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• H - - THE NAVY The perfect holiday begins The magazine of the Navy League of at the beginning UTflfe DC-10 to Registered for posting as a periodical — Category A French New Caledonia. Vo» 35 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1973 No 3 CONTENTS Meet the 'Happy Medium* Jumbo Page Page I IT A thinks that your holiday Programme of Events 31 should start the moment you step Message from The Minister for The Navy 3 aboard their flight to French New Cale- Message from 1st Naval Member & Chief of Guide Map of Garden Island Naval Dockyard 32 donia. That's why they'll fly you there Naval Staff 5 Programme of Events for NSW, , aboard the 'Happy Medium' Jumbo. Annual message from The Federal President of the , Tasmania & 35 UTA's big. "beautiful DC-10 is Navy Leag je of Australia 7 Appointment of Chief of Naval Staff 43 spacious enough to be really comfort- The Royal Australian Navy — A Review 9 HMAS 's Replacement 45 able, yet not so huge you'll feel lost in The Uruguayan Navy 15 Junior "Salts" at Sea 51 the crowd. They'll treat you as a person not just another name on the passenger Navy Week in Australia 27 Ardent's Rescue 57 list and on the short hop to New Cale- United Religious Service 29 News from Britain 63 donia you'll experience that special attention which earned UTA the repu- tation as the long distance specialists. And all this luxury is just part of PLUS SUNDRY STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS UTA's service, because flying DC -10 to New Caledonia for seven glorious davs will still cost from just $168.20* The views expressed m articles appearing in this publication are those ol the authors concerned They do not necessarily You'll arrive feeling cool, content represent the views ol the editor, the Navy League, or official opinions or policy and uncrumpled, ready to enjoy every minute of your holiday on this island Photographs appearing in this magazine are obtained from official sources and copies cannot be secured from that is a unique blend of South Sea the Navy League of Australia or the printer. island charm and French sophistication. You'll find the white beaches, and sunshine of a Pacific para- All correspondence should be directed to the Editor. Box C178. Clarence Street Pott Office. Sydney, NSW. 2000. Australia dise. You can stay in the luxurious Chateau Royal Hotel, buy duty free Published by the Navy League of Australia. Box 1719, GPO. Sydney. NSW. 2001; Phone: 2411008 French perfume and liqueurs, dine like a gourmet, drink the finest wines and enjoy the good things of life in true ADVERTISING AND PUBLICATION: PERCIVAL PUBLISHING CO PTY LTD French fashion. SYDNEY And what better way to begin PERTH HOBART 862 Elizabeth St •jreenan Publications 17CurneSt 72 Eagle St 194 St George s Tee 152 Collins St those seven perfect days than to fly to Waterloo Pty Ltd Adelaide. 5000 Brisbane 4000 Perth. 6000 Hobart 7000 French New Caledonia aboard UTA's NSW. 2017 374 Little Collins St Phone 51 6225 Phone 31 2531 Phone 22 4072 Phone 34 4098 big. beautiful DC-10. Call your UTA Phone 699 2600 Phone 67 1334 travel agent or UTA today.

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or See Listing Below This year Navy Week occurs at a time when the world is enjoying more freedom from international tension than It has known since the early 1930s. The prospects for continued stability throughout the remainder of this decade are good. In the past year or two. because of the low-threat 14,000 PEOPLE IN CANBERRA HAVE SAVINGS OF OVER environment, the emphasis in the Royal Australian Navy has moved away from combat activities to forward planning. This does not mean, however, $7 MILLION WITH THESE CREDIT UNIONS that the Navy can relax its operational standards. Indeed, a high state of operational readiness is being maintained under the stimulus of frequent and intensive international and local exercises involving all types of Fleet units. Along with a desire for the highest possible technical and operational • JOIN ONE NOW standards goes a concern for the morale of those who serve in our Navy. My Government places a high value on the profession of arms, and in our first year of office we have swiftly set about improving pay and conditions throughout the Armed Services. ACOA: Canberra 73 3244 — BELCONNEN: Canberra 512538 This time of peace gives us an ideal opportunity to look into the future to (After Hours: Canberra 491034) — BLUEPRINT: Canberra evaluate any possible threats to Australia and the best defensive posture to 47 9043 — CANBERRA CITY: Canberra 48 7816 — CO-OP take. But at the same time, we will maintain the highest possible technical CREDITS: Canberra 49 6699 — HEF HOSPITAL: Canberra and human standards within the Navy, which has served our country so well 47 6807 — NCDC STAFF: Canberra 48 0111 — NORTH since it was founded by a Labor Government 60 years ago. CANBERRA: Canberra 491275 — PA CREDIT UNION: Canberra 47 0305 — PRINTERS: Canberra 49 6930 — TD CO OP: Canberra 95 7480 — UNIVERSITY: Canberra 49 3501 (After Hours: OUR COVER Canberra 81 2273) — WODEN: Canberra 82 1367 Mine countermeasure of the Royal Australian Navy on exercise. RAN official photograph. ] Page Two THE NAVY Aug/Sept/Oct Aug/SapVOct, 1973 THE NAVY Page Three WESTON PAINTERS MASTER PAINTERS & DECORATORS • INDUSTRIAL • DOMESTIC • SPRAY PAINTING

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263 Little Collins Street Capitol Arcade Navy League 416 Bourke Street 575 Bourke Street 96 Collins Street of Australia Commander F. G. Evan* 341 Flinders Lane MBE, VRD, RANVR. 364 Lonsdale Street 14th Floor, BHP House Just twelve month* ago, in the President'* Annual Message to member*, I expressed satisfaction at the attention being given to the Navy and to maritime defence. It is difficult to express such confidence today. As members of an organisation which lists maritime security at the head of its objectives, we must all be concerned when we see this security placed at risk by a Head Office weakened navy. The effectiveness of the armed forces of any country depends upon the will of the people to support them, and I frankly disbelieve that Australians are so apathetic that they would permit our defence forces to suffer a prolonged period of neglect. 406 LONSDALE STREET Nevertheless the desire to live a peaceful life and to be undisturbed in our daily activities is strong in most of us. Predictions that our country is unlikely to be under major threat for some years to come — fifteen seems to be the magic number — MELBOURNE, VIC contribute to our ease of mind but at the same time create an atmosphere in which it is only too easy to put off decisions which ought to be made, without undue fuss. It takes a conscious effort to remember that we live in a highly volatile world in which situations can and do change with great rapidity; in which many nations large and small have the means to back their national interests and aspirations; and in which Australia, large in area, with attractive resources and a small population, is one Telephone: 67 9331 of the most vulnerable of all countries. I believe that the Navy League has contributed much to Australia through its cadet organisation and this will continue. We have the desire and the ability to contribute still further in the wider area of national defence — by making first ourselves aware of the problem"; involved, and then others; of resisting complacency; by being critical when we consider it necessary; and constructive where possible. By being vigilant and adhering to our motto which is — "Keep Watch".

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HMAS MELBOURNE, the flagship of the Royal Aastraliaa Navy. She carries foar Sky Hawk jet fighters, six Tracker aircraft aad tea Westlaad Wesaex a at i-sub marine helicopters.

Australia is an island continent. With an area tively small and the requirements of any of its defence forces must be of three million square miles, it is the world's considered against the availability largest island and it has a coastline exceeding of the country's manpower and other resources. Despite the magni- 12,000 miles. Flanked by two great oceans — the tude of their potential task, the Navy Pacific Ocean to the east and Indian Ocean to the must necessarily be modest by 9 SYDENHAM STREET, HIGHETT, VIC world standards in terms of man- west — with no lands to the south until the power and equipment. Antarctic is reached and a chain of islands of ROLES various countries to the northr Australia is remote The roles of the RAN are:— from the rest of the world. Most of its 13-million a to organise, train and equip population is concentrated in a few major cities on naval forces, including naval air- craft. for timely and sustained the eastern seaboard. combat operations at sea: Australia has always been a Australia is not self-sufficient and its — to detect and destroy enemy Telephone: 598 9222 trading nation whose prosperity and capability to sustain itself is directly naval forces and sea commerce: very existence depends on free use related to the degree of freedom it — to establish and maintain of the oceans. Over 90 per cent of its has in its use of overseas trade superiority in areas necessary for exports and imports go by sea. routes. naval operations, including the pro- The country's geographical iso- The long coastline, the great areas tection of sea lines of communi- lation is both an advantage and a of ocean which separate Australia cation: disadvantage from the defence from the rest ofMhe world and its — to conduct naval offensive aspect. On the one hand, an invader dependence on sea trade emphasise operations against enemy forces and cannot march into the country: he the importance of maritime forces installations: must come either on or over or in the defence of the country. — to conduct naval reconnais- under the sea. On the other hand. Australia's population base is rela- sance and surveillance, anti-

Page Eight THE NAVY Aug/SepvOct Aug/Sept/Oct. 1973 THE NAVY Page Nina A Close Liaison, the Navy Department and . . . RUSLIT AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES submarine warfare, the protection The flagship of the Royal Aus- modernised Australian-built Daring of shipping and hydrographic and tralian Navy is the aircraft carrier. Class . HMAS VAMPIRE Who are Proud to be Associated oceanographic surveys. HMAS MELBOURNE, which carries and HMAS VENDETTA. These all- e to provide naval support for land Douglas Skyhawk jet fighter air- purpose gun ships have formidable with the Navy Department operations. craft. Grumman Tracker anti- surface gunnery as well as anti- e to provide military sea transport submarine aircraft and Wessex 31B aircraft capabilities. A third Daring support for the Australian Services, anti-submarine warfare and SAR heli- Class destroyer. HMAS DUCHESS, is and copters. More modern and larger being refitted as a training . * Contractors to the R.A.N. e to provide seaward defence of Sea King helicopters are on order to The Third Australian Destroyer ports and anchorages. replace the Wessex 31B helicopters. Squadron consists of six Austra- In peacetime, the primary role is to Various mixtures of aircraft can be lian-built River Class destroyer maintain operational effectiveness carried to vary the ship's capability escorts HMA Ships YARRA. PARRA- FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS of the capabilities required in the for strike, aerial defence or anti- MATTA. STUART. DERWENT. SWAN above roles, including the main- submarine operations. HMAS MEL- and TORRENS. the last two having taining of an effective standard for BOURNE was first commissioned in been commissioned in 1970 and loint operations with the ARMY and 1955 and is due to be phased out of 1971 respectively. These destroyer the RAAF and. in addition, wherever service in the early 1980s. A major escorts are principally anti- RUSLIT AUTOMOTIVE study, which is considering Aus- possible, to contribute to national submarine warfare ships and all are development and to assist the civil tralia's future maritime air power fitted with Ikara. 4.5" guns and the population. requirements, including a replace- system for close- INDUSTRIES To carry out the roles assigned to ment for MELBOURNE, is at present range air defence. it. the Navy must have a balanced in progress The First Australian Submarine and viable force with the capability Three US-built guided missile des- Squadron comprises the four to respond to a threat quickly, effec- troyers. HMA Ships PERTH. HOBART Oberon Class submarines. OXLEY. tively and. if need be. alone. and BRISBANE, comprise the First OTWAY. ONSLOW and OVENS. The Australian Destroyer Squadron first of these was commissioned in 195 Parramatta Road, THE FLEET whose main task is air defence but 1967. Two more Oberon Class The Navy is comprised of over 50 they also have formidable anti- submarines are being built in the ships as well as a fleet air arm and submarine warfare and surface . over 17.000 men and women. Major gunnery capabilities. The DDG's Four Ton Class minesweepers and Auburn, N.S.W. units of the fleet are the aircraft principal weapons are the Tartar two minehunters make up the First earner, three destroyer squadrons guided missile system. 5 inch auto- Australian Mine Countermeasures and a submarine squadron. The matic guns and the Ikara anti- Squadron — HMA Ships CURLEW offensive and defensive capabilities submarine system. All of these ships and SNIPE (minehunters). HAWK. of these major units are backed by a saw action in Vietnam where they TEAL. IBIS and GULL. Of British mine countermeasure squadron, served with ships of the US Navy's design and construction, the ships 648-0591 Phone 648-0591 patrol boat squadrons and various Seventh Fleet. were modified in the United support, training, oceanographic The Second Australian Destroyer Kingdom before joining the Aus- and survey ships. Squadron includes the recently tralian fleet in 1962. Originally, all

Aug/Sept/Oct, 1973 THE NAVY Page Eleven Page Ten THE NAVY Aug/Sept/Oct series. ANZUK and Seato exercises PLANNING It takes a long time to build a ship up to a decade or more may elapse as well as smaller exercises with Aus- While there is no direct military and it takes years to train the before such a ship can be brought tralia's neighbours, including New threat to Australia or its sea com- officers and men to man them and into service. Although it can never be Zealand and . Inter- munications at the present time, operate their highly technical certain what threats these warships nationally. too. goodwill visits retain there is. nevertheless, a continuing weapons and equipment. will have to face in the future, the their importance and this year three need to maintain preparedness. Naval planners are required to decisions to build larger ships of our ships took part in an extensive This includes designing, ordering, assess what forces will be required in possessing a wide range of tour of Indian Ocean littoral States. building and equipping ships and the future. Like all planners, they are capabilities have to be made in time The RAN is responsible for chart- training officers and men so that the required to take the first step in to ensure that the major units of the ing an area of ocean which covers maritime forces will be ready to acquiring new equipment. Long lead fleet will be available to meet all con- one seventh of the earth s surface. react to any future threat or likely times inherent in designing and con- tingencies. Small ships can be built The importance and magnitude of threat to Australia. structing a large warship mean that comparatively quickly and. conse- this task is continually emphasised quently. the determination of as merchant ships grow larger and requirements for these ships can faster and their draughts increase. await more accurate assessments of New accurate charts, particularly likely future operations. for the comparatively shallow, hazardous waters of northern Aus- SUMMARY tralia and for new developing ports, The RAN of today has been built up are high priorities. by events and decisions of the past. Oceanographic research, both for Its future will be largely shaped by civil and military purposes, coupled decisions to be made today. with trials work are other scientific It will be surprising if. in the light of roles to which the Navy devotes Australia's geography, trade and six ships were fitted as mine To replace HMAS DIAMANTINA. a considerable resources, time and economy, all of which clearly point sweepers but CURLEW and SNIPE new oceanographic ship HMAS effort to the importance of the oceans to have since been converted to mine COOK is being designed As Australia has no Coastguard our way of life, maritime forces are hunters Service, another area which not provided in sufficient strength to Twenty patrol boats have been DEVELOPMENTS involves the Navy in peacetime is in maintain our sea communications, the protection of national a task with which the RAN is charged built in Australian shipyards in Although not large, the Royal Aus resources, including fisheries sur- Australia's first line of defence will recent years These patrol boats tralian Navy compares well with the form the First. Second and Third Aus- veillance which is largely the res- theflagship o f the Australian Fleet. HMAS MELBOURNE. remain the sea. navies of other middle powers. It is ponsibility of patrol boat forces tralian Patrol Boat Squadrons and well armed, well trained, is the PNG Patrol Boat Squadron Their deployed from Darwin and Cairns technically advanced and possesses although other units in other areas tasks include patrol duties, recon- a wide range of capabilities. naissance. fisheries surveillance, may from time to time be diverted The mam objective is to maintain 3 THINGS TO REMEMBER survey work, sea-air rescue and for this task a balanced naval capability best training in the waters around The Navy, of course, acts in co- suited to meet possible future Australia and Papua New Guinea operation with the other Services operational situations. To this end and with the other departments of The support ships include the fleet naval planning has been, and will Government involved in maritime HMAS SUPPLY: and the continue to be. directed to effect a affairs There is a growing involve- destroyer tender. HMAS STALWART change from an antisubmarine ment hetwren all three Services The latter is the largest naval vessel warfare oriented force to one with a which is resulting in increasing wholly designed and built in Aus- more general purpose capability emphasis in inter Service exercises tralia and it provides mobile main- This is reflected in the present Fleet, tenance support for the fleet Major areas in which the Navy co- which has capabilities in all facets of operates with the Army is in the pro It was announced in July 1973 that naval operations, such as vision of sea transport, maritime DALEX MOTORS the former fast troop transport interdiction, surface and anti- support to land forces (particularly HMAS SYDNEY which also served as submarine warfare, naval air naval gunfire support and forward a , would be placed in operations, surveillance and patrol carrier aircraft strike support) and VOLKSWAGEN & MAZDA „ reserve pending disposal The only o and support to the other Services amphibious assault craft. training ship at present is HMAS including naval gunfire support ANZAC. which will be paid off when The Royal Australian Air Force When you are looking lor complete satisfaction. When buying, selling or HMAS DUCHESS joins the training works closely with the Navy, pro- squadron after her refit OPERATIONS viding specialised long range mari- servicing your vehicle contact Australia's hydrographic task is Operating as it is now in a peace- time patrol aircraft and the two undertaken principally by HMAS time environment, the Fleet is Services operate a joint anti-sub- MORESBY and the newly commis largely devoted to exercises, marine school When employed in DALEX MOTORS Sioned HMAS FLINDERS HMAS although in the years 1967 to 1971. the anti-submarine warfare role, the DIAMANTINA and HMAS KIMBLA are the RAN maintained a destroyer and control and co-ordination of Air 84 WORRIGEE STREET employed on oceanographic work other shore-based units in Vietnam, Force long-range maritime patrol NOWRA Eight landing craft are progres while in the 1950s Australian ships aircraft operating with naval forces sively being commissioned as they served with UN forces in Korea are exercised through a Maritime Phone: 2 0299 complete building to form the First International exercises include the Headquarters under navaf Australian LandmgCraft Squadron. Rimpac (Rim of the Pacific nations) command.

TM.it. • Page Eighteen THE NAVY Aug/Sept/Oct Aug/Sept/Oct 1973 THE NAVYPage Nineteen rage I rarTMn THE URUGUAYAN NAVY Contributed by ren£ w. furest for the Naval and Maritime Historical Studies Centre, of Uruguay.

