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Australia '$ newest fighting ship, HMAS OTAMA, arrives at her base after the delivery voyage from Scotland. 15th December, 1978. STERLING NICHOLAS DUTY FREE I Photo — Navy PuMic Relations) i ADVERTISir JG ANDPUi ILICATION: PERCIVAL P UBLISHING IO PTY LTD Page ! SYDNEY ADELAIDE PERTH Editor's Comments 3 PTY LTD HrO Menteith Mr Trevor Winslett MrTomDwyer K2 Elizabeth Si l7CurneSt 194 St George's Tee Lynx in Service 5 Waterloo ADELAIDE reborn 7 PHONE: 33 3251 Aoeia.de. 5000 Perth. 6000 NSW. 201? Phone: 51 6225 Phone: 322 4072 The SPRUANCE Class 8 Phone: 699 2600 RAN Motor Launches of World War Two 10 BRISBANE NOBAAT CREST HOTEL: 111 DARLINGHURST ROAD. KINGS CROSS MELBOURNE The Role of the Heavy Landing Ship 12 Mr Steve Mayers Mrs Kairi Stump Fact File No 2 15 and Mr Bob Smith Tl Eagle SI 123 Murray St Greenan Publtcalions Brisbane, 4000 Hobart.moo Warship Pictorial 16 113 OXFORD STREET, DARLINGHURST PtvLtd Phone 31 2531 Phone: 34 4096 The Leanders — Two Decades Onward 21 388 Bourxe Street Out of the Past 24 and Prone 611461 HMAS OTAMA 25 105 PITT STREET, SYDNEY ADVERTISING DATES (ISSPEItPAGE- S10SPEK HALF PAGE Naval Roundup 27 Cradle of the RNZN 31 COVER PHOTO — The USS HEWITT, a Spruance class . With a of 7810 tons HEWITT and her twenty-nine sister ships are the largest yet built for the Navy. IP/tow - John Mortimer).

Feb'March/April, 1(79 THE NAVY Page One J Dear Readers, Following thirteen years in the editorial chair it is a sad time for me to advise you that I have resigned and my place taken by Ross Gillett, who, in my opinion, is a most worthy successor and an editor who should serve you well.

ROM has a keen iiiim-l in thr world's fighting navies and a considerable knowledge of affairs nautical, drmunslrated b> his recenfh published book "Warships Of ", which has been highly praised for its accuracy, high standard of illustration of photographs and written excellence.

I sincerely trust that all contributors, particularly the RAN and ship buildir .. aircraft and mssile constructors, operating throughoul the world, will continue lo assist Ross in the manner which I appreciated and became accustomed to.

DENNIS P. TRICKETT Editor's Comtnent Beginning with this edition, "The Navy" will be presented in a different format from previous issues. The size of the magazine and type style have been changed and several new features will be included each quarter. It is anticipated that the size of "The Navy" will be Suppliers of Propulsion & Auxiliary High Performance maintained to the present number of pages, but to be successful the magazine requires the support of both its readers and members Diesel Engines to Navies of the World. of The Navy League.

Articles, long and short, are needed to include in Tom Jackson, Navy Public Relations, Sydney; Harry Adlam; forthcoming issues. Contributions should be addressed to: The Kevin Brown; Harold Cliff; Tony Grazebrook; John Mortimer; r Editor, The Navy, PO Box 653. Dee Why, NSW, 2099. Mike Phelps; and West land Helicopters. To these people I offer PAXMAN DORMAN BAUDOUIN Divisional Secretaries should be advised that any changes of my (hanks and look forward to their future co-operation. Marseilles Colcheter RUSTON Stafford KELVIN address, new members or new subscribers to the magazine should Features planned for inclusion in the May/June/July edition Glasgow send such information to the NSW Secretary, Lieut. Cmdr. B. i.iclude: — The Admiralty "S" class Destroyers of the RAN; Newton Rowland. RD, RANR, 39 Waratah Road, Turramurra. NSW, Fleet Air Arm Pictorial; Fact File No. 3 — HMAS DOOMBA; an leWillnw 2074. article on the Sheffield class destroyers; and T. S. Many persons have assisted me in the preparation of this Condamine — Past. Present and Future. issue of "The Navy". These include. Defence Public Relations, Sold and Serviced in Australia by ; John Mackenzie, Naval Historian; Barrie Smart and ROSS GILLETT THE

PATRON IN CHIEF: His Excellency the Victorian Division South Austral ion Division Governor-General. Patron: His Excellency, the Governor ot victoria. Patron: His Excellency, the Governor ol South Australia Provident: B J Bird. Esq FEDERAL COUNCIL President: MrD G Schrapel President: Commander F G Evans MBE. VRO Secretary: Lieut Cmdr O V. Dtmmiii. VRD. RANR. RANR. Box 227. Post Office. Hawthorn, Hon Secretary: Miss A Fitzoerald, Bo* 1S29M, Victoria. 3122 Telephone 29 6294 GPO Adelaide. SA. 5001 Vice-President: Commander D M Blake VRO RANR

