commander-in- During the twt> tours of war ser- dates. Chief. British Home Fleet (Ad- vice her aircraft flew 7,964 sorties, miral Sir George Creasy, G.C.B., attackii^ gun positions, troop HUGE US. CONTRACT COAST WATCHERS' K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.V.O.) concentrations, communications FOR JAPANESE INDUSTRIES APPEAL NEARS £4,000. on passing out of H.M. Cadet and transport. RUM A donation to the Australian Training Ship "Triumph" on De- A report from Tokio on Febur- Early this year Nos. 802 and ary 2 said that the United States Coast Watchers' Memorial Ap- cember 15. The Cadet prize win- 825 Squadrons, then serving in is to spend 85 million dollars in peal Fund has been made by the ners were: the "Ocean," were awarded the Ordnance contracts with Japan- Vice-President of the United Cadet T. N. F. Skead, best all- Boyd Trophy for the most out- RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ese industrial firms between Feb- States (Mr. Richard Nixon) who round Cadet, winner of Queen's sanding feat of aviation in the ruary 1 and June 30. The U.S. visited Australia last October. Sword He u a South African Navy in 1952. An oCcial citation Headquarters in the Far East is During his visit, Mr. Nixon, serving in the Royal Navy. His at that time stated: "During this said to have announced the con- who served in the Solomon Is- home is at Machadodorp, Trans- period the ofensive (pint, (kill, Agents: tracts on February- 1. The an- lands as an officer of the U.S- vaal. fine airmanship and courage nouncement stated that the orders Navy, paid a warm tribute to the Cadet (E) G. J. Tilly, R.A.N-, shown by the pilots of the two HARBOTTLE BROWN & CO. primarily were for Ordnance Coast Watcher*—the small but runner-up for Queen's Sword, squadrons resulted in an outstand- equipment already in production, gallant band of men who did such also winner of Sailing Cup and ing performance and much dam- PTY. LTD. and for which contracts had been hazardous intelligence work be- second prize in seamanship. His age to the enemy. Statistics are SYDNEY. previously entered into by the hind the Japanese lines in the Is- home is in Kojonup, Western quite remarkable. In 79 day* of United States Security in the Far lands north of the Australian Australia. flying they averaged a daily sortie East. mainland. Cadet (L) F. P. D. Miller, win- rate of 76.3." Included among other recent ner of prizes for seamanship, en- The citation added: "825 10 THi NAVY Mifcki Iff*. ii Squadron had only tour incidents sage with a cargo of dates from Aden Protectorate territory. This on the deck, resulting in a deck Basra to India, had been boarded was later confirmed by the polit- landing accident rate of one in in the Straits of Hormux by about ical officer at Quishn. The vil- 496 landings. The highest acci- 20 men, some of them armed. lage and dhow were approached during the night, and some of the dent free sequence was 1,613 They came from a smaller boat, A. BAGLEY & SON crew surprised in their bunks. landings. It is evident that these under the pretext of distress, and Later the next day the whole 211-213 BEAMISH ST., figures could not have been at- after compelling the rightful crew was apprehended. CAMPSIE. tained without an extremely and crew to take them to a point be- consistently high standard of From interrogation and local tween Muscat and Auryat, put N.S.W. maintenance by squadron main them ashore to walk to Muscat. reports it seems fhat the Indian tenance ratings, and outstanding As the pirates were believed to dhow collided with the pirates' The largest and most support from all in H.M.S.. come from Saihut in the Aden dhow, some of whose crew were up-to-date Shoe Store "Ocean." Protectorate, arrangements were drowned. The remainder then in the district was boarded the 'Naram Passa," and made for H.M.S. "Flamingo" established by us in PIRATE CREW CAPTURED. claim that the Indians fled their (Commander J. R Lang, R.N.) 1920. The R.N. frigate "Flamingo" to carry out search of the South ship voluntarily off the Muscat PURE LINSEED j recently towed to Aden the In- Arabic Coast while on passage to coast. dian dhow "Naram Passa" with a the Persian Gulf. pirate crew who boarded her on During a visit to Salalah on De- REPAIRS? YES! M.ad Offic. 67 York S*r„* November 4. Bo. 155S. 6 P.O.. Sydeoy cember 5 to call on the Sultan of "I desire to see the time when OILS^/ education, and by its means, mor- Panaoiatta, Melb., Adelaide. & Britbanilbene A British Admiralty spokesman Muscat and discuss the search, Best of leather and stated in London that on Novem- the Captain of H.M.S. "Flamin- ality, sobriety, enterprise and in- workmanship ber 14 a party of Indian seamen go" was informed that the dhow dustry, shall become much more reported to the Consul-General at was believed to be off the village general than at present." guaranteed. Muscat that the dhow, on pas- of Jadhib, some 90 miles west of —Abraham Lincoln. 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