I feel a rare pleasure writing for the readers of "THE NAVY", since Australia and Uruguay seem to have some things in common: their capital cities, Canberra and Montevideo, both lie slightly over parallel 35 South, although opposite in the globe; Uruguay and Australia have similar resources: agriculture, cattle raising and wool; both countries are relatively young and were discovered and civilised by Europeans ... and, lately, some Uruguayans have settled in Australia, as a counterpart, perhaps, of the Australian eucalyptus that was introduced in Uruguay last century. To begin with, let's summarise the history of the Plata Aires a watchful eye over the HMAS MELBOURNE River region and that of Montevideo. Although the river was "wide-as-a-sea" river Thus. Montevideo was born mainly Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy discovered by the Spanish navigator Juan Diaz de Solis in as a Military Post and a Naval 1516 and Magellan and Sebastian Cabot explored it in 1520 Station The Governors of Monte- and 1527 respectively, it was only in 1580 that the Spaniards video were high rank army or navy Specialists in: succeeded in settling on its shores, founding the city of officers and the jurisdiction of the e General Ship Repair Work Buenos Aires (earlier settlements were razed by the Indians). Naval Station reached as far as the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, which • Rewinding of AC and DC Motors As problems arose, it did not take a • Servicing of Contactor and Associated Control Equipment long time for the metropolitan • Installation of Light. Power and Instrument Cabling colonial authorities to understand the strategic importance of the only sheltered bay that the river had. across from Buenos Aires, by the side of the hill called Monte (Mount) Video: this was the perfect site for the defence of the Spanish possessions against the pirates, smugglers and the ever-threatening HMAS VAMPIRE ships of and Portugal. Con- versely. it would be a poisonous thorn in the side of the wealthy 6 NAPOLEON STREET, SYDNEY, NSW colony, should it fall to an enemy. Although the orders for founding a city there were issued by the King of Telephone: 29 5311 Spain many years earlier, the stronghold of St Philip of Monte- Video was established during 1726: an advanced safeguard for Buenos

THE NAVY Au»/S«pVOCt Aug/SepVOct, 1973 THE NAVY Page Fifteen P««e Fourteen ™E "*VT were supplied, watched and protected by ships based in Montevideo. The city was sheltered by the big stones of strong ramparts over which the muzzles of a hundred cannons kept guard. Montevideo was also a supply port and Prize Court for the Spanish that ran after the English on the South Atlantic. Small as it was. our city also had its own W. Angliss & corsairs when, in 1805. some merchants fitted for war a handful of ships in order to retrieve the money sent to Spain but captured by Com- modore Sir Graham Moore off the Portuguese coast. Several and , manned by Montevideans (Australia) Pty I (ORIENTE. REINA LUISA. SAN FER- NANDO. DOLORES to mention a few) pursued and seized a number of British ships, off the African coasts or near India. The War for Independence started • Exporters to World Wide Destinations of m 1811. and naval forces appeared for the first time in 1816 when our "WEDDEL" CHILLED AND FROZEN MEATS national hero. General Jose Artigas. began the organisation of two squadrons to fight against the Argen- tinians and authorised privateering to combat the Portuguese. This was • Importers and Exporters of a very clever plan, in line with the bright military conceptions of Artigas. and it worked very well. The FISH, CRUSTACEA & MOLLUSCS squadrons dominated the great (Including MPlanet" Brand) streams that flow into the Plata River: the ships of Commander Justo Yegros ruled the Uruguay River, and Commander Pedro Camp- bell was the master of the Parana TIBLE. ARTIGAS. FORTUNA. REPUB- guese ships off the coasts of Brazil. River with his . LICAN A. HEROINA. CON- Africa. Caribbean. Madagascar. • Marketers in Australia and Pacific Islands of As for the corsairs, they swept the FEDERACION. VALIENTE. CON- Spain and Portugal within firing seas in all directions, and were a very GRESO. INVENCIBLE. LEONA ORIEN- range of the forts of Oporto and IMPERIAL CANNED MEATS serious menace to Portuguese TAL. INTREPIDO) and with daring Lisbon. shipping, between 1816 and 1821. captains as Dieter. Leech. Doutant. SMALLGOODS Provided with "Letters of Marque Numbering around 50 brigs and Almeida. Chase. Daniels. Cathill. HAM & BACON and Reprisal"' issued by Artigas. they schooners with beautiful names Nutter. Murphy and Jewett. they sent their prizes to Montevideo. FRESH MEATS (REPUBLICA ORIENTAL. IRRESIS- seized more than two hundred Portu- MARGARINE Colonia (Uruguay). Buenos Aires, the BY-PRODUCTS West Indies. Venezuela. Norfolk. Charleston. Savannah. Providence DONALD COOK CANNED FRUITS and. specially. Baltimore. And the & VEGETABLES corsairs carried on their private war MARSHALL'S CANNED FISH against Portugal even after Artigas OX & PALM CANNED MEATS was defeated in 1820. BAKERS SUPPLIES Independence was won. at last, on WEDDEL PHARMACEUTICALS 25 August. 1825. after an almost con- CHATKA CANNED CRABMEAT tinuous war since 1811. The CHATKA CANNED SALMON Uruguayan flag was hoisted over the old Citadel where, during the previous 100 years, the flags of five nations had flown — Spain. England. Portugal. Argentina and Brazil. But independence did not mean peace: international and civil wars

Page Sixteen THE NAVY obscured the remainder of the 19th century. The Navy was neglected during the peaceful years that followed inde- pendence. and around 1832 four schooners (AGUILA. LOBA. Best wishes to all Navy personnel from ESTRELLA DEL SUR. CON STITUCION) were the only vessels in active service. However, in 1839 Uruguay declared war against the Argentinian dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas and the need for a fleet became apparent. The war lasted until 1852 and Montevideo was DALGETY beseiged for nine years, inspiring the Alexander Dumas book "Monte- video. or the New Troy". During the early period of the war TRADING CO some squadrons were organised, dominating the rivers Uruguay and Parana, and the approaches of Montevideo: LOBA. EUFRASIA. RIVERA. ESTRELLA DEL SUR. BER- PTY LTD NARDINA. 18 DE JULIO. ATREVIDO and RONDEAU, were the names of some of the ships, and Fourmantin, Read. Sciurano. Hynes. Dagrumet. Pages. Dupont. were some of their captains. A handful of these schooners integrated the Franco- Sole distributors of Uruguayan-fleet that took by storm the strategic island of Martin Garcia, that commands the passages to the White Horse Scotch Whisky . Uruguay and Parana Rivers. Later on. a more important fleet was organised to fight against the "Old Soldier" Rum strong force that Rosas put under the orders of Admiral William Brown, and several hard-fought battles kept Canadian Club Whisky Montevideo free from blockade. The who. returning to in 1847. captains of our ships during this commanders of the Uruguayan fleet gained world fame as the hero of the period were Shannon. Masson, were John H. Coe until 1842 and. war against Austria and the Dupuy. Martinez. Beazley. etc. and Walkers Deluxe Bourbon from that date. Giusepoe Garibaldi. unification of his country. The their ships were brigs, sloops and schooners: SARANDI. PALMAR. CON- STITUCION. YUCUTUJA. MONTE- VIDEANO. 25 DE MAYO. EMANCI P AC ION. INTREPIDA. RESISTENCIA. LIBERTAD. LEGIONARIO. REPUB- 504 GARDENERS ROAD LICANO. TERRIBLE. Near the end of the war (1851). our Navy had its first , named ALEXANDRIA, NSW RIO URUGUAY. Incidentally, during this war the first battle with steamers took place: some French and English side-wheelers were used in the battle of Obligado (1845). forcing entry into the Parana River by bombard- ing the batteries that the Telephone: 667 0599 Argentinians had erected on the cliffs that dominated the crossing. The steamers demonstrated their superior manoeuvring ability by going up. down or across the stream with ease, while cannonading the

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enemy. This experience was followed magazine of the GENERAL with keen interest all over the world. RIVERA, in the harbour of Monte- Ten years after this long conflict, a video. The same year, the Protected civil war compelled the Government 4 » DOGALI (2.602 tons) was to fit the TREINTA Y r acquired from the and TRES. VILLA DEL SALTO and re-named MONTEVIDEO In 1908 GENERAL ARTIGAS. but only for the the Transport Ship MALDONADO. a duration of hostilities. From 1865 n paddle-wheel steamer of 600 tons, to 1870 Uruguay. Argentina and was purchased and the small Brazil were engaged in a war against Despatch Vessel ORIENTAL (88 tons) Paraguay, and new ships had to be came from New York under the com- requisitioned for transportation of mand of Lieutenant Eduardo M. supplies and troops. Up to the turn Saez: in a dangerous trip that took 7 of the century, new civil wars meant months and 7 days, occasioned by Transport Ship MALDONADO — 1908. new steamships for patrol duties. the need to land regularly on the Those better known include: MONTE- shores of the Caribbean Islands or VIDEO. COQUIMBO. RAYO. GUARDA. Brazil in order to fetch wood for the Patrol Skip PR-2 SALTO — 1936. GENERAL ARTIGAS. PRESIDENTE. boiler furnace, as it was impossible to get coal in such small ports and RIO NEGRO. REPUBLICA. Gomensoro. With regard to Navy, with the substitution of the the ship s bunkers were quite small. CHAPICUY. LABRADOR. FE. VIGI Gomensoro. he conducted the Argen old units for new ones, modernising In 1910 the Cruiser URUGUAY (1.250 LANTEandTANGARUPA timan ironclad GUILLERMO BROWN the fleet in only four years: in 1907 tons), built by a German shipyard in from England to Buenos Aires, in the Gunboat 18 DE JULIO (543 tons) Since 1884. the core of this hetero- Stettin to the specifications pre- 1880. by invitation of the Govern- was bought, mainly with funds sub- geneous fleet became a more stable pared by our Navy, was commis- ment of that country. scribed by the populace. It was force: "the ", as people sioned. It was during this period that Under President Claudio Williman started in 1903 by people touched by fondly used to call these ships, with a a drydock and workshops were con- (1907-1911). a new era began for our the tragic explosion of the powder collective term rather than by their structed as part of the Naval Ship- individual names. During the yard and Arsenal. administration of General Maximo Patrol Boa: PR-10 - 1944. The MONTEVIDEO and Santos, tenth President of the URUGUAY were very active on patrol Republic, the Uruguayan Navy duty during . keeping received, for the first time, ships guard over the Uruguayan waters built for naval service: in 1884 two bordering the , and ships commissioned, the Gunboat Plata River In 1918. the cruiser GENERAL ARTIGAS (273 tons) built MONTEVIDEO took Dr Baltasar in . Austria-Hungary, for our Brum, the Foreign Affairs Secretary, Government and sailed to Monte- Suneting \ esse! CS-IO ( MM I \N MIRANDA - 1930. to the . The trip was video by Uruguayan officers, and the made across the Atlantic Ocean, Gunboat GENERAL RIVERA the city — a distance of 2'> miles in storms and alarming temperature returning through the Pacific and This last ship deserves a special 22 days — to a shipyard for variations. the Strait of Magellan A similar trip paragraph. She was entirely built launching Among the many com- Two years later another gunboat was made the following year by the (hull and machinery) by the Arts and missions performed by this was incorporated into our small .U cruiser URUGUAY, carrying to Crafts School of Montevideo, and gunboat, one should be emphasised: fleet, the GENERAL SUAREZ Mexico the corpse of the well-known her hull was hauled by soldiers and its daring training trip to the Strait of (formerly TACTIQUE. of the French poet Amado Nervo. who died in people through the main avenue of Magellan, challenging strong Navy), of 365 tons. These three Montevideo where he was the gunboats rendered outstanding Mexican Consul services during many years of the Cruiser I Rl CI AY — 1910: here shown al Strait of Magellan. I9|7. Between the two World Wars, our history of our Navy; they performed fleet underwent few changes, older many varied missions, in war and peace: logged many sea miles and were the cradle for many of Uruguay's naval officers. During this period and up to FREDO MARTINIELLO PTY LTD around 1905. in addition to some small steamers belonging to the Navy (FLORES. FORTUNA. RAYO. For all your homes building, on your land LAVALLEJA. GUARDA. INGENIERO and CORSARIO) some 20 merchant or on ours, yours plans and ships were fitted for patrol and trans- portation tasks during several civil specifications or one of our ready-built custom made homes wars that were waged during those years. iL.' The most distinguished officers of SERVICE For further information phone: 95 1129 ^•jfi' that time were Bayley. Escabini: 76 Walker Cres. Narrabundah, ACT -Wft I I flMBarc a Miranda. Romero. Risso and Page Twenty-one ships were broken up. and few additions were made: in 1930 the CAPIT AN MIRANDA (Surveying Vessel. 516 tons) arrived at Monte- video from Cadiz. Spain, where it was built to the specifications of our Navy. In 1936 the Ancona Shipyard. Italy, finished the three Patrol Ships PAYSANDU. SALTO and RIO NEGRO, each of 150 tons, ordered by our Oiler A0-29 PRESIDENTF. ORIBE - 1962. Navy. They were brought to Monte- video by Uruguayan crews in an epic NAHANT. AN-83. 855 tons) for using crossing due to the very heavy seas as a Buoy Tender and Salvage Ship: and the low freeboard of these small the three Mine Sweepers MS-31 ships. COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL At the beginning of World War II. it (ex USS CHICKADEE. MSF 59. 890 was again the Cruiser URUGUAY that Destroyer-Escort DE-1 URUGUAY — 1952. tons) in 1966. MS 32 RIO NEGRO (ex patrolled our territorial waters, and M 686 MARGUERITE. , was an eyewitness of the battle ex USS AMS 94. 300 tons) in 1970. between the German pocket battle- and MS-33 MALDONADO (ex M 614 ship GRAF SPEE and the Allied BIR-.IACHEIM. French Navy, ex USS cruisers. EXETER. AJAX and MSO-451. 700 tons), also in 1970. In ACHILLES off Punta del Este on 13 this present year, the DE-3 18 DE December. 1939. JULIO (ex USS DEALEY. DE 1006) of It must be remembered that I.940 tons, was acquired to replace during World War II the problem of the MONTEVIDEO lack of cargo holds was solved by The Navy also has two oilers, that requisitioning two Italian and two bring crude from the Orient to the Miaesweeper MS-31 COMANDANTE PEDRO CAMPBELL — 1966. Danish ships, to which must be Government refinery, serving at the added a German cargo detained in same time as training ships since equipped with the most modern sioned in this place, with four Montevideo for having assisted the both oilers have accommodation equipment available at that time. landing strips beside its installations GRAF SPEE shortly before and teaching facilities for 20 mid- The following /ear three Fairchild for seaplanes. her blasting. Two of them, re-named shipmen and instructors: AO-29 PT-23 and a Grumman Widgeon J4F. Near the end of 1949 ten TBM MONTEVIDEO and MALDONADO. PRESIDENTE ORIBE (37.500 tons. a twin-engine amphibian, increased "Avenger" landed in "Capitan commanded by Navy officers, were Tokyo 1962) and AO-28 PRESI- the small force. Curbelo" Base, flown from Dallas sunk in the Caribbean Sea by DENTE RIVERA (37.500 tons. Spain During World War II. in 1943. a Texas, by Uruguayan crews. The German submarines. 1972). a Light Ship. LV-21 (800 tons) provisional post was established at following year a further six During the war. the build-up of our that is anchored at the edge of the "El Sauce" Lake, near Punta del Este "Avengers", together with three Navy began: in 1944 the first ship of Banco Ingles ^English Bank), a very on the Atlantic Ocean, as a base for '"North American"" SNJ were the types procured during this con- treacherous obstacle to the navi- the seaplanes that daily patrolled delivered. flict arrived at Montevideo: the B-l gation in the middle of the Plata our territorial waters from Monte- Another Fairchild. PT-26. was MALDONADO (ex USS PC-1234. 430 River: some patrol launches (PR-10. video to the frontier with Brazil. In transferred from the Army to the tons), now scrapped. In 1952 two II. 12): rescue launches (PS1. 2. 3): 1947 the Naval Air Force Base Navy in 1951. and in 1952 a group of Destroyer-Escorts were added: the Landing Craft (LD 40. 41). etc. "Capitan Curbelo" was commis- twelve Grumman F6F "Hellcats" was DE-1 URUGUAY (ex USS BARON. DE- Destroyer-Escort DE-2 ARTIGAS — 1952. 166) and the DE-2 ART IGAS (ex USS NAVAL AIR FORCE Patrol Boat PR-12 PAYSANDU — 1968. BRONSTEIN. DE-189). of 1.520 tons. In 1912. Ensign Atilio Frigerio. The following year our Navy was obtained his pilot's licence after strengthened by the arrival of the training in Italy and upon his return frigate PF-1 MONTEVIDEO (ex HMCS to Montevideo advocated the need ARNPRIOR. ex HMS RISING CASTLE. in Uruguay for a naval air service. 1.590 tons). She was also used as a As a result of his efforts, the training ship, and was only de- Aeronautic Service was created in commissioned after 20 years of 1925. with Atilio Frigerio as its first service. commanding officer. In 1960 three young officers of our In the beginning Army aircraft Navy. Ensigns Nader and Costa and were used to train Navy pilots, but in Midshipman Firpo. in the 1930 the first aircraft for the Navy ALFEREZ CAMPORA. made a suc- arrived: three Italian CANT flying cessful trip around the world, boats. Two years later Libertad observing the Northern coast of Aus- Island, in the harbour of Monte- tralia from the Torres Strait. video. was transferred to the Navy In more recent years vessels added for an air base. to our Navy list include: 1969 the Net In 1942 six Sikorsky OS2U "King- Layer Ship AM-25 HURACAN (ex USS Frigate PF-1 MONTEVIDEO - 1953. fisher" seaplanes were received.

Page Twenty-two THE NAVY Aug/SepVOct Finally legislation creating the NAVAL SHIPYARD Naval Academy was enacted and The Navy has had its own Dry Dock since that year this institution has since 1911. and it is also available to functioned uninterruptedly. Here, merchant ships. Its main dimensions officers for the Navy. Merchant are: Length 141.30 metres, breadth Marine and Naval Prefecture are 19.50 metres; water level over stocks trained. 5.44 metres; height of stocks 1.30 Besides the Naval Academy and metres. the Specialisation School of the Its workshops are capable of Naval Air Force already mentioned, preforming high quality work on all three other teaching institutions are kinds of boilers, machinery, turnery currently functioning — Naval War (including big shafts), mechanical School (Post-graduation courses). adjustments, foundry, electricity, Navy Specialisation School (for pre- carpentry, construction and main- paring specialised sailors) and the tenance of metallic structures, hull Navy Instruction Centre (for maintenance and repair, adjust- Neclayer AM-25 HLRAC AN — 1969. voluntary military training). ment and repair of internal com- bustion engines, repair and main- flown by Uruguayan crews from Fort tenance of refrigerating equipment Worth. Texas and cold storages, dynamic In 1956 the first PBM A 810 Martin balancing of rotors, electro- 'Mariner" was flown from the United magnetic detection of fissures in States, more SNJ trainers were metallic parts, furnace for thermic added and the first helicopters for treatment, metallisation, equip- the Naval Air Force were placed in ment for welding in an inert atmos- service: two Bell 47Gs. phere. etc. At present, the Navy has aircraft PERSONNEL from Grumman. Beechcraft. North A total of 546 officers and 4.898 American and Piper, as well as heli- men are on active service in copters from Bell and Sikorsky. Venezuela, including the Navy units, At the beginning, the Navy pilots the Naval Prefecture and the Naval were trained in the Air Force School Fusileers Corps (Marines). (Army) and specialised in foreign countries, mainly in the United States, but since 1950 the Navy has had its own School at the "Capitan Curbelo" Base. THE NAVAL ACADEMY Since the very beginning of our WALKERS LIMITED independent life, the idea of a Naval Academy was ever present. In 1829 the first plan was prepared, followed by another three years later. 32 SHIPS BUILT FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY In 1863. under the administration Minesweeper MS-32 RIO NF.GRO - 1970. of President Bernardo Berro. a law was passed creating the Nautical College, but its life was very short. It ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS was re-established ten years 'ater. and many officers graduated prior to 1879 when it was closed due to reductions in Government expenditure Maryborough and Mackay, Queensland In 1882 the National Maritime School opened its doors, however, three years later lack of funds forced the closure of the institution. In 1889 a new Nautical School was estab- Shipbuilders and Repairers lished and continued until 1894 when it too W3S closed for economic Where Quality Counts reasons. Enterprise, Ability. Versatility A new project was discussed during 1889 and in 1902 a floating school was created using an old gunboat, but this school only lasted one year.