Totmonlon Division Vice-President Lieut Cmdr A W Grazebrook Patron: Vice-Admlral Sir Guy Wyatl. KBE. CB RD. RANf Patron: His Excellency, the Governor of Queensland. IIESI Senator D M Devitt Secretary: Lieut Cmdr 0 V. Dimmltt. VRD. RANR Box 227. PO Hawthorn. Victoria. 3122 President: Surgeon Commander Telephone 29 6294 Robertson. RANR Hon Secretary: Mrs B McMeekin. 32 Alanvale Road. Launceston. Taa. 7250 Hon Secretary: Lieutenant E. W Crooke, RANR. New South Wales Of vision 780Gympie Road. Chermside. 4032 MELBOURNE: 544 8344 PERTH: 277 4844 Patron: His Excellency, the Governor ol New West Australian Division South Wales. Patron: His Excellency, the Governor ol Western Australia President: Lieut Cmdr E Bryden-Brown. VRD. Auttrollon Cap if ol Territory Division SYDNEY: 43 3114 ADELAIDE: 277 4211 RANR President: Commander D M Blake. VRD President: Lieutenant Commander J. J. RANR Johnson. MBE. RAN (retdl Honorary Secretary: Lieut Cmdr Bryan Rowland. BRISBANE: 52 4421 DARWIN: 84 3520 RO. RANR. 39 Waratah Road. Turramurra, 2074. Hon Secretary: Lieutenant F Whetton, 66 Hon Secretary: Mrs P Paramor. Box 735. PO. Phone: 440 8124 (home). 239 1022 (office). Bradheld Street. Downer. ACT, 2602 Fremantle. 6160 Fab/Marctif April, 1*71 Pag* Two Fe*/March/Apr,t, 1979 THE NAVY Page Three -. :•-•:..-<••-. ,:.•••-.••—• f§iii&&%iM!P3^

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HOTEL The Westland Lynx naval helicopter has now been ordered <& by six nations and is in service with Tour. The aircraft first flew on * 2lst March, I97l, and was delivered to the Royal Navy beginning in May, I976. It is a multi-purpose helicopter, designed by Westland, but built in 70/30 partnership with Aerospatiale of (Mine Host: Smilie & Willie Burnett) France. The Lynx can carry ten men and is armed to suit the particular role; anti-submarine, venicle replenishment, air- surface search, strike, fire-support or . Maximum speed is 207 mph with a range of 4I8 miles (naval version).

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HMAS ADELAIDE was built by Cockatoo Island Dockyard The gun trials of the reborn cruiser were SPEED-E-GAS reported "satisfactory"! between 1915 and 1922. She operated with the Australian ADELAIDE also carried out trials on Squadron until paid off to reserve on 27th June, 1928. her engines and paravane equipment in conjunction with these firings. The cruiser steamed at full speed in a heavy swell with After a len year lay-up. ADELAIDE caused by the displacement of air when a reported 70*b of ratings and dockyard was taken in hand Tor a major refit and the shells were fired. The cruiser's second maiic"' suffering from seasickness. Wherever you live you can depend on modernisation, again at Cockatoo. The salvo, fired at the extreme bearing from Altogether forty-six shells were fired, work involved her conversion from coal her starboard gun, created further havoc. including sixteen from the six inch mounts to oil burning and the removal of two six The starboard searchlight was shattered, and ten rounds from each of the new three HIGH SPEED GAS inch and three three inch guns. In their iron railings twisted and buckled, the inch HA guns. The paravane equipment V place, three four inch HA guns, 20mm canvas screens attached to the bridge was then successfully tested in the Oerlikons and depth charge throwers and railings were torn to shreds and the afternoon, deflecting floating mines away chutes were substituted. The cost of bearing indicator covering dome was from the ship. THE GO-ANYWHERE GAS modernisation totalled more than blown overboard. The same mount was All damage was repaired before £60,000. In October. 1938, in charge of a then tested to its extreme forward ADELAIDE proceeded to iervis Bay for For cooking and hot water at work, in the home or outdoors — caravanning, tug, ADELAIDE was moved from bearing, almost parallel with the ship's further exercises. Captain H. L. Howden Cockatoo to Garden Island. side. Salvoes fired from the forward gun i commissioned the cruiser on 13th camping, boating and forklift fuel Thereafter followed her working-up at its extreme bearing inflicted damage to March, 1939, but on 17th May, she again trials off Sydney. The rejuvenated cruiser the port flag locker, bridge windows were paid off in Sydney, her complement was tested thoroughly, but not without also broken and even one of the ship's transferring to the SS AUTOLCUS for complications. The main six inch guns boats damaged. Officers reported that passage to the United Kingdom, where were tested, shattering bridge fittings. ADELAIDE'S guns would probably never they were to man the new cruiser HMAS This, it seems, resulted from the blasts be fired from these extreme angles again. PERTH.

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One NATO Seasparrow anti-aircraft missile launcher is fitted aft between the helicopter deck and five inch gun. The missiles are fired from an eight tube launcher and have a maximum range of 12 miles. Launch weight is 500Kg, the missile being 12 feet long. Spare missiles are carried and reloaded by hand. 6. One octuple Asroc eight cell launcher is placed immediately before the bridge superstructure. The magazine is located below the launcher, with the twin cells depressing to a vertical position for reloading. A total of twenty-four missiles are stored. The Asroc missile is 15 feet four inches long and has a range of one to six miles. 7. Two banks of triple torpedo tubes Mk32 are carried inside the ships superstructure, to facilitate loading as well as maintenance- Torpedoes are fired through side ports. Fourteen torpedoes are carried for the Mk32 tubes. 8. One SH-3 Sea King or two SH-2D LAMPs helicopters are also carried- The amidships section of the USS HEWITT is shown more The Spruances are powered by four General Electric gas clearly in this photo. The hangar for the Sea Sprite is to the left turbines, driving two shafts. Maximum shaft horsepower is and the quad cannister launchers for are immediately 80,000. An anti-submarine variant of the basic Spruance design behind the funnel. The cannisters are angled in :his position to was approved for construction in 1978. Designated DDH 997. allow the exhaust at launch to fall free of the ship's sides. The this "one of a kind" destroyer will carry up to four LAMPs various radars mentioned in the text are also visible. helicopters, two five inch 54 calibre Mk45 single mounts, two I Phoio — John MotttMf I Phalanx CIWS, two quad harpoon cannisters and two triple torpedo tubes Mk32. tf carries four principle radars. The primary surface search radar, Electronically speaking, each Spruance super destroyer AN SPS-55 is backed-up by a surface track radar ANS-PQ9A, while the primary air surveillance radar ANS-SPS40B is supplemented by the air track radar, ANS-PG60. »» Best Wishes from . . . Two members of the Spruance class USS KINKAID and USS HEWITT visited Sydney in late 1978. Only HEWITT had The USSKINKAID. November. 1978. iPtioio- Jo«"Morti«»>i been fitted with Harpoon (see photo) and both still retain the MACSON MACHINE TOOLS forward five inch mount. Only one helicopter was being carried THE SPRUANCE CLASS PTY LTD onboard each destroyer. PO BOX 126, ALEXANDRIA By: RoxsG NSW. 2015 >s li\ : luliii Approved Contractors to RAN 3 Two 20mm Vulcan Phalanx Mkl5 Close In Weapons The Spruance class are the largest System