Page Twenty-four THE NAVY Aug/Sept/Oct Aug/S«pVOct. 1973 THI NAVY Pat* Twwity-ftw I fmmmm Only HONDA'S quiet vibrationless STROKE power Navy Week In Australia can sneak up and Navy Week It one week in each year when Australians the Empire. The Australian Fleet is from coast to coast are urged to pay grateful tribute to those not merely the embodiment of catch fish napping force, it is the expression of Aus- who have served and those now serving Australia at sea. tralia's resolve to pursue, in During this week it is fit and proper pened than the advent of the Austra- freedom, its national ideals, and to that a nation of free men and women lian Fleet. As the former marked the hand down unimpaired and give well-deserved honour and recog- birth of Australia, so the latter unsullied the heritage it has nition to the patriotic and victorious announces its coming of age. its received, and which it holds and achievements of its men of the sea. recognition of the growing responsi- cherishes as an inviolable trust. It is It is the week for Australians to re- bilities of nationhood, and its in this spirit that Australia welcomes and only the Honda 7.5 H.P. dedicate themselves to those prin- resolve to accept and discharge its Fleet, not as an instrument of gives you all these — ciples of freedom and self-govern- them as a duty both to itself and to war. but as the harbinger of peace." ment which they cherish. It is a week • many more hours per gallon in which grateful citizens should salute their Royal Australian Navy • no oiling up of plugs even at and make sure that it is adequate to trolling speeds fulfil its contribution to our national security. SUBSCRIPTION FORM easiest starting ® In the Royal Australian Navy the month of October has alwrys held To "The Na»y", clean pollution free exhaust special significance. The 21st com- Box CI78, Clareact Street Post Office. runs on standard petrol memorates the 168th anniversary Sydney, NSW. Aasttalin, 2000. of the victory of the Battle of 4 stroke's longer life ^ Trafalgar. Fought in the Atlantic, off I enclose SI.90 being 'subscription to "The Navy" mngnzine for IV. years the southern coast of Spain, it was (refer notes below): almost noiseless ° the last great Naval battle to be Name. . vibration free fought under sail alone. © Sixty years ago, on 4 October. more power at low revs 1913, the Australian Fleet steamed Si reel. . into Sydney Harbour. Navy Week. 1973. was planned to coincide with Suburb the anniversary of the Fleet's entry. The arrival of the ships in 1913 was Stale. Poslcodc an event Australians had looked for- ward to for half a century. They were Date their own ships, paid for by their own (Please Prim Clearly) money and manned in large pro- Please make cheques, postal orders or money orders payable lo "The Navy portion by their own men; the League". . nucleus of what they hoped would be their own Fleet. Please place a lick in Ihe square if a receipt is required 1 I The Squadron comprised the Subscriptions commence in January of each year, at which time a subscription Battle Cruiser AUSTRALIA; Light reminder notice is forwarded lu current subscribers Annual Subscription Cruisers ENCOUNTER. SYDNEY. MEL- Within Australia SI 50 Overseas Subscription $2.30 (Sea Mail). SEND COUPON tor more information BOURNE and the Boat Des •Persons commencing subscriptions lo "Thc Navy" maga/inc within troyers WARREGO. PARRAMATTA Australia during the quarter commencing APRIL (i.e. sub. for 11. years) World leader in anti-pollution engines NAME andYARRA should remit $2.70; JULY (suh for I* vcars) $2.30: and OCTOBER Isuh for It is appropriate at this time to I 'A years) $1.90 ADDRESS recall the words expressed by the fssisi Bennett Honda then Prime Minister of Australia. Subscriptions for shorter periods than 12 months cannot he accepted. UUMMM Division of Bennett & Wood Ltd. The Honourable Sir Joseph Cook: SYDNEY: 2 Ralph Street, Alexandria. 2015. Ph. 669-5722. ; P CODE "Since Captain Cook's arrival, no more memorable event has hap- GIJ6/73 Page Twenty-six THE NAVY Aug/SeptyOct Aug/Sapt/Oct. 1973 THE NAVY Page Twenty-seven 1IINIT II D Electrical Installations RELIGIOUS SERVICE Pty. Limited SUNDAY, 21ST OCTOBER at 10.30 am Interested Members of the Public are Cordially Invited to Specialists in all classes of electrical ship repairs, motor and dynamo Attend repairs, installation of light and power, radar and instrument wiring. (CAR PARKING FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN GARDEN ISLAND DOCKYARD UNTIL 11.45 am, AT WHICH TIME ALL VEHICLES MUST HAVE DEPARTED) 6 NAPOLEON STREET, SYDNEY BY: THE CHAPLAIN We will meet to worshi p together as an outward been used for all Church Services demonstration of our essential unity as Christians. held in Garden Island. Protestants and Roman Catholics have come to Telephone: 29 5311(4 lines) Together we shall thank God for Conference and Archdeacon L. W. feel that it is their Church. those who have given so much in Long, representing the Most An ecumenical spirit has always securing the protection and safety Reverend M. L. Loane. Archbishop existed in the working relationships * Contractors to The Royal Australian Navy of our Country, and pray that we of Sydney. between serving Chaplains. But this may be responsive to His will and Music for the service will be pro- has grown in the new atmosphere of guidance in the years to come. vided by the East Australia Area unity and trust which we believe is i We are grateful that leaders in the Band of the Royal Australian Navy God's will for His Church. It is appro- ! Churches in Sydney have agreed to and musical items will be rendered priate therefore that we should | share in this Service and bring the by the choir from the Society of together thank God for His grace and distinction of their presence to this Saint Gerard Majella. pray for His guidance in the future. occasion. So far as is known, the first Service There are a number of groups BELLINGER The Right Reverend N. MacLeod. to be held in this Church was in which hold their Annual Church Moderator of the Presbyterian 1902. and was a thanksgiving Services here — ampngst them are Church in New South Wales will Service for peace at the end of the Sydney Legacy, the Naval Asso- preach the occasional sermon. South African War. ciation of Australia, the Naval Participating clergy will include His The first stained glass windows Reserve Cadets. Sea Scouts and Sea INSTRUMENT COMPANY Lordship Bishop Kelly, represent- were installed in 1904. Since then Rangers. ing Cardinal Freeman. Roman the Church has been beautified by We hope that some from these Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. many Memorials, all of which tell organisations as well as interested Reverend Colin W. Ritchie. President their own poignant story. members of the public will join with of the New South Wales Methodist For many years the Church has us in this Service. Electronic — Electrical and Instrument Repairers to the Navy IN CANBERRA ALWAYS STAY AT ETHOS HOTEL-MOTEL The Gateway to the City 46 all ground-floor suites with private parking, reasonable rates, all units fully carpeted and 13 Victoria Road, Parramatta, NSW equipped with heating, telephone, radio, music. TV. refrigerator and tea-making facilities Fully licensed hotel and restaurant. Meeting rooms available. Tours arranged. 2 minutes from City Centre Telephone: CANBERRA 48 6222 Phone: 630 4315 NORTHBOURNE AVENUE, DICKSON, ACT (Corner Barton Highway and Federal Highway)

Auj/SepVOct. 1973 THE NAVY Page Twanty-nln* P»ge Twenty-eight THE NAVY GARDEN ISLAND NAVAL DOCKYARD OPEN DAY — Sunday Al time of pubiu ation berthing arrangements for PRINTING ship* and the timetable of events had not b*len finalised 21st October, 1973 and visitors are requested to listen for the programme broadcast over the public address system For location 12.30 pm-5.30 pm of activities refer map in centre of this magazine

LITHOGRAPHIC THE HOME OF Programme of Events QUALITY LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING 12.30 pm Gates open. PUBLISHING AND PHOTO TYPESETTING CANBERRA 95 9521 12.40-5.00 pm Ships open for Inspection. 1.00 pm Physical Training display — grassed area near main Also at entrance gate. CANBERRA 957717 1.30-2.30 pm Band concert — grassed area near main entrance gate. POSTERS — MAGAZINES — BROCHURES 1.40 pm Submarine diving and surfacing; also helicopter demonstrating sonar dunking. Location: Entrance of Captain Cook Dock. 2.20 pm Clearance diving and helicopter display — mock Union Offset Co Pty Ltd battle. Location: Eastern side of Dockyard. 3.00 pm Physical Training display — grassed area near main entrance gate. 20 PIRIE STREET, FYSHWICK, ACT 3.30-4.30 pm Band concert — grassed area near main gate. 3.40 pm Submarine diving and surfacing; also helicopter demonstrating sonar dunking. Location: Entrance of Captain Cook Dock. 4.20 pm Clearance diving and helicopter display — mock battle. Location: Eastern side of Dockyard. 5.00 pm Band marching display — grassed area near main entrance gate. Certain fixed displays will be situated in tents erected Torpedo Recovery vessels will carry visitors for a brief close to the grassed area near the main gate. The cruise taking in the Sydney Opera House. These vessels displays will include:— will operate during the afternoon from the Office Steps, Navy Cooking. near the Floating Dock. Naval Reserve Cadets — exhibit of activities and Films of naval interest will be screened continuously in Brucli membership inquiries. "Surfside 6". a pale green wooden building situated at Diving gear and ordinance relics from Vietnam. the Southern end of the Cruiser Wharf. the most versatile producer 5.30 pm — DOCKYARD CLOSED

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Page Thirty THE NAVY Aug/SepVOct. 1973 THE NAVY Paf« Thirty-one GARDEr ISLAND DOCKYARD NAVY OH - SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER ,1973 RAFALGAR DAY Ferry Wharf

The Dockyard (Except where shown) and certain Ships alongside will be open for inspection from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM. Times of active displays are shown on this map. Other Ships will be berthed at the Overseas Terminal, Circular Quay, PT DISPLAY Kirribilli Dolphins and Buoys off 1:00 PM 4 3:00 PM Cremorne & Kurraba Points. BAND RECITALS 1:30 PM 4 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM SUBMARINE DIVING & SURFACING FIRST AID TENT NOTE: POSITION OF SHIPS WITH HELICOPTER LADIES REST TENT ON THIS MAP ARE LOST CHILDREN TENT SUBJECT TO CHANGE MAIN ENTRANCE TIGHT 3INDING A Company of the Vickers Group PROGRAMME OF EVENTS VICKERS NAVY WEEK, 1973 COCKATOO DOCKYARD (Certain events and activities listed hereunder are subject to change as the Navy Week Programme had not been finalised at time of printing.) Pty Limited NEW SOUTH WALES EDNESDAY, 17 OCTOBER Lunch Hour Navy Band leads Waratah Princess Parade from Hyde BUILDERS OF MANY OF Park to Sydney Town Hall. THE NAVY'S FINEST FIGHTING SHIPS HURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER Lunch Hour Navy Band recital — Wynyard Park ATURDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2.30-3.10 pm Opening Ceremony — Sydney Opera House. Navy Band COCKATOO ISLAND, SYDNEY participating, including trumpet fanfare. 7.00-10.30 pm Sydney Opera House Navy Band will play near Opera Telegraphic Address: CODOCK House Restaurant. UN DAY, 21 OCTOBER 10.30 am United Religious Service. Garden Island Dockyard Telephone: 82 0661 Church (general public invited to attend). Refer article AVY DAY near centre of magazine for detailed information. Telex: AA 21833 Garden Island Naval Dockyard and vessels of the Royal Australian Navy and visiting navies open for public inspection (refer programme of events near centre of magazine) ONDAY, 22 OCTOBER and 12.45-1.15 pm Navy physical training display — Hyde Park. A Recommended Contractor 10 the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY UESDAY, 23 OCTOBER ION DAY, 22 OCTOBER to 12.45-1.30 pm Navy Diving display (diving tank in Hyde Park) HURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER (Every Day) ION DAY, 22 OCTOBER to Lunch Hour Navy clearance divers will operate from launches in Farm Cove (Opera House side). KARLANDER HURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER (Every Day) ION DAY, 22 OCTOBER to 9.00 am-5.00 pm Vietnam ordinance, photographic and diving displays HURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER and exhibit of torpedoes — Tent in Hyde Park. NEW GUINEA LINE LIMITED ONDAY, 22 OCTOBER to Various Times Roselands Community Shopping Centre. Navy apprentices from HMAS Nirimba will demonstrate HURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER construction of fibreglass canoes and painting of ships' crests, etc. A lirsi Class Service from . . Navy Displays of photography, hydrography, knots and splices. • SYDNKY to Ihe MAN US ISLANDS via WEWAK • Part ol the Complete Network of Pacific Shipping Services offered h\ karlander Navy Bands will play during the Lunch Hour period at — MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER HYDE PARK NORTH AND CIRCULAR QUAY TUESDAY, 23 OCTOBER MARTIN PLAZA AND AUSTRALIA SQUARE ALLIANCE HOLDINGS HOUSE THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER HYDE PARK NORTH MONDAY, 29 OCTOBER AUSTRALIA SQUARE 3rd Kloor, 19-31 PIT! STREET, SYDNEY WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER HYDE PARK NORTH THURSDAY, 1 NOVEMBER HYDE PARK NORTH Telephone: 27-6301 FRIDAY, 2 NOVEMBER AUSTRALIA SQUARE

THE NAVY Page Thirty-lour THE NAVY Aug/S.pVC Auft/Sapt/Oct, 1973 Page Thirty-five TIGHT 3INDING Compliments frcm VICTORIA SUNDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 11.00 am Naval Association Service at Christ Church. Toorak Road. South Yarra. 2.00-4.00 pm Naval Reserve Cadet Training Ships LATROBE and J. I. CASE (AUST) PTY LTD YAILOURN open for public inspection. MONDAY, 1 OCTOBER Navy Week Golt Tournament at Waverley Golf Club CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 10.30 am-5.30 pm Navy Week Bowls Tournament. Fitzroy

12 Noon Navy Band recital and PT Display. National Mutual Plaza. Collins Street. Melbourne Tractors — Dozers — Excavators — Back Hoes — Davis Chain 1.00 pm Navy Band recital — Melbourne City Square. Type Trenchers — Drott Buckets — Logging Equipment — TUESDAY, 2, WEDNESDAY 3 Cooking Demonstrations by the Navy at the SEC Timber Skidders THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER Showrooms. Flinders Street. Melbourne. MONDAY to FRIDAY Navy Display at Southlands Shopping Centre. Nepean 1 to 5 OCTOBER Highway. Cheltenham. 1523 SYDNEY ROAD, CAMPBELLFIELD THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER Navy Band recital — Southlands Shopping Centre. Cheltenham FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER Navy Band recital — Southland Shopping Centre. Telephone: 359 3911 Cheltenham 8.30 pm-l.OOam Navy Week Ball — HMAS LONSDALE. Port Melbourne (by invitation only). SATURDAY, 6 OCTOBER 10.45 am Navy Week Service. Melbourne Synagogue. Toorak Road. South Yarra 2.00-4.00 pm Naval Reserve Cadet Training Ships open tor public inspection — TS MELBOURNE. Albert Park Lake: TS Kindly sponsored by BARWON, Geelong: TS HENTY. Portland: TS MILDURA. Mildura: TS BENDIGO. Bendigo.

SUNDAY, 7 OCTOBER 10.00 am Navy Week Mass — St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral. Melbourne. J. H. RALPH & SONS PTY LTD 10.30 am St Paul's Anglican Cathedral Seafarer's Service (attended by the Governor ot Victoria)

3.15 pm Shrine Memorial Service (Parade will assemble at 3 00 Distributors of Quality Pork and Veal pm on forecourt of shrine and after service will re- assemble (4 00-600 pm) at HMAS LONSDALE. Port Melbourne.)

Abattoirs 690 GEELONG ROAD, BROOKLYN Telephone: 314 9407 TASMANIA Office 34 COURTNEY STREET, NORTH MELBOURNE SATURDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER Navy League Ball. Launceston. Telephone: 30 2672 THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER Wreath Laying Ceremony. Hobart. Sales FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER Navy Week Ball. Ulverstone. 17 BEDFORD STREET, NORTH MELBOURNE Telephones: 30 4943, 30 2671 SATURDAY, 6 OCTOBER Navy Ball. Hobart. SUNDAY, 7 OCTOBER Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremonies at Launceston and Burnie. Mariners" Service. St Georges Church. Hobart.