The final armament now planned for each ship includes: 1. One eight inch Major calibre Light-weight Gun. Mk71, to replace the forward five inch mount (from 1980). The MCLWG has a rate of fire of between 10 to 12 rounds per minute with an elevation between -50° to + 65". The eight inch projectile weighs 118Kg. 2. One five inch. 54 calibre Mk45 gun housed in a Mk52 A detailed view of USS HEWITT showing three separate weapon single mount is to be retained aft. The weapon has a rate systems. The aft 5 inch 54 calibre Mk4S mount is sited below the octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow, while the Sea Sprite anti­ of fire of 20 rpm and can be elevated to 65°. The weight The USS KINKAID. Only one Sea Sprite helicopter can be stored in the hangar with the second aircraft needing to be carried on the of the shell is 32Kg. Approximately 600 rounds are submarine helicopter is lashed to the flight deck immediately flight deck area. (ptwto-johnMortmwi carried for the five inch gun. above. (Phoio — John MorttnWl Feb/March/April, 1079 Feto/March/April. 1979 THE NAVY Page Nine Page Eight THE NAVY the stern as in normal small boat practice. loaned to the Royal Navy, which smaller number of these valuable craft They were much slower than the ML's, employed them on the Far East Station. and still have a few left in service. The the screws in this case being driven by After their Return, most were scrapped KIWI boats are very distinctive by their twin Buda diesel engines. Speed was but one boat gained a new lease of life colour schemes. The RAN adopted the RAN Motor Launches designed to be 12 knots. Armament varied when she was sold to the Phillippines standard Australian Fleet grey with black as much as it did in the ML but those units Navy in 1959. SDML 1325 still retains her water line, but the New Zealanders chose retained after the end of WW I) were old number, but 1324 is now known as all white for their SDML's used for fitted with the 40mm Bofors. NFPEAN, in keeping with her duties as a surveying duties, and the boats used on Numbers for these boats were drawn training vessel in Port Melbourne. 1324 the training service have black hulls with of World War Two from the Admiralty lists, and the first was built by McFartane of Port Adelaide grey upper works. Like the ML's. the three HDML's commissioned were in fact and 1325 was launched by E. Jack of HDML's (or SDML's) did a grand job in ex-Royal Navy craft. The first unit Launceston. time of war and an equal job in time of H\: I tarn Vtl commissioned was HDML 1161, which The built a peace. commissioned on 9th January, 1942. The Thirty-five of the "B" type were built (he well-known Hall-Scon Defender last boat was HDML 1346, which ship A. The K&irmile "B" Type in Australia and were constructed by three petrol engine. This was (he same engine hoisted her ensign on 6th January, 1945. During the Great War. the Admiralty different yards. In Sydney the Green that was installed in the ASR's, but in the Three of the class were built in the United saw great use for patrol motor launches, Point Boatyard launched twenty ML's ML's the engines were geared, as against Kingdom, nine in Australia, whilst the and laid contracts in the United States for and Hatvorsen's launched eleven. the direct drive arrangement in the rescue remainder were all built in various over five hundred of these useful craft. Norman Wright in Brisbane built the boats. boatyards in the United States. The ML's did an extremely good job, and other four, the Wright-built boat being Armament varied due to the availability it was only natural that the type would regarded as the aristocrat. The ML's The prime purpose of this type was to of suitable weapons. Some of the earlier carried numbers in the same list as the provide patrols for enclosed anchorages find use in the Second World War. The ML's were armed with old 3 pdr. saluting Royal navy ML's, and were numbered and harbours, and to this end, depth WW II type-was a great advancement over guns (of 1487 vintage), some received the from ML 424 to ML 431, and from ML charge equipment was carried. They were the original boat. It began its career as a two pounder Rolls-Royce gun. The Rolls- 801 to ML 827. Of these ML's 430 and good sea boats, and some made their way private venture, but the Admiralty soon Royce was not a very popular weapon at 827 were war losses, both being lost in as far as the Philippine Islands, where saw that (he new craft was the one that all, as it was a single shot weapon firing a New Guinea in 1944. The thirty-five ML's they were put to work with the survey was really needed. Pom Pom shell. As they became were all commissioned within the period group. The careers of some of these boats The Fairmile Marine Company was available, the 40mm Bofors became the of 12 months. It didn't take long to get lasted for years, and in 1978 at least two formed to manufacture the new ML's. main armament, and this was a well them into the war zones, as is illustrated were still in service with the RAN. The "A" Type Fairmile was reasonably received addition. As far as secondary by the fact that ML 815 commissioned on After the end of the Second World successful, but it had a few shortcomings, armament was concerned, it appears that 1st January. 1943, and arrived in Darwin War, there was a reclassification of ship Harbour Defence Motor Launch No. 1129 pictured here leaving Sydney for the open so a second type, known as the "B" Type most ML's carried at least two 20mm on 8th April, 1943. types, and the HDML's picked the grand sea, was constructed in England and commissioned on 7th November. 1942. During the Fairmile, was designed. The "B" design Oerlikons mounted aft of the funnel, and title of SDML, short for Seaward Defence war she was employed primarily on survey operations before reducing to reserve in was planned for mass production a pair of twin stripped Vickers .303 inch The ML's did a very worthwhile job Motor Launches. From 1950 to 1958 October, 1945. An armament of one 20mm Oerlikon gun is carried forward, four depth different sections of the factory turning MG's mounted on either side of the during their three years of war, but with bridge screen. Several 0.5 inch Browning SDMI \ 1323, 1326. 1328 and 1329 were chaiges to port and starboard and one gun aft. IPNMO - -.-.,. M...... ,. out hull components and fittings, 't the cessation of hostilities they became machine guns were also mounted on the would appear that quite a few Fairmile redundant, there being no place for them main deck Depth chargers were carried, "B's" built in Australia during the war in the peace-time navy. They were soon all and the boats were fitted with ASDIC were ;n actual fact built from kits supplied sold out of the service, and many were to sets. They could be classified as "smalt from the Fairmile Marine Company in see years of active operations as pleasure major warships". The Fairmile "B's" craft, and many can still be seen today England. were quite comfortable, and in true naval engaged on the tourist trade. It is pleasing FROM THIS SHIP TO Basically, (he Fairmile "B" was a style the officers had a wardroom aft and to note that in most cases the original lines wooden ship of 80 tons displacement, a the crew lived forward. There was even a of these pretty little ships have been length of 112 feet, a beam of 18 feet six small petty officers mess, which was retained. Naturally enough the armour it.ches, and a draught of four feet four usually occupied by the motor mechanic plating has been removed from the wheel YOUR GATE inches. Speeds of from 18 to 20 knots and cox'n. house, but most retain the distinctive were obtained from (win screws driven by destroyer-type funnel that was one of FALKINER CHAINS PTY. LTD. manufactures the widest range their main recognition points. of chains in Australia, from chains to secure this ship to chains to For those interested the following is a secure your gate. list of the ML's from the three building yards: Now in their 49th year, the experience of Falkiners can help you get Green Point Boatyard, Sydney: ML's a load off your mind with chains and accessories for anchoring, 424to43land80l to8l2. lifting, dragging, tying down and knocking down. I Halvorsen, Sydney" ML's 813. 814. 817 to 825. Sold nationally and in many overseas markets Falkiner chain is Norman Wright, Brisbane: ML's 815. made to internationally recognised standards. The testing 8)6, 826 and 827. facilities are registered with Lloyds of London and many other standards organisations. iS. The Harbour Defence Type During World War 11 the RAN commissioned 30 smalt patrol craft that carried the designation Harbour Defence FALKINER CHAINS PTY. LTD. Motor Launches. These HDML's were a smaller edition of the famous Fairmile Thynna Road, P.O. Box 26, "B" type. The overall length was 72 feel, Morningjide. Momingiide. the beam was 15 feet 10 inches and fully Old. 4170 loaded drew about five feci. The Old. 4170 displacement was 54 tons. Unlike the Phone: (07) 3991122 Telax: AA41822 I .intmh B No. 823 was built by Lars Halvorsen Sons Pty Ltd, Sydney, and Fairmiles. the HDML's were not fitted commissioned on 30th September, 1943. All Fairmile B's were deleted by 1948. I Photo - Naval Hotortan) with a funnel, the exhausts being led out Feb/March/Aprll. 1B79 FeDdnUrch/April. 1979 THE NAVY Page Ten THE NAVY comes from Puckapunyal in Victoria. themselves invaluable assets for Fundamentally, the LSH will provide Unless all units involved in the LSH are to Australia, they have two disadvantages: strategic mobility for the Army's tank be concentrated in one area, TOBRUK forces, and strategic mobility for less • They can land only on friendly THE ROLE OF THE HEAVY will have at least two ports of call to heavily equipped forces to those areas airfields capable of taking aircraft embark her assault force. which cannot receive HERCULES CI30 of over 70 tons — we do not have transports. She will also provide another All the signs are that the Army has not enough such airfields in the right form of strategic mobility should the H\: V \\. (.i really addressed itself to the utilisation of places. HERCULES be committed to other LANDING SHIP TOBRUK — a much more capable and • They cannot carry the Army's duties. ship to a landing area and ferry the sophisticated amphibious operations new LEOPARD tanks. In November, 1977, the Prime Minister (The Right troops, vehicles and stores to an over the vessel than anything ever before available Honourable J. M. Fraser) announced that the RAN's new beach landing. to the Australian Defence Forces. Therefore, any military force needing ARMY'S ROLE IN Heavy Landing Ship TOBRUK would be built by However, none of the LCHs have been Reports have it that TOBRUK is being tanks (and as the Army has only just hivKht 101 new LEOPARD tanks it DEFENCE fully exercised in this role since built at the insistence of Defence Central We have Identified two major, and one Carringtons, in New South Wales, with Y-ARD Ltd presumably sees the tanks as being EXERCISE KANGAROO I! some two and not at the Army's wish. As it is the supplementary, roles for the LSH. participating in the design and management of the frequently needed in the defence of years ago. Usually very reliable sources, policy of both present and previous Presumably, and if reports are correct Australia) must move by sea if it is to project associated with the day to day operations Governments to discuss Australian that the ship is being built at the insistence reach northern, north eastern or north Much prefabncation work is already in The fuel and light maintenance of the LCHs, are specific in their strategy only in the most general terms, of Defence Central, that body would not western Australia. This is likely to be one hand, and long lead items have been capability of TOBRUK will allow statements that only loading exercises authoritative commentators must gather have carried their case to build the ship strategic role for the LSH envisaged by ordered The keel is expected to be laid operation of three Wessex 3IB helicopters have been carried out. For the past two their own intelligence and utilise this in unless they had one or more clearly Defence Central if it was indeed they who about the end of 1978. Mirabile dictu. for up to three weeks. years, there have been no full exercises of assessing strategic and tactical roles of the defined roles in the context of probable pressed the acquisition of TOBRUK. some aspects of the programme are Whilst the ship will be manned by the LOTS — the loading from a larger ship, units of the Australian Defence Forces. Australian strategic scenarios. There are differences of opinion abou. actually running ahead of «.chedule. RAN. her complement will include a and transport to the beach and unloading Reports are too firm and too It is widely accepted as fundamental to this amongst professionals. Some argue Carringtons have contracted to deliver party of soldiers under a Major. of the whole of the larger ship's cargo of authoritative for there not to be at least Australian strategy that we do not have, that it would take too long to get to ;he TOBRUK to the RAN by June, 1980. All There are unconfirmed reports that the troops, vehicles and stores. significant substance in statements that and never can have, enough troops to point under attack, and that an enemy the signs are that they are going to meet British Royal Marines are casting A transport, lying at anchor in an the Army has not addressed itself to, defend in sufficient strength every raiding force would have landed, done the that date. covetous eyes on the design. Having lost assault area, is at risk as long as she stays much less resolved, certain vital aspects: possible landing place near a worthwhile damage and got away by the time the LSH I 'avy is now addressing itself to the their Commando Carriers BULWARK there. Therefore, the quicker that • Training personnel and LCHs in target — even against the small units of got there. provision of the necessary b?se facilities, and HERMES to the higher priority ASW transport can discharge her cargo the LOTS — the role for which the LCHs which Regional powers are capable of Against this argument, there are those personnel and training. For reasons which role, the Royal Marines see the TOBRUK shorter is the time she is at risk. World were designed. The argument that, since landing. Almost by definition, these small who contend that the Australian Defence need no elaboration, this requires close type as a replacement for HM Ships War II, and countless amphibious the departure of JOHN MONASH. units will land where Australia has not Forces would take advantage of warning collaboration with the Army, as does the FEARLESS and INTREPID in the exercises since, demonstrated the crucial there is no suitable ship may be invalid. pre-positioned military forces. time to prcdeploy the LSH with her evolution of ways to use the tactical fulfilment of the Royal Marines' strategic importance of practice, by the personnel One could be chartered. Therefore, we are left with the options assault force, ready to land at a point capabilities of the new ship in the wartime role of reinforcing NATO's involved, at getting cargoes fully • Identification of forces and roles for of detecting and destroying the attacking under attack — just as the US pre deploys Australian strategic environment. Northern Flank (Norway), where no discharged in the shortest possible time. the LSH. forces before they land, or of moving (on a more permanent basts) her landing allied troop formations are normally Officers of the have stated • Deployment of forces for troops and equipment to eject or destroy feces in the6th and 7th Fleets. TACTICAL CAPABILITIES deployed in peacetime. publicly that their landing at Cox'x Bazar, embarkation in the LSH — for optimum the force after it has landed. A possible second strategic role is in the The design of HMAS TOBRUK is an involving two brigades, transports and embarkation time, the tanks must be From what we can conclude from use of Australian forces overseas — either extremely interesting and innovative STRATEGIC ROLE Russian built POLNOCNY LCTs in the available from same base as the other development of the British SIR LOTS role, got into serious trouble public statements and equipment in a "reprisal" raid or in support of an At least publicly, the strategic role of troops. BEDIVERE Class of logistic Landing because of lack of exercise. acquisition programmes. Government has ally. In this context, it is appropriate to TOBRUK is less clear. This has been the adopted a combination of these two review again the fundamental strengths Ship. On top of this, the Army units required As is to be expected, because building subject of some criticism by senior retired options. We plan to destroy an enemy and weaknesses of Australia in our The proven British design provided for to utilise TOBRUK have not yet been the ship and her support facilities Naval Officers. Moreover, there are very before they land (and therefore before region. a high carrying capacity relatively small designated. It is likely they would come necessarily comes before using her. Navy reliable reports that the Army has not yet they can do any damage) and have a As a country, and as reflected in our ship with the ability to land troops and from either the Brisbane or Holdsworthy is making more progress. Although it has identified a role for the ship. "backstop" capability to destroy and/or armed forces, we are by nature relatively stores over the beach in the support phase areas. The tanks, however, would have to not yet been announced, a base port has Usually very reliable sources say the eject them after they have landed. sophisticated technically and highly of an amphibious operation. The RAN been selected. For convenience to the has been cool not only professional. We lack numbers. The design adds LCM8s (to be carried on deck To fill the latter role. Army must be Army's training areas, and for work with towards the LSH but also the six Heavy strategy of becoming committed to large and launched by crane) and two LCVPs at able to move forces to the scene of the the LCHs which aie already based in Landing Craft, which were designed and scale land warfare, in an environment davits, a small hospital, the command and action. Australia's primary ability to do Brisbane, the objective observer would built for the Army but manned by the unnatural to ourselves, has been communication facilities necessary to this, outside the southern half of the conclude that the LSH will be based in RAN. disastrous in the past. Australian and enable the control of an assault, and three Continent, is provided by the RAAF's Brisbane. These small 310 ton LCHs were Britian in Malaya (1941-42), the US, helicopters. HERCULESCI30transportaircraft. The designed for LOTS (Logistics Over The Australia and others in Viet Nam (and, Approval has been obtained for A typical force would be: first of twelve new CI30H HERCULES Shore). That is, the LCHs are designed to conceptually in the same way, the British refurbishing and modifying the Wessex 18 LEOPARD tanks aircraft have recently joined the RAAF. accompany a transport or similar larger in the US in 1776 et seq) are examples 31B helicopters for their work with Up to 550 troops These will replace twelve C130A from history. TOBRUK. Other vehicles, and stores. HERCULES, maintaining our strength of Unhappily, Army's indecision (some It can be argued that we should seek to 24 HERCULES (twelve each CI30E and say reluctance) over the role of TOBRUK utilise just those weapons, tactics and C130H). Whilst published figures must lends weight to the criticism, heard in equipment which we can be good at using always be treated with care. HERCULES some circles, that the Army has not yet and with which our potential enemies are are listed as having a range of 4700 nm (at come to grips with its role in Australia's unfamiliar or inept. V)0'* payload and using external fuel independent defence strategy. In this context, an opportunity to use tanks). When loaded they weigh over TOBRUK could arise. An unexpected seventy tons. Therefore, they can reach landing to achieve tactical surprise and TWAS' TOBRUK - HEAVY any airfield capable of taking them in the destruction of an enemy unit or Australia provided there is fuel there for LANDING SHIP installation may well be a very effective their return journey. 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Fob/March/April. 1879 Pafle Nineteen Pane Eighteen TJJENAVY Fob/March/April, lw7» THELEANDERS N.T. REAL ESTATE — Two Decades Onward MARTINS INTRODUCTION 1. The Leanders — fitted to The 10th April, 1979 marks the 20th launch surface to surface missiles. 2. The Ikara variants — primarily PTY LTD anniversary of the beginning of platform for their helicopter operations anti-submarine ships. MLfn» SERVICE construction of HMS LEANDER, lead and gunnery and sonar systems. Crew 3. The original general purpose ship and nameship of the clas% of general accommodation is provided for 251 — yet to receive any purpose frigates built for the Royal Navy. officers and men and 260 in the Member of the Real Estate Instute of N.T transformation. LEANDER was followed by 25 sisters, broadbeam Leanders. and with Associated Agents in All Capital the last of which, ARIADNE, Decision was reached that the class Cities of Australia commissioned on 10th February. 1973, would be progressively updated beginning THE THREE VARIANTS and which embraced two main variants. with LEANDER herself. The resultant 1. The Exocet Leanders now number The first group included the original ten modernisations have produced three basic at least eight units from group ships and a second six from the so called Leander types, all differently armed. one, or the "middle period". The "middle period". Each carried a slightly These are: first such vessel to receive the French designed surface to surface missile was £S CLEOPATRA, which completed her conversion on 28th November, 1975. The major visual changes made to the ship included: (a) Removal of the twin 4.5 inch gun and in its place four launchers (two twin) for Exocet substituted. The • Exhaust System Manufacturing launchers fire only one • Standard & Sports missile a piece and no allowance for reloads has • General Tube & Pipe Bending been made. Land and Estate Agents ' Consultants (b) To compensate for the loss of the 4.5 inch mount, two • Auctioneers* Insurance Agents NT Distributors for HST Japanese Systems single 40mm bofors guns replaced the two single Will Assist Retired Personnel with Defence 20mm mounts abreast the Services Home Applications. foremast, just abaft (he Nameship and leadship of the class, HMS LEANDER. (Photo - Hojri N«VYI bridge.