Page Eighteen THE NAVY Aug/Sept/OctAug/Sept/Oct 197 3 THE NAVY Page Nineteen QUEENSLAND Kindly sponsored by SATURDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER pm Warana Spring Festival Aquatic Event SUNDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 10.30 am. Naval Parade and Commemoration Service. Central Park. Gladstone 12.30 pm Navy Bowls Day at Wavell Heights Bowling Club. FRANKS & CO Brisbane 5.25 pm Sunset Ceremony by RANR Band (Organiser L. D Miles. NEWSAGENTS Phone 59 2142) MONDAY, 1 OCTOBER Navy Week Flying Handicap. Eagle Farm. Brisbane. WEDNESDAY, 3 OCTOBER 11.00 am River Tripaboard RAN LandmgCraft For all stationery requirements 12.30 pm Navy Golf Day at Nudgee Golf Club. Brisbane (Organiser periodicals — soft cover novels G. Joyce. Phone 66 7783) Friendly service assured NAVY DAY THURSDAY. 4 OCTOBER (Navy Day School Talks al selected Schools throughout Queensland.) 184 Ryrie Street, Geelong, Vic

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Current!* being refitted so that she may assume a training role. HMAS DUCHESS will replace HMA Ships Telephone: 8209 Telephone: 543 1411 SYDNEY and ANZAC. The Government's announcement, that HMAS By A. W. GRAZEBROOK SYDNEY is to be retired immediately, gives rise to Federal Deputy Vice-President, the Navy League of Australia questions regarding the wisdom of making this decision before finalising plans for SYDNEY'S Disadvantages are her ageing, and the old argument that "all the RAN's Best wishes from replacement. troop carrying eggs are in the one GEO. M. HMAS SYDNEY now fulfils two roles — fleet training ship basket". Furthermore, there are the and troop carrier. In the former role, she is supported by the disadvantages of using a ship in a role for which she was not designed. EDNA MAY destroyer HMAS ANZAC. In addition, HMAS DUCHESS is now These are best qualified by com- W0RB0YS in Williamstown Dockyard undergoing modifications to paring the troop carrying capacity of enable her to replace HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (which was the converted earner HMS FLORIST discarded last year) and HMAS ANZAC. DUCHESS will not be BULWARK with that of the purpose built USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2)— Pty Ltd able to provide training capacity to replace SYDNEY & ANZAC. Ship BULWARK: Displacement: Flowers for All Occasions In an age when training requires sideration with probably the least 23.300 Speed 28: Crew 1035: PLUMBERS ever increasing emphasis, it is hardly practical, that of a fleet of passenger Troops: 900. LCVP: 4 Helicopters: nkely that the training abilities of Sanitary and Domestic Maintenance aircraft, being mentioned recently 20 IWO JIMA Displacement 17.b00 104 POLICE ROAD SYDNEY are not required. Indeed, in a national newspaper. Of course, light: Speed 20: Crew 528: Troops such is not one of the reasons given, aircraft would have to be supported 2.090: LCVP ml: Helicopters 32 by the Government, for SYDNEY'S SPRINGVALE NORTH by a ship, of some sort, to give the IWO JIMA carries twice the 242 LITTLE LONSDALE ST retirement SYDNEY'S strengths as a necessary heavy lift" for vehicles. number of troops with half the crew training ship included her spacious- MELBOURNE, 3000 SYDNEY'S strengths in her troop of BULWARK. IWO JIMA's poor heavy ness and flexibility of programme. carrying role are her range, sea- lift capacity is counter balanced by Telephone: 546 5932 When SYDNEY was not required as a worthiness. ability to operate heli- her higher helicopter complement. Phone: 663 4456,663 1941 troop carrier she was available for After Hours: 546 6839 copters. assault craft, and "heavy BULWARK'S high speed, necessary training, and vice versa. The nation lift" — the ability to load, on her for fleet operations in her aircraft Also at cannct afford to, have another first flight deck, or in her hangar, a large carrier days, is now unnecessary As line warship downgraded to training 65 SMITH STREET number of all but the heaviest a converted aircraft carrier. ship without replacement in the 2 minutes from Springvale military vehicles. In short. SYDNEY SYDNEY suffers from disadvantages FITZROY •ine. Crematorium can carry troops, equipment and similar to those of BULWARK The question of replacing SYDNEY vehicles, and land them in those SYDNEY'S capacity as a troop Telephone: 41 2013 in her troop carrying role is more parts of Australia where there are no carrier has not been developed to the complex. There have been reports of airfields capable of handling heavy same extent as that of BULWARK various approaches under con- aircraft. This applies not so much to equip-

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Aug/S«pt/Oct, 1973 Page FH1> THE NAVY Aufc/Sept/Oct THE NAVY Pa(a Fifty-one Naval Reserve Cadets get a caste of Navy life, when they sailed from Port Adelaide to Sydney as Great Holiday Eton Drainers "crew members" aboard HMAS TORRENS in July. During their four-day voyage, 30 cadets from three States helped regular Navy sailors in the general running of Pty Ltd the ship. Ideas TORRENS. the newest of six Aus- tralian-built River-class destroyer Commercial and Domestic Draining escorts, is part of the Third Aus- Whether you're hound for Morocco or Mt tralian Destroyer Squadron Service Stromlo. the ACT Tourist Bureau can The 2.700-ton ship carries a Also Septic make your journey so much smoother. normal ship's company of 250 offi- cers and men and has a top speed of Naturally we're experts on Canberra NO OBLIGATION — FREE QUOTES more than 30 knots. from day lour suggestions to major The cadets came from South Aus- convention organisation hut we also tralia (7). Victoria (10) and New arrange travel lo anywhere in the world. South Wales (13) We've got a million great holiday ideas. Phone: Canberra 86 4394 Ties between the Naval Reserve Cadets and the Navy are very strong. The service is absolutely free. That's the also Both organisations have an interest way a Travel Agency works that's the Canberra 49 6293 in the sea and maritime affairs as way we work. well as a desire for interesting and stimulating activities in a sea environment. A.C.T. TOURIST BUREAU 24 PARKHILL STREET Most of the Reserve training work is done by volunteer officers and Cnr London Circuit and West Row PEARCE, ACT instructors. Canberra City. 2601. Phone 49 7555 More than 2.500 cadets belong to Telex 62305 45 units throughout Australia. The aim is to achieve a healthy youth organisation with a strong Naval flavour, offering to the boys fun. BOBJANE adventure, challenge and activity FENCES & GATES Units develop local character by TYRE SERVICE PTY LTD drawing their strength and support Standard or Personally from local communities. Lads also AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR develop self-reliance and a sense of Designed values. One ol 's Finest Hi-Speed Radial and Con- Other sea-minded organisations, ventional Car and Truck Tyres Timber: Ranch Style. Lattice Work. such as the Navy League, help the Able Seaman il nderwatcr Screen, Colonial. Picket Cadet programme remain success- Control I Ravmond Wall Chain Wire Fencing: and Gates made ful. the 57-foot Winston Churchill from I nanderra. New to order to suit surroundings Many branches of the League have for use as a training craft. South Wall's is shown how provided powered, and Repairs or Replacing Service to Any When RAN vessels reach ports of to keep a stead) course at pulling craft, as well as giving call, cadets often visit them, while Ihe helm of IIMAS THE TOUGH ONE Type of Existing Fences financial support In Victoria, the ships' officers attend Cadet IORRENS. fluBa? All Types of Clothes Lines Erection and State branch has recently acquired meetings. GERMAGERM N TENACITY Repairs al Reserve Cadet \. B. (I'regory A navigation lesson on the bridge of H\fts TORRENS. \n Phone: CANBERRA 51 2387 Nand from the Training Ship attentive student from the training ship CANBERRA. C adet — DNKY, gives a Seacal missle a Pell> Officer Michael McDonald. . wn THE FAST ONE 7 DAYS A WEEK " of paint while on a (raining M METZELER •v aboard HMAS TORRENS. EUROPEAN STRENGTH

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The Naval Reserve Cadets are ad the normal duties and activities of general sporting activities and other ministered by the Commonwealth the Cadet Corps. If injured while on varied subjects. Naval Board. duty. Cadets are considered for Best wishes trom The N.ival Reserve Cadets provide payment of compensation. Instructional camps are arranged lor the spiritual., social and educa- for Cadets and they are also given Cross Country Motel tional welfare of boys and to develop Parades are held on Saturday after- opportunities, whenever possible to m them charjcter. a sense of noon and certain Units hold an addi- undertake training at sea in ships of 380-384 BEAUFORT STREET Princes Hwy., Noun. N.S.W. patriotism, self reliance, citizenship tional parade one night a week. the Royal Australian Navy. jnd discipline 19 most attractive suites, including lamily units The interesting syllabus of training Cadets, if considering a sea career, PERTH, All have been redecorated and modernised Uniforms are supplied free of covers a wide sphere and includes are given every assistance to join the charge. seamanship, handling of boats Royal Australian Navy, the Mer- Piped Music — Television — Refrigerators Cadets are required to produce a under sail and power, navigation, cantile Marine or the Royal Aus- Swimming Pool and Restaurant — Most certificate from their doctor to con physical training, rifle shooting, tralian Naval Reserve, but there is no reasonable tariff Telephone: 28 6233 firm they are capable of carrying out signalling, splicing of wire and ropes. compulsion to join these Services. Phone NOWRA 2 0281 For further information, please contact the Senior Officer in your State, using the form provided

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Highway Glazing Pty Ltd Lieutenant John M. Riley, Com- Highway Aluminium Counter lunch served daily Visit our special feature manding Officer of the Attack Class Fabricators Pty Ltd Pizza Pie Parlor — open 6-12 patrol boat HMAS ARDENT, imme- diately ordered full speed and the 25 Davey Street. Morwell, Vic ship turned north heading for the Licvteaaat J oka Riley. Coamaadiat Officer of HMAS ARDENT. Telephone Sorrento 84 2281 scene some 50 miles away. An Telephone: 34 2333 Melbourne Subscribers 059 84 2281 "Operational Immediate" signal the ship's fire-fighting gear, donned before one of ALECIA's fuel tanks was then sent to COMAUSFLT, NOIC fireproof c'rithing and prepared exploded in a shower of burning oil VIC and the Marine Operations themselves for the rescue. and blark smoke. Centre in Canberra notifying them Another fishing craft, the TELAKA ARDENT S crew members started of ARDENT's intentions and esti- (from Lady Barron on Flinders to spray foam over the burning 38- mated time of arrival on the scena. Island), arrived alongside the foot. wooden-hulled, cray fishing Kindly sponsored by Before ARDENT reached the burning vessel before the Navy ship, boat but the foam could not stricken craft the highly efficient but could do little to render aid. penetrate to the heart of the fire Marine Operations Centre had TELAKA helped the ALECIA crew because of the glassed-in wheel- radioed the patrol boat 'ull infor- pour what little foam she had on house. mation about ALECIA. ner crew, board to combat the fire. ALECIA was A boarding party from ARDENT, safety equipment and fire fighting then taken under tow by TELAKA. consisting of Lt Gordon Hunt (on capabilities. This vital information This manoeuvre unfortunately loan from the RN). ERA Stephen helped ARDENT plan her fire fighting proved useless and the tow-rope was Crawford. ABMTP-1 Alan Deem and G. M. ROBERTSON operations. slipped to give ARDENT additional LSMTPD Wayne Brown jumped onto During the two hours it took room for manoeuvring. the burning deck from the fo'c'sle as "Riley's Raiders" to arrive on the ARDENT arrived alongside the Lt Riley held the patrol boat in CARPET CONTRACTORS scene the crew members broke out stricken vessel at 1 o'clock just position.

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Pafa Fifty-seven Page Fifty-six THE NAVY Kindly sponsored by ALFLO FLORIST NOELCHALLIS OF SHEPPARTON t BUTCHER For All Floral Tributes — Bridal 'L vrnttlGft Bouquets — Hospital Deliveries For Ihe Finest Quality Cuts ol Meal anil Smallgoods 99 FRYER STREET 112 MOUNTJOY PARADE SHEPPARTON, VIC r LORNE. VIC Telephone: 21 3491 Telephone: Lome 89 1420 ; HMAS ARDENT testes Wesler^ort oa her fisheries . umeillaere patrol. After oalt loo days at lea ARDENT rescued tn|oy the Hospitality and Civility extendi lo an Best wishes from * l»°fishermen from their bnraiagfishfag boat . Navy Personnel at the Once on board the four men broke propane gas bottles used for but very well pleased with the way his BRITANNIA HOTEL AUGUSTES the wheelhouse glass and some pro- cooking. He said: "I felt that by men handled themselves in the LICENSED GROCER tective woodwork and then poured staying in front of the ship it emergency. gallon after gallon of foam into the lessened somewhat the dangers of 14 MORRIS STREET Although not required to do so. Lt stricken craft. being sprayed with burning oil from Ales — Wines — Spirits Riley often monitors the fisher- WILLIAMSTOWN exploding fuel cells and possible Lt Gordon Hunt, a gunnery officer men's radio frequency just in case Free Delivery shrapnel from detonating high stationed aboard the Navy Training there is a MAYDAY call A Navy Mark from Way Back Establishment at Westernport. Vic- pressure gas bottles." 108-114 UNION ROAD toria. HMAS CERBERUS, helped Despite the efforts of all con- ARDENT's complement of 18 men ASCOT VALE direct the rescue operations before cerned ALECIA went down about 35 regularly go through rescue drill pro- Telephone: 397 5307 Telephone: 37 3875 leading the boarding party onto minutes after ARDENT's arrival. cedures to keep them at the peak of ALECIA When ALECIA went to her watery readiness for such emergencies. Lt Hunt said: By the time we grave the Navy ship departed for The ship has frequently rescued reached ALECIA. the boat was half Lady Barron on Flinders Island to small craft in difficulty, but the Best wishes from under water and the heat was so reunite the two men with their ALECIA fire was her first real drama Best wishes from great that the fire had burnt through families. ALECIA's skipper. Mr John With almost 30 years of sea T. & K. GLASS CO her hull and the water in her was McCarthy and his crew member Mr experience in three navies including NOEL KNIGHT ablaze Alwyn Mansell both praised three and a half years in command When we were on board. ALECIA ARDENT s efforts to save the boat of HMAS ARDENT Lt John Riley is as MIXED BUSINESS started to sink, so we had to get off Mr McCarthy said he was much at "home" in treacherous Fruit and Vegetables 1076-1078 CENTRE ROAD very smartly We didn't want to leave more than satisfied" with the waters as he is in his own living room SOUTH OAKLEIGH lust then because we were crying to assistance ARDENT provided. At one set water pumps «n operation to try stage, he said, they were sure the fire ARDENT s primary duty is fisheries MAIN STREET and clear some of the water out of had been put out. but it began again surveillance which is keeping a the lower decks shortly before ARDENT arrived. lookout for vessels illegally fishing NEWRY.VIC Telephone: 579 3844 in Australian territorial waters Telephone: 45 1391 Lt Riley had to keep ARDENT Lt Riley said that it was unfortu- positioned at ALECIA's bow oecause nate that ARDENT was so far away HMAS ARDENI s patrol is Vic- she was carrying another 45 gallons from the fishing boat when he torian. Bass Strait and island waters of diesel oil and some high pressure received their MAYDAY distress call. and the East Coast of Tasmania

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:t P«C« Fifty-eight THE NAVY Aug/SepVOct. 1973 THE NAVY Page Fifty-nine Best wishes from For all Plumbing and Draining Maintenance contact GIPPSLAND AMALGAMATED MILK P. J. HALLEY PTY LTD PRODUCTS LTD UCrNCED PLUMBER AND DRAINER BUTTER IS BEST Phone: 54 3910 HEAD OFFICE: MAFFRA 74 ROSS SMITH CRESCENT Telephone: Maffra 47 1411 SCULLEN, ACT GENERAL MANAGER: YARRAM Telephone: Yarram 22 The B«'St is all that we can do "The Civilian Arm of the l^avy"

The principal objective of the Navy We invite you to swell our ranks Victoria — Room 6. 2nd Floor. 528 League of Australia is to stress the and so keep up to date with Maritime Collins Street. Melbourne. 3000 vital importance of Sea Power to the Affairs to help to build an ever- Queensland — 39 Pinecroft Street. RUTTERS HARDWARE Commonwealth of Nations and the increasing weight of informed public CANBERRA Camp Hill. Queensland. 4152. important role played by the Royal opinion. The Navy League will then Builders and Plumbers Supplies — All Hardware CURTAINS & BLINDS Australian Navy. become widely known and exercise Tasmania — 3 Winmarleigh Street. Needs - Building and General Household an important influence in the life of Taroona. 7006. Repairs The League supports the Naval 0 the Australian Nation. Fabrics Tracks and Rods All Canvas Goods Reserve Cadets who are South Australia — Box 1529M. - Samples Brought to your Home administered by the Royal Australian The League consists of Fellows and GPO. Adelaide. 5001. Also Caravan Annexes and Accessories, tailor 175 MAIN STREET Navy, which Service provides Associates. All British subjects who Western Australia — 182 Coode made to your Design STAWELL technical sea training for boys who support the objectives of the League Street. Como. 6152. are eligible for membership. Telephone: 58 2379 intend to serve in the Naval or Australian Capital Territory — 12 Members receive copies of the Merchant Services, also to those sea- Darmody Street. Weetangera. ACT For Prompt City-wide Service WE Tlx ANYTHING League s magazine "The Navy". minded boys, who do not intend to 2614 Call Canberra 86 2343 or 95 6882 follow a sea career, but who given DIVISIONS Northern Territory — C/- Mrs V M. this knowledge will form a valuable New South Wales — Box 1719. Slide. 12 Allen Street. Fannie Bay. reserve for the Naval Service. GPO. Sydney. 2001. 5790 AIR CONDITION WITH THE INVENTORS OF AIR Kindly sponsored by CONDITIONING CINEVEX FILM Carrier LABORATORIES PTY LTD THE NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA Equipment for every application Room Air Application for Membership Conditioners 0 Central Plants ° Commmercial PRINTING AND PROCESSING and Industrial packaged units Air Conditioning 16mm and 35mm To: Thc Secretary, for offices, shops, homes, restaurants Negative — Positive — Reversal Thc Navy League of Australia. Sales and Service ( Division). 15 GORDON STREET PHONE: CANBERRA 95 2533 Sir. ELSTERNWICK I am desirous of becoming a Member of the Navy League of Australia with whose objects I am in Carrier Air Conditioning Pty Ltd Telephone: 53 1151 sympathy. 70 Maryborough Street. FYSHWICK (Mr) Name (Mrs) (Miss) Kindly sponsored by the KYNETON MOTEL (Rank) Please Print Clearly. EVANCOURT For Ihe Best tn Accommodation at a Moderate Tariff Street Suburb PRIVATE HOSPITAL State Postcode SURGICAL and MEDICAL 101 PIPER STREET KYNETON Signature Date 1015 DANDENONG ROAD Telephone: 22 1098 I nclosed is a remittance for $4.20 being my first annual subscription EAST MALVERN From Melb STD 054-22 1098 Telephone: 211 5922 AFTER COM PI. IT ION. THIS FORM SHOULD BE DISPATCHED TO YOUR DIVISIONAL SECRETARY NOTE LIST OF ADDRESSES ABOVE

Aug/Sept/OctAug/Sept/Oct 197 3 THE NAVY Page Eighteen THE NAVY Page Nineteen (The Editor it indebted to the officers of the Information Service of the British High Commission in Australia for their ready assistance in the compilation of this article.)

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Vol 39 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER-JANUARY, 1973-74 No 4

CONTENTS mtr Page Page

Keel Laid for Fourth LHA 3 Size of US Navy Crews 43 Sett-Contained Rocket Line Thrown- 5 Belgian Antt-Submarine Escorts 44 Nautical Notes 7 Book Reviews 44 Mlaslle 37 Ships that Survey the Unknown Oceans so

SLAM — New Submarine Miasle System M QM Navy League Annual Report 51 Periscope on Australia 42 Naval Cadet Farce News 54

PIUS SUHOHY STOIKS AMD PHOTOOJUPHS

The views erpressed tn article! appearing in this publication art those ot the author) concerned They do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, the Navy league, or otticiel opinions or policy.

Photographs appearing ia this magazine are obtained from official sources and copies cannot be steered from the Nm * League of Australia or Perciial Publishing Co Ply Ltd.

Ul correspondence should be directed to the Editor, Bo. C17S. Clarence Steel Peat Office. Sydney. NSW. 2000. Australia Telephone Enquiries — M 7196 (evenlflfs only). Like Leonardo, Published by the Navy League ol Australia, Boa 1719, GPO, Sydney, NSW, 2001; Phone: 2411008 ADVERTISING AND PUBLICATION: PERCtVAL PUBLISHING CO PTY LTD we care intensely SYDNEY 862 Elizabeth St Greenan Publications 17 Currie St 72 EafleSt 194 St George's Tea IS2 Collins St Waterloo Ptyltd Adelaide. WOO Brisbane. 4000 Perth, 6000 Hobafl. 7000 NSW. 2017 374 Little Collins St Phone SI 6226 Phone: 31 2S3I Phone: 224072 Pnone 34 4096 about it Phone 699 2600 Phone 67 1334 Five hundred years ago separate the functions of a man called Leonardo lift and thrust between da Vinci turned his wings and engines, bountiful genius to the to flyhighe r and faster THE NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIA task of achieving man- than the bird. And having PATRON: His Excellency the Governor-General. Hon Secretary: Lieut V Dimmit. RANVR 528 Collins made Sight.To Leonardo, created the marvel FEDERAL COUNCIL Street. Melbourne. 3000 Hrs Excellency, the Governor ot South President: Commander F. G Evans. MBE. VRD. Australia the flight of a bird was for ourselves, still some RANVR. PnililM T. Francis Matters. Esq His Excellency, the Governor ot Queens- Vice-President: Captain I F. Vichodge. OBE. VRO. Han 11 li Hii| M.*» Penny Wardie Boa 1529M an inspiration, a marvel, of us stand in awe of land RANR. GPO. Adelaide. 5001 Surgeon Commander A. H. Robertson. a riddle he was never it, as Leonardo did. Deputy Vice-President- Lieut Cmdr A W. RANVR GrazebrooK. RD. RANVR to solve. The science of We count the people Hon Secretary. Colonel P. V 0 Fleming. EO. 39 t Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Wyatt. KBE. CB Secretary: Lieut V Dimmit. RANVR Pinecrolt Street. Camp Hill. Queensland. 4I52- Commander J. G B. Campbell. DFC, aerodynamics defied even Leon- of our airline among these. For as, New South Wales Division Australian Capital Territory DM si en RANEM. Patron: His Excellency, the Governor of New ardo's ingenuity. It was left to men flight is a phenomenon full of wonder. President Commander J. B. Howse. VRD. RANVR Han tewilwj. Lieut D J Heath. 3 Wmmarleigh South Wales Hon Secretary: Commander D. M Blake. RD. We want to share it with HL President: Lieut Cmdr E BrydenBrown RANR Street. Taroona. 7006. of other generations to unlock the RANVR. 12 Darmody Street. Weetangera. ACT. Honorary Secretary. Lieut Cmdr A A. Andrews. secrets of the bird's wings, to you the first time or the t „ 2614 ^ the Governor ot Western MBE. RAN (Ret'd). 28 Royal Street. Chatswood. Northern Territory Mdriie next time you fly. wKWI IU&uL 2067 discover the aerofoil section, to His Honour the Administrator. Victorian Division K His Excellency. th# Governor ot Victoria Lieut Cmdr A. H. Burrows. VRD. r. Mrs V M Slide. 12 Allen Street. RANVR. Fannie Bay. NT. 5790

AIRLINES OF AUSTRALIA Nowmbw/Pecvmtor/January, 1979/74 THE NAVY

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An artist's impression of the landing helicopter assault ships (LH A'si building for the US Navy.

The keel was laid last August for the fourth in a series of Designated as Landing Helicopter Assault ships (LHAs). the new five giant amphibious assault ships being produced at vessels, designed by Litton and the Pascagoula, Miss, for the US Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding first of their kind for the Navy Fleet, division of Litton Industries. will transport a battalion of marines Uni-Flaih-a nvolulioniry 31b. ..uto Model 5000. A 10-litre Universal Model 10-litre Air Foaai Model for amphibious landings via heli- extinguisher for all types ol types but primarily In 1351 (or wood, paper, 1450 lor inllammable Setting of the kec1 marked the three vessels continues while fabri- copters and landing craft. fires, but primarily (or use on electrical equipment. straw, lurnishings. etc. liquids. lires involving motor vehicles start of hull erection on the 820-foot cation and assembly is under way The lead ship in the series. and live electrical equipment. vessel, which is already well into toward laying of the keel later this TARAWA (LHA-1). is in an advanced Model 4003. lot. Auto fabrication and assembly stages. year for the fifth ship, final in the complete with brackets. stage of hull erection and will be Meanwhile, hull erection on the first series. A- -< launched in December. CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED The editor invites persons to submit articles, photographs ,ind dr,t.\ mys bl.ick ink' for inclusion'in Hie magazine, but regrets th.it no payment c..hi !)•• m.uli t >r contributions The NU-SWIFT range of submitted. Contributions should be addressed The fcditor T !»• \ . Box CI7;: extinguishers covers all Clarence Street Post Office. Sydney. N SAY i'OOO Austr .1. fire risks and is used by leading industrialists and major mining The Editor, does not hold himself responsible f ir o .ihim npts th«umh • . ' . - It rt . ill companies. be made to return those with which .1 stamped ,md .iddiessitl • . , . los. d

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West Australian agents Stamps: John McKell & Sons and distributors Australia UK. NZ. Japan. Germany Israel. Austria Switzerland and many, many more MILLING ENGINEERS Covers: (Souvenir envelopes) FDCs from Australia + Oep and dozens ol 44 Belmont Avenue other countries. SPACE covers. SHIP covers Commissioning launching and also Apollo recovery ships with all the official 15 TIMPSON STREET Belmont Phone 650111 markings Always interested in ship covers' PORT ADELAIDE Ash for our Free Illustrated News Letters (10 Pages HI Postal: Telephone: 47 5573 BOX 90. PO. GLENELG 5043. SA

PaccTwo THE NAVY No«*mt»r/D«c cmbcr/January, 1973/74 Nov*mb*r/O*c«mb«r/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY P«C*TIWM Self-Contained Socket Line Thrower

A ready-to-fire compact rocket line rocket and cartridge/firing, So far the equipment has been thrower is of a novel design that does mechanism can be read without approved by a number of National away with the separate pistol, rocket, removing the cover. Authorities. lines and cartridges of con- ventional equipment. Instead, the unit, developed by a twmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^t British firm specialising in marine life-saving equipment, comprises a moulded plastics con- tainer/launcher. 13in long and 7 4in SUBSCRIPTION FORM (330mm and 190mm) in diameter, To "Tke Nary", into which are packed a rocket, firing mechanism and a 300yd (275m) line Box CI78, Clarence Street Post Office, of '?in (12.5mm) circumference Sydney, NSW, Anstralia, 2000. with a breaking strain of 600lbf (272kgf). I enclose SI.50 being 'subscription to "The Na»y" magazine for I year (refer notes below): The complete "Speedline Inter- national" weighs only 101b (4.5kg) Name. and has a calm-weather range of over 250yds (about 230m). Its Street ... compactness and lightness make the line thrower easy to operate and stow. Suburb.. For operation, a transparent plastics cover is removed and the ... .Postcodc looped end of the line, indicated by a multi-lingual label, is secured to a heavy line or holdfast. An arrow on (Please Print Clearly) the handle points in the direction of Please make chequcs, postal orders or money orders payable to "The Navy aim and the unit is balanced so that, League". when the handle is grasped close to the arrow, the container is at the Subscriptions commence in January of each year, at which time a subscription correct firing angle. A squeeze reminder notice is forwarded to current subscribers Annual Subscription trigger in the handle is secured by a (Australian dollars) within Australia SI.50. Overseas Subscription S3.20 (Sea clearly and multi-lingually labelled Mail). split pin Once the pin has been •Persons commencing subscriptions to "The Navy" magazine within removed, the unit is ready for firing. Australia during the quarter commencing APRIL (i.e. sub. for IV« years) Should the line not be fired after all. should remit S2.70: JULY (sub for Iyears) $2.30: and OCTOBER (sub for the pin. which is secured by a loop to the handle so that it cannot be lost, IK years)SI.90. can be replaced easily. Subscriptions for shorter periods than 12 months cannot be accepted. In accordance with modern accounting practice, receipts for subscriptions Clear pictures on the body of the will not be forwarded unless requested. container show the correct firing procedure. Date stamps on both the OUR COVER BY ROYAL COMMAND—UP PERISCOPE HRH Princess Anna, Mrs Mark Phillip a, gets a Captain's eye «taw of things from the command deck of Britain's nuclear submarine HMS COURAGEOUS The Princess, under the watchful ay* of Commander It G. Fry, gave the Royal Order "Up Periscope" whan aha took part In a training exercise beneath the waters of the First of Clyde off the west coast of Scotland.

Page Four THE NAVY November/December/January, 1973/74 November/December/January. 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Five Nautical Notes from all Compass Points n A Close Liaison, The Navy Department and . 'J^tj ^ >(>nttr Promotion Rear Admiral Douglas S. Boyle became Commander of Maritime Command, with headquarters in Halifax, during August, succeeding Rear Admiral Robert W. Timbrel I. Ruslit Engineering who retired after 36 years of service. Admiral Boyle was chief of personnel at National Defence Head- quarters. Ottawa Before coming to Ottawa in January. 1971. he was Commander of NATO's multi- national nave' force in the Atlantic Industries O O o Blowpipe Missile Canada's armed forces are to be equipped with the man-portable Blowpipe missile weapon system, described as the "only shoulder- launched weapon capable of engaging both aircraft and ground Who are Proud to be Associated targets Shorts, who designed the Blowpipe system, already have it in with the Navy Department quantity production for the British Army and Royal Marines, and the Canadian contract (the size and * Contractors to the RAN value of which has not been announced) is the first of what Shorts predict will be a number of export orders for both trcop operation and in naval applicat*cn. with multiple launchers fitted even on patrol and similar small craft OOO It is called BLOWPIPF and is designed to defend your portion against attack FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS from aircraft. It can also be used to attack armoured vehicles, small natal craft and Marine Work Horses for other surface targets ht ranges of approximately 3km. The complete system weighs Ail Seasons about 471b (21 kgi including IFF unit. If you hate to mote, you can carry it with you Rotork Sea Trucks, similar to these and if you are being transported you can fire it from your transport. It is always undergoing acceptance trials for the read* for immediate use. RUSLIT ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES Best wishes from 195 Parramatta Road, Auburn, NSW W. & S. Meat Supply

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throughout the Mediterranean from June 5 to 15.1973. This test of NATO forces called DAWN PATROL had been scheduled by Admiral Richard G. Colbert. . Commander-in- Wayne Chief. Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) whose headquarters are in Naples. Italy. The manoeuvres involved more than sixty warships and some two hundred aircraft. Forces from Greece. Italy. Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States par- (A/sia) ticipated in operations involving air defence, anti-submarine warfare, amphibious operations and surveillance. A highlight of the exercise was a multi-national amphibious landing on June 12. The five participating NATO Pty Ltd Royal Navy off the South coast of Moulded breadth: 7.45 metres. countries provided ships ranging in England are fulfilling an important 24ft 5in size from aircraft carriers to fast role in Canada assisting in the trans- Depth 3 30 metres. lOtt 10m patrol boats. Allied tactical aircraft port of large quantities of oil and Alt draught 2 85 metres. 9tt 4in. operated from NATO countries in the One of the World's Largest Producers of other petroleum products (see photo- Propelling set Two MGO diesels x Southern region. Carrier-based graph). Shell' are using two of these 865 hp planes flew missions providing craft as pushers — specially adapted Speed 16 knots. further air cover and ground attack Power Sweepers for City's Commerce and with quick-release "pusher " linkages Passengers: 400 capability. Maritime patrol aircraft on the bows — for shallow-draught 0 . • also took part. Industry barges on a tanker-to-shore shuttle one service under extremely adverse New Tug* weather and tide conditions to Orders tor Chantiers and Ateliers Exercise Swift Move supply Fort Chimo. an important de la Perriere (Lorient):— A combined NATO Striking Fleet settlement in the Arctic. Two 1 000 hp tugs tor the French Exercise named Swift Move has The Rotork Sea Truck is a versatile Navy. been completed in the Norwegian 5 Remont Court workhorse" of three tons capacity Hull number 379 to be delivered at and North Seas And Soviet warships and has an air-ram effect under the Toulon on January 15. 1974 showed a keen interest. bows which enables the craft to ride Hull number 380 to be delivered at More than 20.000 men. 34 ships on a cushion of foam, thereby Brest on May 1 1974 and 250 land and sea-based aircraft reducing "drag and improving con- Mam particulars to be:— from Canada. Denmark, the Federal Cheltenham, Vic siderably the load speed/stability Length overall 28 25 metres. 92ft Republic of Germany, the Nether- factors. 8in lands. Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States participated in OOO Length between pp 25 30 metres. 8311 the exercise Moulded breadth 7 60 metres. Soviet interest in the NATO Telephone: 550 3566 24ft 11 in exercise became evident when a New Construction Oepth 4 00 metres. 13ft lin Kresta II Class guided missile cruiser DRYADE (Hull No 678), a coastal Loaded draught aft 4 30 metres. was seen in the area, while a Kanm transport of personnel, started on 1411 lin Class guided missile destroyer, an the slip in January, 1972, launched Propelling sel One MGO diesel Mh intelligence gathering trawler and a 76 VIOLET STREET, REVESBY on November 8. 1972, completed In V 16 ASHR 1.000 hp (1350 rpm) with fleet tug continued to shadow the February, 1973. Messian reduction gear and Kort task groups. Builders: Societe Francaise de Con- nozzle A Soviet Juliett Class submarine structions Navales Bollard pull: 18T was sighted on the surface near the SYDNEY, NSW This new transport is a sister to the exercise. ARIEL. KORRIGAN. ALPHEE. ELFE NATO Exercise Swift Move was oiSe of a and FAUNE. delivered by these series of regularly scheduled NATO builders to the French Navy from Exercise Dawn Patrol 73 training exercises designed to test 1964 to 1971 An extensive NATO naval and air the readiness and effectiveness of Telephone: 77 3046 Main particulars are as follows — exercise. Involving surface ships, the NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic to Length overall 40 50 metres. t32tt submarines and aircraft of five provide support to alliance nations lOin. nations, has bten conducted of the Atlantic community

November/December/Januery, I Page Eight THE NAVY November/December/Januery. 1973/74 THE NAVY Pa«e Nine During Prince Charles' seven VENGEANCE as Squadron Com- NAUTICAL NOUS months in HMS MINERVA he has munications Officer in the 3rd visited the Caribbean. South Aircraft Carrier Squadron. As a com- SEATO America, the USA and Canada. He mander! he served in the radio equip- For id the people on Hie move has gained his bridge watch-keeping ment department of the Admiralty, France to Stop certificate and ocean navigation and then took command of the |on the Contributions certificate, and been promoted despatch vessel HMS ALERT on the Franc* hat advised the South-East from sub-lieutenant to lieutenant. Far East Station. Asia Treaty Organisation that aftar Naval activities he has seen or taken He was promoted captain in 1955 June 30. 1974 (tha and of SEATO's part in include surveying, salvage when Commander of HMS next financial year), she will not work and aircraft carrier operations. MERCURY, the Navy Signal School, make any financial contribution to As the representative of the Queen, and served as Assistant Chief of Staff SEATO. he attended the Bahamas inde- (Communications) on the staff of At present France pays 134 per pendence celebrations. As the the Commander-in-Chief Allied YMCA cent of the annual budget of Prince of Wales, he opened the Forces Northern Europe, in Oslo. US$1.720 000 Prince of Wales Bastion on St Kitts. From 1958 to 1960 he was Captain SEATO Secretary-General. Mr Sun- Courses to be completed by Prince (F) of the 6th Frigate Squadron in thorn Hongladarom. said that not Charles before the end of the year command of HMS BLACKPOOL withstanding this move he was are those for destroyer navigating From 1960 to 1962 he was Director 1 City Road confident SEATO would remain an officers, divisional officers and flight of Plans at the Admiralty, and then effective instrument in promoting deck pfficers. Director of Plans to the Chief of development, stability and security ooo Defence Staff in the Ministry of in the South-East Asian region. Chief of Naval Staff Defence with the rank of He noted that France had ceased commodore. In 1963 and 1964 he to participate in the military Admiral Sir Edward Ashmore. KCB. South Melbourne DSC. to be Chief of the Naval Staff was Commander British Forces activities of SEATO in 1967 and that and First Sea Lord in March. 1974 in Caribbean Area and Senior Naval its participation in civil activities Officer. West Indies. had been severely limited. succession to Admiral Sir Michael France had not. he said, indicated Pollock. GCB. MVO. DSC. ADC. He was promoted Rear-Admiral on January 7. 1965 and served from any intention of withdrawing from Biographical Notes March. 1965 to February. 1967 as the SEATO Treaty, the Pact of Admiral Sir Edward Beckwith Activities include: the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff 1954 Ashmore was born in December. (Signals) in the Ministry of Defence, 1919 and entered the Royal Naval with responsibility for general 0 0 0 College. Dartmouth, in September. signals policy and joint communi- 1933 He served as a midshipman cations. Educational courses UNITED KINGDOM in HMS BIRMINGHAM on the China Contracts Placed for Study of Station until shortly before the Admiral Ashmore was appointed outbreak of World War II. Early in the Flag Officer Second-in-Command. Submarine Launched Missile Far East Fleet in April. 1967 and Vice The Ministry of Defence has now war he served in HMS JUPITER in the creative leisure classes Home Fleet and took part in the Chief of the Naval Staff in December. placed contracts with British 1968 industry for a detailed study of the Norwegian Campaign, a night He was promoted Vice-Admiral in missile aspects of a submarine action off The Lizard and bombard- July. 1968 and Admiral in November. launched, air flight anti-ship missile, ments of Genoa and Cherbourg. 1970 fitness groups known as USGW (underwater to He took part in Russian convoy surface guided weapon). operations and was awarded the Dis- He took over as Commander-in- Prime contractors for the missile tinguished Service Cross when Chief Western Fleet in September. study are Hawker Siddeley Dynamics serving in HMS MIDDLETON during 1971. and became Commander-in- youth & sporting clubs Ltd. who will be supported by a convoy to Malta in June. 1942. Chief Fleet in November that year. Marconi Space and Defence Systems After specialising in communi- This appointment also carries the Ltd and Bristol Aerojets Ltd The cations m 1943. he served on the NATO posts of Commander-in-Chief complex data handling aspects will staff of the Commander-in-Chief Channel (CINCHAN) and Com- be studied by Gresham Lion Group in Home Fleet. mander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic Area (CINCEASTLANT) association with Ferranti Ltd. From 1944 to the end of the war he Special trials equipment which will was Flag Lieutenant and Squadron be needed will be manufactured by Communications Officer to the For Further Particulars Brown Bros of Edinburgh and EMI Flag Officer 4th Cruiser Squadron in Latest Commando Ship Electronics. the British Pacific Fleet, serving with Goes to Sea the British Task Force in support of HMS HERMES, formerly a conven- Prince Charles' Next the Okinawa and subsequent tional 27.500 ton aircraft carrier Telephone: 62 4151 Naval Appointment operations, and was Mentioned in with an angled flight deck, recently Lieutenant The Prince of Wales left Despatches went back to sea after conversion to HMS MINERVA on September 20. In 1946 he qualified as a Russian a helicopter-carrying Commando After leave and naval courses, he will interpreter and afterwards was ship (see photograph). Equipped Join another Leander frigate. HMS Assistant Naval Attache in Moscow with Sea King and Wessex heli- JUPITER, early next January in the He was promoted commander in copters she will carry a Royal Marine Far East. 1950 while serving in HMS Commando of several hundred men