different type of boiler. The second V group, numbering ten vessels, also carried 88 MITCHELL STREET a variation in the boiler arrangement, but were mainly distinguished from the earlier DARWIN units by their broader beams (43 feet in lieu of 41 feet) and were known as the broadbeam Leanders. PO Box 230. Darwin. NT. 5794 The 2450 ton standard Leander class frigates were designed to mount an DARWIN 81 4382 armament comprising one twin 4.5 inch gun forward, one quadruple anti­ Contact Ian MacGregor aircraft missile launcher aft. one Limbo 77McMINNST three barrelled viti submarine depth- PHONE DARWIN 81 6548 bomb mortar and one (4 Lines) DARWIN, NT anti-submarine helicopter. A subsequent After Hours Darwin 81 6547 or 81 9808 addition saw two 2pmm Oerlikons added for "police duties'*.i Propulsion is via

Thus the armement now carried includes two iwin Exocei and three quadruple Seacai missile launchers, two single 40mm Bofors, one embarked anti­ / submarine helicopter and two triple torpedo tubes. This weapons outfit equips eight units with HM ships CLEOPATRA, PHOEBE, SIRIUS. DIDO, ARGONAUT, MINERVA. JUNO and DANAE having completed their Exocet conversion. The Ikara equipped version first went to sea with LEANDER ui December, 1972. Altogether seven ships of the first group received > *> the Australian designed anti­ submarine weapon. The eighth, HMS A J AX, an Ikara version of the Leander class . The single 40mm mounts and two Seacat missile launchers are sited PENELOPE, has been employed behind the bridge and above the helicopter hangar respectively. (Photo-ChritQM) as a trials ship for the new Seawolf anti-aircraft missile and two Quadruple Seacat missile miss«> - R r»i N**Y> now comprises one single Ikara 0) CONCLUSION (c) The Seacat armament has A comparison of the two conversions been increased to three shows without doubt that the Exocet quadruple launchers, two frigates carry a more balanced armament and thus are much more closer to the abaft the mainmast and Postcode. atop the helicopter hangar, originally designed general purpose and one forward of the frigate. The facility to operate the larger Fxocet launchers. and more modern Lynx helicopter also enhances its combat abilities. Lynx has (PLEASE PKIHT CLEARLY) (d) The helicopter platform has been designed as both a platform for anti­ been lengthened with the submarine torpedoes and Sea Skua, the Please make cheques, postal orders or money orders payable to "The Navy removal of the anti­ Royal Navy's new air to surfact missile. League".' Subscriptions commence in January of each year and a subscription reminder submarine mortar, thus The loss of the twin 4.5 inch is more notice is forwarded to current subscribers — Annual Subscription (Australian allowing the ships to accept than compensated for by Exocet, two Dollars) within Australia S3.00 — Beyond Australia $6.00 (sea mail) — $9.00 I the Westland Lynx, the additional Seacat launchers and two (air mail). replacement helicopter for 40mm Bofors. In comparison, the Ikara l •Persons within Australia commencing subscriptions to "The Navy" the Wasp. Leanders are now mainly anti-submarine l magazine during the quarter commencing APRIL (ie, sub for I V« years) ships and must rely on escorting vessels to (e) As compensation for the should remit $5.25; JULY (sub for 1 '•': years) $4.50; and OCTOBER (sub for l removal of the mortar, two provide an effective anti-surface, and to a 1% years) $3.75. i banks of triple torpedo HMS APOLLO as completed by Yarrow A Co Ltd. APOLLO is scheduled to undergo lesser degree anti-aircraft, defence. tubes have been fitted onto an extensive conversion and will be re-armed with Exocet, Seawolf and the Lynx The ability to locate and attack I an enlarged shelter deck. helicopter. (photo-Ywrowtcoi submarines via the helicopter Ikara Page Twenty-Two THE NAVY Fab/March/April, 1979 Feb/March/ April. 1B7V Paga Twanty-Thraa Out Of The Past HMASOTAMA -HMS ANSON 77>s Oberon class submarine. HMAS OTAMA, the Royal Australian Navy's newest "fighting ship", arrived In Sydney on Friday, 15th December, for the first time at the end of its maiden voyage from the United Kingdom.

OTAMA, commanded by Lieutenant OTAMA is also the last of 35 Oberon and OTAMA is the North Queensland Commander F. V. R. Wolfe, is the sixth Porpoise class submarines that have been aboriginal word meaning "dolphin", the and last Oberon class submarine to join built at Scott's for the Navies of the world-wide submariners' emblem, and is the Navy's First Australian Submarine United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Chile the first Australian submarine to bear the Squadron based at HMAS PLATYPUS and Australia. It also incorporates many name. The submarine has been adopted at Neutral Bay in Sydney. It arrived just of the improvements made to the class by the North Tasmanian town of over five months after its sister O-boat, over the years, including the RAN's Beaconsfield. HMAS ORION, which sailed into Sydney unique passive range finding sonar, Harbour on 3rd July, 1978, to join the known as "Micropuffs", and a larger Squadron and the Australian Fleet. capacity battery. COMMANDING OFFICER'S Laid down at Scott-Lithgow's Shipyard OTAMA's maiden voyage took the at Greenock in Scotland on 25th May, to a number of HISTORY BRIEF 1973, by Rear D. W. Leach (then places for the first time. Visits to Commodore). OTAMA was launched on Copenhagen and Den Helder were 3rd December. 1975, by Princess Anne followed by a week in London. A rough and commissioned into the RAN by the Atlantic crossing preceded visits to Princess on 27th April, 1978. After Halifax and Port Everglades in Florida. working up off the Scottish coast. After transiting the Panama Canal, OTAMA left Scotland, for Australia, on OTAMA visited Ma/ailan in Mexico and 11 ih August, 1978, ending an Australian spent five weeks in , California, The King George V class HMS A NSON in Sydney Harbour. 1946 i^oto - Navy submarine connection that has conducting trials with units of the United existed since 1964, when HMAS OXLEY. States Navy. (he first of the RAN's Oberon class The final stopover, before beginning submarines, was laid down. the final leg ol the run home to Sydney, As well as being the sixth and last of the was three days in Pearl Harbour, where As a new feature in "The Navy", famous warships from the past Australian Navy Oberon class exercises were conducted with other units will be highlighted in each issue* The first one selected, HMS ANSON, submarines, the conventionally powered of the US Navy. visited Sydney In 1946, when the accompanying photograph was taken.