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the new and still bigger breed of NAUTICAL NOTES Sweden (10). Export earnings total deep-draught supertankers. about $25m. The new ship, based on the earlier and be able to airlift them ashore at In Australia, orders include 163 for Hecla class of ocean survey vessels short notice. the Joint UK-Australia Weapons but incorporating a range of The "new" HERMES will also have Project at Woomera and 25 for the improvements, will have a ship's a secondary role as an anti- Royal Australian Navy company of 127 Kindly Sponsored by submarine ship to support the fleet. Jindivik (the "Hunted One") can fly She will be part of the world's Her Sea King helicopters, armed at more than 1000 km/hr at altitudes oldest and most professional with detection devices and anti- up to about 21.000m. It has a variety survey fleet — in line of succession submarine weapons, may be used as of wing configurations, with a maxi- to HMS CHALLENGER, which laid a defensive " screen"' or in sub- mum span of nearly 10m marine hunting operations. the foundations of modern oceano- Cameras fitted at the wing tips film R. L. Buller & Son The ship will "work up" — a series graphy during her three-year global a missile approach and accurately of intensive exercises designed to journey of a century ago. calibrate and assess the missile bring crew and equipment up to behaviour WINEMAKERS maximum efficiency before joining the considerable British naval Britain Requires 32 The current production model is forces committed to the North the Mk 3B. which. with its variants, is Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). More Jindiviks designed to represent a high-speed Britain has confirmed that it has a low-level aircraft threat in . the • cp requirement for a further 32 Aus- development of the latest Rutherglen Launch of New tralian-designed Jindivik pilotless generation of guided and target aircraft, valued in excess of the training of guided-missile crews Survey Ship $4m. to be built in the Department HMS HERALD, the Royal Navy's of Supply's Government Aircraft Various structural changes have new ocean survey ship, was Factories (GAF) in Melbourne. been made to meet this require- Full Range of Table Dessert and Sparkling Wines — Bulk or launched on Thursday. October 4 The order — to be spread over four ment — control equipment has Bottled from the Leith shipyards of Robb years — would be regarded as a been redesigned to take advantage Caledon Shipbuilders by Mrs Mary further example of the contribution of more compact and lighter solid- Hall, wife of the Hydrographer of the made towards Australian offset state Electronics, and fuel manage- Navy. Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Hall policy objectives by British defence ment techniques are being studied When completed, the 3.000 ton procurements in Australia. to permit high-acceleration manoeuvres. Telephone: Rutherglen 32 9660 HMS HERALD will join the Navy's This latest order would bring the survey fleet in its work throughout total number of Jindiviks to 466. The Mk ' 3B also incorporates the world — work which has become including 278 for other countries: towed target systems, so that the more imperative with growing use of Britain (226). the US (42) and aircraft itself is no longer the target.

Pafe Twelve THE NAVY November/December/January, Nov*mb«r/D«c«mb«r/Jami«ry, 1973/74 THE NAVY r«g^ e TiL nmee l-a • n radar controlled gun with HSA air conditioned compartment NAUTICAL NOTES combined fire control and within the engine room. A bow surveillance radar. transverse thrust unit is fitted to On a signal from the ground. Jindivik Maximum speed for this 90-ton make manoeuvring easier in will stream one or two targets which craft in ideal conditions would be 68 harbour and confined waterways. Best wishes from are specially equipped with infra-red knots. The ship will be manned by a Mer- or radar augmentation devices to The SR.N6 Mk 6A. a prototype of chant Navy complement of 47 simulate a threatening formation which is about to be launched, is officers and men of the Royal Fleet of aircraft. These targets can be designed primarily for use as an Auxiliary Service. The accommo- winched back to Jindivik in flight. Motors • * • offshore interceptor and in this role dation includes cafeteria messing, a Queensbridge it is capable of carrying an Hispano recreation and hobby room and New Branch for Suiza twin 30mm gun backed by a cinema. The vessel is air conditioned 7.62mm general purpose machine for service in tropical and cold Fleet Air Arm gun. climates. Because of the Royal Navy's Based upon the highly successful o « o Pty Ltd expanding use of helicopters, the SR.N6. this craft has increased aircrewman branch of the Fleet Air power. performance and USA Arm is to be re-formed. This manoeuvrability. Admiralty Board decision was made Heavy-Lift Helicopter Industrial Distributors of Aveling Barford Heavy Earthmoving known to the Fleet recently. MINE COUNTERMEASURES Prototype Machinery Naval ratings have been employed For mine countermeasure USN has awarded a $26,500,000 on specific aircrew duties for many operations, the fully-amphibious contract to Sikorsky Aircraft to con- years, but after World War II the hovercraft offers distinct advan- tinue development of the YCH-53E aircrewman branch lapsed because tages over conventional displace- heavy-lift helicopter prototype, 359 PLUMMER STREET of the limited numbers required, and ment vessels. designed for shipboard operation by a system of loaning ratings from Firstly, it is virtually immune to both Navy and tha USMC. their parent branch was introduced. underwater explosions as the Cost of developing two prototypes PORT MELBOURNE Increased helicopter operation has shocks from these tend to be is estimated by USN sources at meant that this is no longer satis- absorbed by the air cushion beneath $44,400,000. a quarter of which has factory. About 250 ratings are now the craft. already been spent, and the Navy Telephone: 64 2841 needed for such duties as sonar Secondly, since the craft does not hopes this will be followed eventually operators, search-and-rescue winch- employ underwater propulsion or men and missile aimers. have any solid structure immersed by approvals to build two production prototypes, and phase in a Ratings currently on aircrew duties in the water, it transmits only a production run of 70 helicopters of will be offered transfers to the new minimal underwater signature thus the type. branch, and others will be recruited reducing its vulnerability to moored from among junior ratings of other and influence-type mines. branches. They will be given basic Kindly sponsored by flying training in one of the branch Lightning Test Laboratory roles, and will be "cross-trained' in Tanker for Royal The Navy officially opened its first other roles later. lightning test laboratory on May 9 at • » o Fleet Auxiliary the Naval Air Test Centre. Patuxent New Military Hovercraft The fifth of the Navy Depart- River. Maryland. Called the ments new small fleet tankers. RFA "Lightning and Precipitation-Static D. L. & S. F. McLean At the Royal Navy Equipment Exhi- BLACK ROVER, was launched on Environmental Test Laboratory", bition at Greenwich in September Thursday. August 30 by Mrs Trewby. the facility will test Navy aircraft and BUILDERS the British Hovercraft Corporation wife of Vice-Admiral G. F. A. Trewby. components by exposing them to revealed details of new hovercraft Chief ot Fleet Support extreme weather conditions in a con- especially developed for :oastal With an overall length of 461 feet, trolled environment. Using h:gh defence forces and mine counter- a beam ot 63 feet and a deadweight voltage generators, the lab is capable measure operations tonnage ot approximately 7.000 of producing lightning flashes ot HOVERSORNE STRIKEPOWER tons, vessels of this type have been more than two million volts. The lab Two major developments were designed to replenish HM Ships at covers some 47.000 square feet of represented, in model torm. by the sea with fuel, fresh water, limited dry floor space and can accommodate twin-engine BH 7 Mk 6 Fast Patrol cargo and refrigerated stores m all as many as three C-130 aircraft at Hovercraft based upon the well areas of the world, and whilst under one time. The electrically shielded proven BH.7 and the twin-propeller way A helicopter landing platform test area can be completely SR N6 Mk 6A Fast Interceptor is provided, served by a stores lift, to enclosed and darkened to permit observation and photography of The BH 7 Mk 6 is a lengthened enable stores to be transferred at the various effects of high-voltage on version of the standard BH 7 and is sea by helicopter. aircraft. The "Lightning Lab" is the capable of carrying a wide variety of The ship is driven by a single four- only one of its kind in the Depart- weapons systems to counter bladed controllable-pitch propeller ment ot Defence, and is operated by 19 Hallam Road, Beigrave ' intruders. A typical weapons system powered by two Pielstick 16-cylind^r the Electronic Warfare and Recon- could include tour ARM or Active medium-speed marine diesel naissance Branch of the Weapons General Oynamics Standard engines. The engines and propeller Systems Test Division at NATC Telephone: 754 3649 surface/surface missiles backed by a may be controlled directly from the Patuxent River. 76mm Oto Melara dual purpose bridge, or trom a noise-insulated and

Novamkar/Dacambar/January, 1973/74 Pi|fl FourtMn THE NAVY Novtntbir/Dtciinbif/ January, THE NAVY Pi|t Flhmn m munications can mean life or death More Gas Turbine Ships NAUTICAL NOTES to the diver. The Navy is planning to introduce A Company of the Vicker* Group The Marconi system, designated as many as 50 ships with gas turbine First "Cains" Equipped the Type 023. was developed from propulsion systems into the fleet Flight APL designs started in late 1968 It within the next seven years. Included has already seen service in the in that number will be the DD-963 USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) The Admiralty Experimental Diving Unit Spruance class destroyers (see VICKERS first carrier launch of an aircraft and the Royal Naval Physiological photograph), patrol and equipped with the new •"Cains" Laboratory, and is currently being patrol hydrofoil craft. (Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation evaluated, with favourable results, in Additionally, consideration is System) was conducted recently by a a series of medical research dives of being given to using modified COCKATOO DOCKYARD modified S-2E from the deck of this up to 1000 feet by the Smithsonian versions of the powerful, economical aircraft carrier Institute in the USA. It operates on a and highly responsive gas turbine "Time stretching" principle, where engines, such as those propelling The Cams system is the airborne each sound is digitally analysed, and equivalent of the Inertial Navi- jumbo jetliners, for use on Pty Limited the significant portion, typically combatant ships of every variety gation Systems which provide highly about one third, is reconstructed at Development of the Gas Turbine accurate navigational information a slower rate, while the rest is Systems Technician (GS). recently for nuclear-powered submarines rejected. This has the effect of announced, is intended to provide and aircraft carriers. lowering the frequency to about a BUILDERS OF MANY OF the skilled personnel necessary to third of its transmitted value, and Prior to take-off. the aircraft Cairt^ run these sophisticated propulsion THE NAVY'S FINEST FIGHTING SHIPS thus creating full intelligibility. system is set. using a radio data link plants of the future. with the ship's own Inertial Navi- gation System The Cains system COCKATOO ISLAND, SYDNEY then computes the aircraft's Telegraphic Address: CODOCK position on the flight deck and aligns itself with the earth's latitude and longitude co-ordinates. During flight. Cains gives a continuous readout of Telephone: 82 0661 the plane's geographical position, Telex: AA 21833 velocity and altitude. The Cams system is also being tested for use in the Navy's new F-14 and S-3 aircraft, as well as the E-2C

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Pag* Sixteen THE NAVY November/December/January, 1973/: November/December/ January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Seventeen budding for the Armada Republica Officers — SAROO s). and 20 winch V. >» T u .-.! Mill: da Venezuela. operators will receive the benefit of the experience gained by Royal Navy The craft. ARV INDEPENDENCE, crews in Sea Kings in the last few By courtesy of ... Diving Programme was launched at Portchester by years. This specialist training has Initiated Senora Maria Lourdes de Cuevas. already been given to the Indian The Navy has inaugurated a. wife of Captain Jesus Cuevas Picon. Navy and the Royal Norwegian Air research programme to study VN. the Venezuelan Naval Attache to Force and still other countries are hydrogen as a breathing gas for Italy WHITE ROSE FLOUR MILLING showing an interest in both the Sea diving. Five volunteer divers are The six boats have been designed King and training from the Fleet Air engaged in a series of pressure specifically to meet Venezuelan Arm. CO. PTY. LTD. chamber dives which include requirements. A maximum speed breathing a mixture of 97 per cent of over 27 knots is provided by twin * Who are proud to be associated with hydrogen and three per cent oxygen Mtu (Motoren und Turbinen-Union) THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY for periods of two hours at a diesel engine installations. Each New Fast Patrol Boat simulated ocean depth of 200 feet. boat will have a crew of 20. housed in S43: A fast patrol boat with anti- This diving programme covers a air conditioned accommodation. surface missiles, started on the slip series of 24 div?s. with eight using a Three of the craft (including INDE- on March 27. 1972. launched on hydrogen-oxygt n mixture, eight on PENDENCE) will be armed with Oto March 7. 1973 Melara 76mm guns and smaller helium-oxygen and eight using Builders: Constructions weapons. The other three will have Also Incorporating nitrogen-oxygen as the breathing MecaniquesdeNormandie. France. mixture. Comparisons will be made Otomat anti-ship missiles. On December 18. 1970. an agree- of the effect of these various gas The launching of ARV INDEPEN- ment was concluded between the mixtures on the same diver subjects. DENCE follows the launching on GOLD STAR BAKERIES DMA (Technical Department of the Called Project Hydrox II. the series June 1 of the first Venezuelan craft. French Defence Ministry) and the of dives is a follow-up to exploratory ARV CONSTITUCION -Both vessels corresponding department of the dives by animals and men with non- are due to be delivered in 1974. The German Federal Republic, according explosive mixtures of hydrogen and total value of the contract is over six to which twenty fast patrol boats oxygen. Since this mixture could million pounds. would be built for the Bundes- COLD, We make the beautiful bread become explosive when mixed with marine under the supervision and room air. a special control system responsibility of the French DMA. has been specifically developed for WESTERN GERMANY the same handling of the gas. Particulars are as follows:— The experimental Hydrox II dives Wings for the Welded steel hull of "COM- should add greatly to the infor- German Navy BATTANTE II "type mation on the use of hydrogen- Light alloy main bulkheads and At a special ceremony at the end oxygen breathing mixtures and superstructures. of March, members of the Federal thereby provide a better indication Displacement: 234 tons light. 250 German Navy received their British of its potential use in Navy deep tons average. 265 tons full load. "Calling Tugs attending" "wings" on successful completion diving operations. Data gathered Main dimensions:— of the Basic Observer Course at the could serve as the basis for further Length overall: 47 metres. 154ft Royal Naval Observer School. PHONE: SYDNEY 82 0178 experiments designed to probe the 2in. ultimate depth limits for divers with The wings were presented by CABLES: "FENWICK" Length between pp: 44 metres. this mixture. Captain J. B, Robathan. RN Com- 144ft 4in. manding Officer of RNAS Culdrose. Breadth: 7 metres. 23ft. and Captain zur See H. Schneider. Maximum draught, fully loaded: New Hydrofoil Federal German Navy. Commodore 1.90 metres. 6ft 3in. of German Naval Air Wing No 5 at the Being Built Armament: Four MM EXOCET Naval Air Base at Kiel, flew from launchers for anti-surface missiles The Boeing Aerospace Company Germany to witness the supplied by the French Ste Nationale is building two high-speed, missile- presentation. Eleve? Senior Rates of Industrielle Aerospatiale (SNIAS) set carrying. hydrofoil patrol boats the FGN were also awarded Certifi- on main deck; One 3" automatic (PHM's) for the Navy. cates of Competency after six quick-firer OTO-MELARA Mk CS 1 (62 months of courses on Sea King main- Patterned after the Navy's suc- calibres) (bow): One 40mm BOFORS tenance during the ceremony. cessful Tucumcari. a 58-ton aft (70 calibers). hydrofoil, the PHM's will be several This is the second such course for Complement: 30 including 4 times larger and will operate at students from the German Navy and officers. 3 warrant officers. 14 petty speeds in excess of 40 knots. the third and last course joined officers and 9 hands^ Culdrose on May 7. Graduates from Propelling set: PVur MTU diesels all three courses will be returning to Mk MD 872 x 3000 hp each (1790 VENEZUELA the base over the next 18 months for rpm) four shafts. further training in Sea King Search Electricity supply: Three diesel- Fast Patrol Boat and Rescue helicopters. 22 of which driven 90 kw generators 450 volts J. FENWICK & CO. PTY. LTD. The Venezuelan Navy Day, July 24. the Bonn government is pur- AC. 3-phase. 60 periods. chasing from Westlands. In all 48 Established Towage Services at Sydney, Botany Bay. Newcastle. Port Kembla, Port Latta was chosen for the launching of the Speed: 35 knots. pilots. 20 observers (to be known as (Tasmania), Hay Point (Queensland) second of six. 37 metres fast patrol Autonomy: 3 days at cruising Search and Rescue Operations boats Vosper Thornycroft are speed.

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Mattresses and Base Supports Royal Australian Naval Reserve. more damage, and the smashing 1804. the Brigs HMS Sydney Port Division. effect of its shot was increased by (Lieutenant H Richardson) and HMS ARCHER (Lieutenant J Price), 393 MT ALEXANDER ROAD Between 1814 and 1849 an order the charge being smaller and the Floors by the Royal Navy for a 1st Class muzzle velocity less. got into distant action with some ASCOT VALE Steam Gun Vessel to be built at the HMS ARCHER took part in various which were rounding Cape Deptford Dockyards and to be actions during the English-French Gris-Nez very near to shore Telephone: 37 5437 Specialists in ail types ot Floor Coverings named ARCHER was cancelled No War On April 24. 1805. HMS ARCHER other information is available on Carpet. Vinyl and Lino Floorings On January 3. 1804 HMS ARCHER was a member of a British Squadron this proposed ship (Lieutenant J. Sherriff) was off under the command of Captain R. Call in and Inspect now at our Two Big Stores I wish to preface this history by Boulogne on the French Coast where Honyman in HMS LEDA (38 Guns). In pointing out that while there is she captured the French No the action that followed on April 24 Geelong Laundry Co Cnr Prince* Highway and undoubtedly a wealth of material 432 which was armed with only two and 25. HMS ARCHER captured two South Gippsland Highway existing on these ships, limited time guns Dutch Schuyts. These are Gunboats available to me has prevented any As a ship in the Squadron com- armed with 18 guns. 1 howitzer and Prompt Attention — Expert Service in All Laundry Dandenong sort of exhaustive investigation into manded by Captain E W C R Owen 168 men. Work — First Class Dry Cleaning Service — We their histories However, the present in HMS IMMORTALITE (36 Guns). Pick Up and Deliver Telephone 7916464 account is compiled from the HMS ARCHER (Lieutenant J Price) HMS ARCHER was sold on various sources that were available on July 19 1804 while stationed off December 14. 1815. 25 AUSTIN STREET Cnr Burwood and to me With time available for a com- the Boulogne Roads together with prehensive search into the records HMS ARCHER (18491866) NEWTOWN, GEELONG Warrigal Road*, Burwood the ships HMS HARPY and HMS on these ships no doubt a far more BLOODHOUND were ordered to run Type: Wooden Single Screw . Telephone: 215793 interesting history of the name in and open fire on the French Ships Displacement: 973 Tons Telephone: 288 5664 ARCHER could have been compiled These French Ships were attempt- Builder: Deptford Dockyard. After Hours: 211115,7 4900 ing to stand off from land because of Launched: March 27 1849 HMS ARCHER (18011815) the bad weather in the Boulogne Armament: Two 68 pounders, Type: Gun Roads Fire was kept up for several twelve 32 pounders Displacement: 179 Tons hours to the annoyance of the Dimensions: Length 186ft Breadth enemy without achieving any Builder: Perry of Blackwall 34ft Compliments to all members from results Launched: April 2. 1801 This ship was built at the Deptford In August. 1804 a considerable PASTORAL HOTEL Armament: 12 Guns. Dockyard which is situated on the Puffing Billy There were many Gun Brigs or Gun- boats built by various shipyards Newmarket around the coastline of England. There were no classes m these ships Acknowledgements Cool. Creamy Ale Always on Tap — Spacious although the majority of these were Real Estate Lounge — Ample Car Space — Counter Breakfast. the same with slight variations HMS I wish to acknowledge that the Information contained In this story Lunch. Tea Served Monday to Friday ARCHER was built by the Ship- has been complied from the foMowing:— 442 RACECOURSE ROAD builder Perry of Blackwall which A History of the Royal Navy by Sir William L Clowes was situated on the Thames NEWMARKET Modern History of Warships by W Hovgaard Agency To give some idea of the size of Naval Operations by J Corbett and H Newboii Telephone: 331134 HMS ARCHER the following are Carrier Operations in World War II by J D Brown dimensions of another Gun Brig of HM Destroyers by Lieut Cmdr P K Kemp RN i Rtdi (j. MORRIS, Prop) the same tonnage — Destroyers hy Captain T D Manning CBE RNVR Length of Gun Deck: 80 2 Genesis of the Royal Australian Navy by G L M.icandie Best wishes from Length of Keel: 66 0 > Brassey's Naval Annuals — Various years For all your Housing and Property Breadth: 22 7 Janes Fighting Ships — Various years Problems Depth: 9 5". Illustrated London News. VALVES & FITTINGS Complement: 50 Men The National Maritime Museum. PTY LTD The armament of 12 guns could The Imperial War Museum. MAIN ST, COCKATOO have been made up as follows:— The Ministry of Defence. Naval Historical Library. Industrial Supplies Ten 18 pounders The Sydney Sun. Two 18 pound British Destroyers by E J March Telephone: 68 8002 For information the was British Naval Aircraft 1912-1958 by Owen Thettord 23 RACECOURSE ROAD After Hours: 68 8082 first made at Carron in Scotland in The Swordfish Saga by B J Hurren NORTH MELBOURNE 1774 It was lighter and shorter than The Log of HMS ARCHER 1857 by J T. Gowlland (Melbourne subscribers dial 059) the long gun (cannon). The advan- Aircraft Carriers by N Polmar Telephones: 329 7400,329 7235 tage of a carronade was that being British Aircraft Carriers by W G D Blundeli hght it could be mounted where a

Page Twenty-two THE NAVY Novimbci/Dtcwnbcr/Jinuiry, November/December/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Twenty-three Thames. It had a 202 horsepower opposition and the place was taken the River Rua. on October 3. 1855 by steam engine as well as sail for the without loss on the side of the HMS ARCHER and HMS DES- THE OPAL BAR propulsion power. attackers. On the 29th another town PERATE. with their boats. A tew HMS ARCHER (Commander J N was taken, and. as the first had been small vessels and some stores were destroyed. Retail Opal Jewellery of Distinction Strange) was on the African Station was destroyed. Again there were no R. Cordina & Son in an attempt to stop the Slave casualties. Further operations were On June 17. 1856 HMS ARCHER (CML Building) Traders and Piracy. happily rendered unnecessary, by sailed on an American Survey In 1850. the natives about the the submission of the offenders Expedition from Plymouth. The ship 7A HINDLEY STREET mouth ot the Benin River were guilty HMS ARCHER saw action during proceeded via and ADELAIDE. SA. 5000 Pty Ltd of numerous acts ot Piracy and early the War with Russia in the . Barbados to Greytown now known in 1851 while the British Consul tried On July 23. 1855 a landing party as San Juan Del Norte in Nicaragua Telephone: 51 9158 to arrange matters peaceably at Irom HMS ARCHER (Captain E. arriving there on July21. 1856. 161A NEWCASTLE ST Warree. one hundred miles Heathcote) and HMS DESPERATE While stationed at Greytown HMS After Hours: 277 2238 upstream, a factory at the mouth ot (Commander R D White) took ARCHER carried out various cruises the stream was attacked by the possession ot Arensburg on the to Central American ports The ship FYSHWICK, ACT people of Bonbee and Battary. Island ot Osel in the Gulf ot Riga. sailed for England from Greytown Consul Beecrott sent, therefore, tor July 30. 1855 HMS ARCHER on April 15. 1857 calling at Port a larger man-of-war: and. on March together with HMS CONFLICT dis- Royal. Jamaica, arriving at Deptford Suppliers to Hotel. Motel. Club. Restaurant, etc 23. HMS ARCHER anchored off the persed some troops and destroyed Dockyard on June 1. 1857 Best wishes to Naval Personnel Irom .. (Also supplying Social Clubs) bar. and having left two of her boats some public buildings at Windau on HMS ARCHER (Captain F Marten) D. L. & A. C. LARSEN and twenty men under Lieutenant the Courland Coast, just outside the was again on the African Station in For all your poultry needs — Chicken. Chicken N B Bedingteld of HMS JACKAL, limits ot the Gulf of Riga. 1865 where her boats were engaged Milk Vendors Pieces. Turkey and Ducks — Call the company departed to pick up another ot her On August 6. 1855. HMS ARCHER against River Pirates in the Congo Suppliers of Dairy Fresh Malanda Milk and Cream that specialises boats which she had left ott Lagos. and HMS DESPERATE landed a River. to ships and depots of the RAN She returned on the 26th and. on detachment near Dome Ness, des- HMS ARCHER was sold and broken the 27th. |Oined HMS JACKAL off troyed a sloop and some Govern- up in 1866 82 BOLAND STREET Phone: 95 0629,95 1359 Factory Isle. That afternoon Strange ment Buildings, and repulsed a body CAIRNS, QLD and Bedingteld. in their gigs, recon- of Cavalry. HMS ARCHER (1885-1905) Phone: 2216 5 Days a Week — 8.00 am to 4.30 pm noitred Bonbee. and were tired at. September 12. 1855. HMS ARCHER Type: Torpedo Cruiser. Service Guaranteed — All vehicles radio controlled On the 28th. the place was attacked together with HM Ships HAWKE. CON- Displacement: 1770 Tons Proud to be associated with t he-Navy by live boats ot HMS ARCHER and FLICT and CRUISER received the BuNdar: Messrs Thomson. Cost three of HMS JACKAL, containing peaceful surrender of Pernau. in 97.449 pounds. ninety-two Officers and Men the Gulf of Riga. Launched: December 23.1885 including fourteen Krooman (one of HMS ARCHER together with HM Armanwitt: Six 6 inch. Eight 3 a Liberian coastal Negro people who Ships CONFLICT. DESPERATE and pounders. Ten Torpedo Tubes. are skilful as boatmen and seamen). Best wishes to all Naval Personnel from GORGON were slightly engaged by Dinwntiom: Length 225ft Breadth Lieutenant G. A. E. Ridge led in in the Batteries at the mouth of the 36ft. HMS ARCHER'S pinnance under B.J. WALTERS PTY LTD Dwina River on September 27.1855 Complement 172. heavy musketry fire. Below the town Almost the last service of the Gulf This ship was built by Messrs Timber Merchants were three guns on shore and five C. W. CHATER ot Riga Squadron ot which HMS Thomson's Shipbuilding Yard canoes, each mounting a 3 pounder 299 SOUTH ROAD ARCHER was a member, seems to which is situated on the Clyde River swivel: but these made little serious MILE END SOUTH, SA have been rendered in the mouth of in Scotland. Telephone: 43 4136 — 43 7873 MARINE PLUMBER B. J. W. (SOUTHERN) PTY LTD 369 MAIN SOUTH ROAD AND SHEET MORPHETT VALE, SA Telephone: 382 3417 METAL MANUFACTURER

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Page Twenty-four THE NAVY Nov*mb*r/O*c«mb«r/January. Nov*mk*r/D*e*mb*r/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Twwrty4tve HMS ARCHER was designed as a capable of being accompanied by of the three masted type Torpedo Cruiser or Scout, she had to about 2200 indicated horsepower. with a crow's nest or military top on Compliments to all members from the be faster than the large protected The gun armament of the ARCHER the foremast for working a machine and armoured Cruisers, their arma- consists of six 6 inch breech loading gun. Kindly sponsored by ment might be light. However, rifled guns, mounted on central The vessel is built of steel through- KALIMNA HOTEL because of their speed which was pivoted carriages and eight machine out. and every precaution has been barely equal to that of the more or rapid-firing guns. The Torpedo taken to ensure the proper strength powerful Cruiser of the First Class, Lakes Entrance — Victoria armament consists of ten tubes, with the greatest lightness." these Scouts were unsatisfactory. one forward and one aft. each firing TFIIS Class of Ship was. however, Members Hollindar in a fore and aft direction above the When the war with Russia useful for many other duties in con- water, two on each broadside under appeared imminent in 1885 (it call in tor a Cool Beer with Mine Host LANCE nection with the protection and cover of the poop or forecastle, and never eventuated) the question of WESCOTT destroying of commerce, visitation one on each broadside in the open increasing Naval Power in Austra- and search of Merchant Vessels, and part of the middle of the ship. There lasian Waters was to be taken up Telephone: 551202 service in the Colonies. Engineering were also two underwater tubes, one seriously. The ARCHER Class Torpedo on each side. The protection Admiral Tryon was of the opinion Cruiser may be regarded as one of afforded to the guns and torpedo that the colonies must be prepared the forerunners of the modern tubes is partly by means of a shield against:— Scout Cruisers. The Hull was of over the rear of the guns or torpedo Pty Ltd 1. Possible attack by a small Kindly sponsored by extremely light construction and tubes to protect the men firing, and squadron of Ironclads. unprotected, the armament was partly by means of plating one inch 2. Bombardments of cities. SWIFT relatively heavy, consisting of six 6 thick on the ship's side. The ship her- 3. Destruction of trade and with it inch Breech Loading Guns and eight self relies upon her very extensive 2 CARAWA AVENUE the recuperative power of the SERVICE STATION above-water and two underwater system of subdivisions for her pro- country for years. RESERVOIR Torpedo Tubes. tection. the part near the waterline (R. J. Donaghey and Staff) in particular being minutely 4. Demands on cities for bullion, This ship was somewhat unusual stores and coal. m being a Torpedo Cruiser, a vessel divided. The coal bunkers are also 2 QUEENSBRIDGE STREET Telephone: 460 1466 built to utilise the newly invented arranged to give protection to the Admiral Tryon stated the SOUTH MELBOURNE Whitehead Locomotive Torpedo. boilers, engines and magazines, and Admiralty considered the most The design was not a great success, the whole of the vital parts are suitable vessels for the proposed Telephone: 613343 being rather too small for the covered by a watertight deck, a little service were vessels of the ARCHER armament, and not a good sea boat. below the waterline. Class and also fast sea-going The ARCHER Type Ship was des- Torpedo Vessels. In their Lordships' The vessel has very strong steer- cribed in the "Times" of December opinion, five ARCHERS and two sea- ing gear, placed under the water and 24. 1885- going Torpedo Vessels would in a acting on a rudder of nearly 100 "This vessel is the first of the six time of war with the Imperial Kindly sponsored by square feet of area. It is expected Squadron on the Station give a very vessels of the Scout Class which that the time to turn a complete were contracted for in May of this fair offensive and defensive CAMPUS FASHIONS circle with both screws going ahead, protection. year to be built for the Admiralty. will be as little as four minutes, and A. Lewis Er These vessels were given to Messrs HMS ARCHER took part in the PTY LTD that the diameter of the circle will Naval Manoeuvres in 1888. She was Thomson as the result of a com- not exceed 300 yards. With one Makers ot Tennage Fashions and Young Maternity the inshore vessel of the second line petition into which 38 firms were screw going ahead and the other Wear of the blockade of the western side invited to engage. The ARCHER is astern, the time will be about the Co Pty Ltd City and Suburban Stores 225 feet long between her perpen- of Bereshaven in south-west Ireland same but the circle will naturally be where she was attacked by three diculars or about 240 feet overall. much less. The amount of coal CAMPUS FASHIONS PTY LTD torpedo boats. This was on the night Her beam is 36 feet and her depth 19 which the ARCHER can carry is of 3rd-4th August, and in the opinion For all your Timber Require- 75 FLINDERS LANE. MELBOURNE feet. Her displacement tonnage is sufficient to drive her at 10 knot 1630 tons in what is called her of the Committee HMS ARCHER was Telephone: 63 9281 speed for 7000 nautical miles or for ments and Builders' Hardware lost. normal sea-going condition, or 1810 about 2500 nautical miles at full tons when fully equipped with all the speed. The opinion on the behaviour and coals and stores she can carry. sea-going qualities of. or the defects Cnr JASPER ROAD and The speed of the vessel is expected The vessel has two complete in. the ARCHER Class ships as Best wishes from by the Admiralty to be more than decks, the upper and the lower. She obtained from the reports of the LEWIS STREET 16'i knots: her builders judging by also has a poop and forecastle deck, Admiral in Command of the Squad- ORMOND, VIC, 3204 Royal Exchange Hotel the exceedingly successful results each about 50 feet long, between ron to which they were attached. of the speed trials of the SCOUT, are which is a high bulwark forming a Six of the ARCHER Class were looking forward to nearly 18 knots in hammock netting and giving the Drop in for a Cool Beer — Bistro Lunches and employed during the manoeuvres. this vessel. She is propelled by twin vessel an unbroken sheerline from Telephone: 58 5916,581155 Dinners Served Daily — First Class The Officers lately in command of screws, and has engines of 4000 indi- stem to stern. The bow is formed Accommodation these vessels report that, from the After Hours: 58 8161 cated horsepower. The boilers are with a -shaped stem above the limited experience gained as to their 94 PRINCES HIGHWAY four in number and of the Navy water and a projecting ram below behaviour and sea-going qualities, Type, having tubes in the ends of the the water. The stern is formed like an Open Saturday they appeared to be good sea-boats, TRARALGON furnaces: the total weight of the ordinary merchant ship's, and the but would not keep their speed in a machinery is 350 tons, a weight 7.30 am to 11.30 am Telephone: 74 2110 appearance' of the vessel is very head sea. and. owing to the great which in an ordinary merchant yacht-like which is somewhat weight in the bows, they pitch steamer's machinery would only be unusual in warships. Her rig is to be heavily.