5.25 inch and 1800 rounds per barrel per pom-pom. Her radius of With a design dating back to the action at 27 knots was 2360 nautical miles, rising to 6000 miles at NELSON and RODNEY of 1927, the King 14 knots. Protection was provided by a 16 inch waterline belt with George V class battleship ANSON was an advanced system of underwater defence. Deck and side armour was well distributed. The total weight of armour was authorised under the 1937 programme. A Lieutenant Commander F, V. R. Wolfe, more than 12.000 tons. large number of designs were produced RAN. iPhoto - Hayy Pvbitc RMhonai The ship's career in the Royal navy began on 14th April, between these years, each slightly 1942, when first commissioned ANSON joined the Home Fleet Lieutenant Commander Wolfe was and performed long-range escort duties with the Murmansk modified from the previous one. born in Bellingen, NSW', Australia, in convoys. Thereafter followed sorties against northern Norway, in The displacement was limited by the Washington Treaty, I938. He joined the Royal Australian which she participated with carrier-borne aircraft in an attack on and construction postponed by five years also under the terms of Naval College in I957, and attended the enemy shipping. the Treaty. With a final design settled upon in September, 1936, Brittania Royal Naval College from 1956 ANSON was laid down by on 20th July, 1937. The ANSON then refitted at the Devonport Dockyard. In to I959. He served in HMA Ships launching was performed on 24th February. 1940, and she was March, 1945. she proceeded to join the British Pacific Fleet. TOBRUK. MELBOURNE and completed on 22nd June, 1942. ANSON was the fourth of five Later, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral C. S. Daniel. ANSON was GASCOYNE, until joining the submarine King George V class Dreadnoughts. She displaced 45,360 tons used to augment the allied forces in the re-occupation of Hong arm in 1963. After 4 years with the Royal deep, and was powered by Parsons single reduction geared Kong. Navy, he returned to Australia in HMAS turbines driving four shafts, producing 110,000 shp. The battleship arrived in Australia in January. 1946. OXLEY. After serving as Executive ANSON's main armament comprisea ten 14 inch, 45 calibre, returning to Portsmouth in July. For a time after, ANSON served Officer of HMAS OTWAY. he qualified guns, housed in two quadruple and one twin mounts. Backing up as a training ship, becoming flagship of the Training Squadron. In as Commanding Officer in 1970, and these weapons were sixteen 5.25 inch, 50 calibre, quick firing June. 1949. she transported the future Queen Elizabeth II during returned to Australia to command HMAS guns in eight twin mounts. Anti-aircraft protection was provided a visit to the Channel Islands. OVENS from 1971 to 1972. He then by eighty-eight 2 pounder pom-poms (arranged 8x8 and 6 x 4), In November, 1949, VANGUARD replaced ANSON as served with the Royal Navy from 1972 to two quadruple 40mm bofors and sixty-five 20mm Oertikon guns, flagship and in 1950 she was reduced to reserve in the Gardoch. 1975. After a short period in the (arranged 53 x I and 6 x 2). As designed ANSON carried 80 ANSON was deleted in 1957 and scrapped at Faslane from 17th Department of Defence, Canberra, he rounds of ammunition for each 14 inch gun. 400 rounds for each September. 1957. HMASOTAMA. iPnow N*.-. IM-., H joined HMAS OTAMA in March, 1977. Page Twenty-Fiv• Page Twenty-Four THE NAVY Feb/March/April, 1979 Feb/ March / April, 1979 THE NAVY -Best Wishes from NAVAL ROUNDUP Thomas Borthwick & Sons (A'sia) Ltd FRANCIS STREET. BROOKLYN, VIC, 3025 Telephone: 314 0277

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