Page Twenty-six THE NAVY November/December/January, 1973/ Nmmfc»i/P«ea«n>ir/JmMiry, 197V74 THE NAVY They are quick rollers, and conse- In the report given to the Editor of points, and afford a much-needed quently unsteady gun-platforms. the "Times" on these Manoeuvres opportunity of training for They are all handy vessels and Observations, the ARCHER engineers and firemen. I would not It is reported, unanimously, that Class section was as follows: "The recommend additional vessels of the the armament is too heavy, and con- ARCHERS, eight in number, were ARCHER type. sequently the vessels are "crank . represented in the recent mobili- HMS ARCHER was on the China that the weights on the forecastle sation by six vessels. They sit well on Station in 1894 During her time on are too great, and the forecastle the water. End on to the wind, they this station she went to Korea where itself is not strong enough for the ride the sea with easy motion. They the Japanese Troops had insulted weight it has to bear of the RACOON, are powerfully armed: they have the British Consul-General and his the only vessel ol the class which good coal endurance, and a high family. Commander R W. S Rogers, appears to have experienced speed on the measured mile It has the Captain of HMS ARCHER, anything like a heavy sea. it is been objected that we have deemed it wise to land an armed reported that on one occasion, when attempted too much within the party of 30 men to protect the going 10 or 11 knots against a limits laid down lor displacement, Consul-General from further insults Courtesy Imperial War Museum. London moderate swell, a sea was taken that we have carried reductions of by the Japanese Troops after a onboard which carried away every- weight too lar in hulls and engines, formal apology was made. The Superheater gave an economy thing moveable on the forecastle, and that the ships are overloaded had a 25ft Montagu Whaler and a successfully driven off •he SMS of about 10% at full speed. 15% at broke in the fore-hatch, which was with armament and overcrowded On September 7 1900 HMS 134ft dinghy STRASSBURG. the Destroyers low power, the engine rooms were battened down, tore away the iron with men. It would be easy lo reduce ARCHER (Commander J P During the First World War. HMS formed up on the damaged HMS drier and more free from vapour as stanchions supporting the fore- the weight of armament by sub- Rolleston) sailed from Sheerness to ARCHER served with the Grand Fleet ARETHUSA to screen her as she con- the leakage with superheated steam castle. and the beams were bent stituting 4 inch for 6 inch guns. relieve her sister ship HMS MOHAWK until October. 1916 During this tinued on her way home at 10 knots, was less than with saturated, the down three inches. on the Australasian Station. HMS period she saw action in the Battle of her maximum speed turbines could be warmed up more It is more difficult to devise a ARCHER sailed via the Heligoland. It was in this action that It would seem that the weights for- quickly and with less risk of priming. HMS ARCHER from October. 1916 remedy for the shortcomings of the arriving in Sydney on November 14. HMS ARCHER won her Battle ward are too great for vessels with until August. 1917 operated from ARCHER Class under steam It would 1900 The trials of HMS ARCHER were Honours. such lines, and this naturally causes obviously be unreasonable to rely run in a gale. Force 7 to 9. that is. the Devonport and from September. The ship stayed on the Aus- HMS ARCHER was a member of the them to pitch heavily. The bower on a speed at sea equal to that wind velocity was from 28 to 47 1917 until the end of the war she tralasian Station until she started 1st Division of the 1st Destroyer anchors ^opear to be stowed attained on the measured mile The knots. These ships were more served in the Mediterranean where her homeward voyage on December Flotilla, this Flotilla was led by unnecessarily far forward, and the Admiralty tables point out that not strongly built with high forecastles she was attached to the Aegean 5. 1903 arriving in Plymouth on Captain Blunt in the spare anchor is before them again more than about two-thirds ol the in order to maintain full speed in Squadron. February 23. 1904 then proceeding HMS FEARLESS (on the port side): each anchor full power developed under fixed and heavy seas to Sheerness arriving there on HMS ARCHER was sold to Ward. weighs 40 cwt. and the cat davits 25 most favourable conditions can be Their armament was 2-4 inch On August 28. 1914. a British light February 24. 1904 Rainham on May 9. 1921 cwt each: the two 6 inch guns, with expected in continuous steaming at Breech Loading MK VIII guns on PV cruiser HMS ARETHUSA was their mountings, weigh a little over sea. The measured mile power and HMS ARCHER was sold to For- mountings, each gun had 120 damaged by a German Warship SMS 25'? tons. Thus over 34 tons of dead speed is a standard performance, rester. Swansea on April 4. 1905. rounds of ammunition, two 12 STRASSBURG m an early action in HMS ARCHER (1941 1946) weight are carried on the forecastle absolutely identical for all ships of pounder 12 cwt Quick Firing Guns on the Battle of Heligoland On the Type: Escort Carrier The Committee are of the opinion war. and is needed by shipbuilders HMS ARCHER (19111921) PVI mountings, each gun had 100 second clash between these two Displacement: 9000 Tons that much of this weight "in the and engineers for comparison of Type: Destroyer. rounds of ammunition, two 21 inch ships. HMS ARCHER in company Builder: Sun Shipbuilding Yard. eyes' of the ship should be reduced, form and proportions The Displacement: 775 Tons Torpedo Tubes mounted singularly with HM Destroyers ACHERON. Chester. Pennsylvania and suggest that the "bowers" ARCHERS could work at sea with two- Builder: Yarrow Cost 103.642 and four 21 inch torpedoes were ATTACK and HIND swept down close should be stowed further aft. the thirds of their extreme power, or pounds'. carried. The projectiles carried to the SMS STRASSBURG As they Launched: December 14. 1939 spare anchor removed to a position even more. if. like mail steamers, Launched: October 21 1911 were:— passed they fired their torpedoes at Armament: Three 4 inch. Fifteen her. forcing her to turn away. 20mm A A near the mainmast, and that the two they made definite runs at an Armament: Two 4 inch. Two 12 4 inch — 72 common shells. 168 6 inch guns on the forecastle should unchanging speed. What tries the pounders. Two 21 inch Torpedo Aircraft: Fifteen (9 Swordfish. 819 lyddite. 28 practice. Although, by her turn, she be replaced by 5 inch, by which latter boilers is to lie still or crawl about Tubes. Squadron — 6 Martlets. 892 12 pounder — 60 common shells. succeeded in evading the torpedoes, means alone a saving of over 15 tons with banked fires, and then make a Dimensions: Length 240ft Breadth Squadron). 140 lyddite. 20 practice. she was no longer willing to face the would be effected. rush at full speed. The ordinary work 25ft 6ms Dimensions: Length 469ft Breadth This class of ship was the first to be Destroyer attacks and disappeared in the engine-room of a man-of-war Complement: 72 66ft They submit that the proposal to fitted with a 20ft motor boat, also into the haze at high speed. Having substitute 5 inch for 6 inch guns is a poor preparation for a sudden Complement: 555. This ship was built by the Yarrow throughout is. in view of the and excessive strain on men and Shipbuilding Yards on the Clyde "crank" nature of these vessels, as machinery It is when the utmost River in Scotland. reported by their late captains, effort is called for that the disad- worthy of the most serious con- vantages are felt of the want of that HMS ARCHER was one of the "V sideration. ample space and good ventilation Class Destroyers, all told there were The observations of Admiral Sir which are easily afforded in a 23 in this class. Arthur Hood of the report of the merchant ship, where there are fewer compartments, and where This ship had three Yarrow Boilers, ARCHER Class is as follows: "I quite each with a pressure of 250lbs per concur in the view that these vessels there is no necessity to keep machinery below the water line. square inch powering Brown-Curtis are too heavily weighted forward, Turbines on two shafts. The SHP was and should have preferred the sub- It is a question whether even under 18.537 which gave the ARCHER a stitution of 5 inch guns for 6 inch, the new regulations, the trials of speed of 30.31 knots on her trials one pilot-house instead of two. and ships are sufficiently severe before whereas her designed speed was 28 the anchors, especially the sheet they are passed into the service. A knots. The two ships of this class anchor, stowed further aft: they are voyage at full speed to Gibraltar and built by Yarrow. ARCHER being one. handy vessels with very fair speed, back for Cruisers of the ARCHER had an improved type of Steam and will be useful on foreign Class would discover many weak Superheater. stations."

Page Twenty-eight THE NAVY November/December/ January, 1973/74 November/December/January, 1973/74 boat, which was seen to be down by Command. The Battle began when a scrapped at New Orleans in March. the head, and as fumes rose from U-Boat on the surface moving 1962 her and oil spread out on the towards the convoy, was sighted by It should be noted that several of surface, the crew began to pour out one of HMS ARCHER s aircraft, was the Passenger Liners now serving onto the deck The Swordfish attacked with depth charges and Australia have distinguished war signalled to them to surrender, and forced to dive, so that it was unable records. the men hurriedly abandoned ship, to get into attacking range The next One of them. Sitmar Line's jumping into the sea As they swam morning a submerged U-Boat was was once a World War II Air- away the U-Boat suddenly rolled attacked by another naval aircraft, craft Carrier with the Royal Navy over to port and sank by the bows. many miles from the convoy, and The survivors of her crew were was probably destroyed. There were FAIRSKY began its sea life as an picked up by the destroyer HMS several such incidents Later, American Liberty Ship carrying ESCAPADE The whole action lasted another naval aircraft attacked a U- cargo In December 1942. it was about ?0 minutes, and HMS Boat on the surface 15 miles from transformed into an Escort Carrier ESCAPADE picked up 13 survivors the convoy and destroyed it. leaving of the ARCHER Class including the one and only surviving its company in the sea to be picked Then named USS BARNES, it was officer Lieutenant H Schauffel (U- up by HMS ESCAPADE After this lent to the Royal Navy and renamed Boat's crew approximately 65) past incident the U-Boats had had HMS ATTACKER At one time during This attack by rockets was made enough and the convoy was her wartime career HMS ATTACKER only seven months after the first unmolested from then on was commanded by the late Rear HMS ARCHER was originally built only .four other British-built Escort The invasion of North Africa took Swordfish experimental firing The This communique was about the Admiral H G Farncomb. CB. DSO. as the Merchant Ship MORMA Carriers became fully operational place on November 8. 1942 and on D- rockets were fired in pairs, and were action described previously on the MVO. RAN Sitmar bought the ship in CLAND She was commissioned during the war The Ministry of War Day plus five HMS ARCHER arrived arranged in series of fours under sinking of U-752 1957 into the Royal Navy on November 17. Transport was both to release the off the coast with an additional 35 each wmg. giving the aircraft that From May. 1943 to July the same 1941 large fast ships of the type required Army Fighters which she flew off to Christmas Tree effect which so year HMS ARCHER covered three HMS ARCHER S for conversions, apparently not fully Port Lyautey. Four of these P40's The most numerous type of Air- much horrified aerodynamical Trans Atlantic convoys and made AIRCRAFT craft Carrier to see action with the appreciating what subsequent crashed on landing purists one Anti-Submarine sweep United States Navy and the Royal events were to prove, namely that HMS ARCHER (Captain J I Robert On July 4 1943 a joint announce- As mentioned previously HMS Fairey Swordfish (819 Navy was the Escort Carrier, con- the saving of Merchant Shipping son RN) |omed the Battle of the ment by the Admiralty and Air ARCHER was unfortunately Squadron) under close Carrier Escort would Atlantic in May. 1943 and on the verted from Merchant Hulls, Ministry described a two day battle plagued by machinery defects Uninspiring to look at. this some- complete, under construction or have fully justified the sacrifice of 23rd of the same month a Swordfish against a pack ot U Boats in Mid- throughout her brief career and was the freight-carrying capacity of of her 819 Squadron became the what uncouth biplane was respon- adapted from the keel up. The con- Atlantic by convoy escorts which reduced to Care and Maintenance in sible for some of the finest and most versions. simple at first, became those ships converted to the Escort first aircraft to sink a U-Boat with included the Escort Carrier HMS October. 1943. after just one more Carrier role. rockets. U-752 being the victim. telling actions in the air war as it more complex and sophisticated as ARCHER carrying Swordfish and Atlantic Anti-Submarine sweep developed during 1940 It was the Three of her Swordfish had been the war progressed and the disad- Thus is was that the bulk of the Martlets One U Boat was destroyed HMS ARCHER was handed over to chief striking force in the action by fitted with the rockets before she left vantages of the early ships'became Escort Carriers to serve with the •or certain and the announcement Messrs Alfred Holt as the Merchant- the Fleet Air Arm against the Italian port with this convoy apparent. Royal Navy were built in the United reported the probable destruction man EMPIRE LAGAN on March 15. Fleet at Taranto on the night of Although ^he concept of such con- States, where the prototype CVE. A Swordfish piloted by 21 year-old of a second and damage to several 1945 and returned to the United November 11 and 12 It was used for versions dated back to the early LONG ISLAND had entered service Sub-Lieutenant H Horrocks RNVR more Close air cover was also pro- States Navy on January 8. 1946 Her attacks on enemy positions at the thirties, when the Naval Staff were shortly before Pearl Harbour An had gone 15 miles from the carrier vided at the beginning of the con- name was changed to ANNA SALEN time of the Norwegian and Low considering means of augmenting almost identical sister. ARCHER, was when he sighted a U-Boat on the voy s passage by the Canadian in 1949 then changed to TASMANIA Countries campaigns And it may be carrier strength in the event of war. ordered for the Royal Navy, together surface, presumably proceeding on Eastern Air Command, and in the in 1955 and finally to UNION said to have proved itself as a the first "Auxiliary" Carrier did not with four other vessels which one engine and charging her later stages by the Coastal RELIANCE in 1961 She was finally valuable weight carrier for all kinds commence operations until differed from her only in displace- batteries with the other. Fortunately September. 1941. a full two years ment and propulsion details. All there was considerable low cloud, after the outbreak of war. An ex- were diesel-powered and had a and making full use of this as cover German prize. EMPRESS AUDACI1Y wooden flight deck with just one lift, the Swordfish was able to make a (ex HANOVER) was fitted with the serving a hangar which occupied surprise attack on the submarine, barest essentials for the operation of approximately half the length of the immediately scoring a disabling hit. half-a-dozen Fighters and in ship One CVE. CHARGER, was The U-Boat was apparently so the course of just four months of retained by the United States Navy damaged that notwithstanding convoy escort on the Gibraltar run. for training, but the other four repeated attempts to dive to safety, HMS AUDACITY demonstrated the vessels began operations with the she was unable to do so. Giving up value of continuous daylight air Royal Navy during 1942. The first to the attempt, her next move was to cover for the protection of Merchant see action was HMS AVENGER with a man her guns and open fire on the Ships in convoy. In addition to the North Russian Convoy in September. patrolling Swordfish. which destruction of several shadowers. 1942 and the other two ships of her promptly called up a Martlet Fighter her aircraft sighted and drove down class joined her for the invasion of from HMS ARCHER The Martlett. several U-boats, which would other- North Africa in the following piloted by a New Zealander. Sub-Lieu- wise have been able to reach an November HMS ARCHER was tenant W. G. Bowles. RNZNVR. dived attacking position — an example of plagued with machinery defects and on the enemy with her guns blazing, the negative side of Anti-Submarine saw only brief operational service on killing the U-Boat Captain on the success. Trade Protection in the summer of bridge, several men of the gun 1943. crews, and scattering the remainder, Despite the success of this small who rushed back into the sub- fighter carrier, which enjoyed primi- The diesel engines of HMS ARCHER marine. The Swordfish then made tive operating conditions only developed 9000 bhp and gave her a another attack on the now listing paralleled by those in the MAC Ships. speed of 17 knots.

November/December/January, 1973/74 November/December/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Thirty THE NAVY Page Thirty-one of naval purposes It is a normally extensive operations in the Pacific, Patrolling is important to a braced biplane of metal con- was used in the British Fleet Air Arm country's security and safety. And it struction with the wings fabric where it was known as the Martlet is also important to guard against covered, and it is able to carry either There were slight differences in the intrusions into fishing waters. a load of bombs, a single torpedo (18 equipment of the plane in the two The 20 Attack Class Patrol Boats inch), which is slung between the services, but in other respects they are the ships to which much of this divided undercarriage legs, or were identical task falls At present, they are rockets. A single-seat Carrier-borne fighter deployed around the Australian This carrier-based Torpedo-Spot all metal stressed-skm construction, Coast and in Papua-New Guinea. built by the Gruman Aircraft ter-Reconnaissance Aircraft had a Five of the Patrol Boats are based crew of three for reconnaissance, or Engineering Corporation, at Manus Island, and they are crewed 1967 and commissioned into the two tor operational strikes and was Bethpage. Long Island. NY. the 1.350rpm. HMAS ARCHER has mander T. R. Vasey. VRD. RANR. on by sailors recruited largely from the Royal Australian Navy on May 15. built by the Fairey Aviation Co Ltd. Martlet was powered by a 1200 hp attained the speed of 24.9 knots. Its behalf of the Sydney Port Division mainland and Islands of Papua and 1968. under the command of Lieu- Hayes. Middlesex Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp R1830 construction is a steel hull and from Rear Admiral G. J. B. Crabb New Guinea. tenant A. V. Home. RAN. The Swordfish was powered by a 86 engine aluminium superstructure. CBE. DSO. RAN 750 hp Bristol Pegasus XXX 9 Despite their size, the ships carry a Dimensions: Span 38ft Length wide range of equipment. Included She is powered by two Paxman 16 cylinder radial air-cooled engine HMAS ARCHER was commis- Since being commissioned as a 28ft llins. Height 9ft 2'jins: Wing is high definition navigation radar. cylinder YJCM Diesels capable of pro- driving a Fairey type 3 blade airscrew sioned into the Royal Australian Training Ship for the Royal Aus- Area 260 sq ft HF and UHF radio equipment, gyro ducing in excess of 3.000 horse- Dimensions: Span 45ft 6ins (folded Naval Reserve on November 9. 1968 tralian Naval Reserve HMAS ARCHER Weight: Empty 4 649lbs Loaded and magnetic compasses and echo power. driving twin screws and 17ft 3ms) Length 36ft 4ins: Height at HMAS WATERHEN The ship was has been used continuously in an 6. lOOlbs sounder They are armed with a giving the ship a speed of 21 knots at 12ft 10ms..Wing Area 607 sq ft accepted by Lieutenant-Com- extensive training programme. Performance: Maximum speed 40'60mm Bofor gun. machine guns Weight: Empty 5.200lbs loaded 330 mph at 19 500ft. 290 mph at sea and light automatic weapons. 9.250lbs level Cruising speed 297 mph at They have proved their versatility Performance: Maximum Speed 19.500ft: Climb 3.300tt per minute and usefulness by acting in support 139 mph at 4.750ft: Cruising Speed Range 1.150 miles: Service ceiling 104 129 mph at 5.000ft Climb. 10 28.00011 of the Royal Australian Navy's minutes to 5.000ft: Range. 456 miles surveying ship HMAS MORESBY with normal fuel and one 16101b Armament: Six 0 50 cal'bre during survey operations. This has' torpedo: Maximum range for recon- machine guns in the wings. resulted in a significant increase in naissance with no bomb load and HMAS MORESBY s output extra fuel (236 gals) 1030 miles: HMAS Archer (1968) The Patrol Boats are fully air con- Service ceiling 10.700ft Type: Attack Class Patrol Boat ditioned and there is sufficient Armament: One fixed, Displacement: 140 Tons. freezer space on board to provide synchronised Vickers gun forward Builder: Walkers Ltd. Mary- crews with quality food, even while at and one Lewis Vickers "K" gun aft. borough. Queensland sea for extended periods. The ships Provision for one 18 inch 16101b Launched: December 2. 1967 have many facilities of their larger torpedo or one 15001b mine below sister ships to make the crew Dimensions: Length 107ft o/a: the fuselage or 1500lbs of bombs comfortable. 100ft w/l: Breadth 20ft: Depth 7ft composed of:— The 20 boats were built by Queens- 6ins. (a) two 500lb bombs below the land Contractors, with the first fuselage and two 2501b bombs below Armament: One 40 60 Bofor Gun. being commissioned in November. the wings, or two 0.5 Browning Machine Guns, one 1967. (b) 5001b below the fuselage and 2 inch Rocket Flare Launcher. HMAS ARCHER is one of these two 5001b bombs oelow the wings, or Complement: 19 (3 Officers. 16 Attack Class Patrol Boats and she is eight 601b rocket proiectiles below Sailors). the first ship in the Royal Australian the wings Patrolling Australia's 12.000 miles Navy to bear this name. She was Gruman F4F-6-Martlet (892 of coastline is a mammoth task. The built by Walkers Ltd. Maryborough. Squadron) task grows when Australian res- Queensland at a cost of SA800.000 This American Carrier-borne ponsibility for Papuan and New HMAS ARCHER was laid down in fighterplane which had taken part in Guinean waters is added.. July. 1967. launched on December 2.

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November/December/January, 1973/7* THE NAVY Page Thirty-seven THE NAVY November/December/January. lt* Page Thirty-six In recent years, there has been a SLAM is a compact, self-contained Missile guidance is on the line-of- strong accent on the use of sub- space-stabilised launcher, aimer and sight radio command principle marines in the prime role of sub- tracker system based on Short Bros' already in proven service with many marine killer, and their weapon man-portable Blowpipe missile navies in Short's Seacat. SLAM A submarine systems have tended to become designed primarily for military use. The ability to use the weapon down specialised for this purpose. By its It is under naval development by to a very short range is imparted by ability to move in three dimensions Vickers. for close-range defence and the automatic gathering system and so take advantage of oceano- attack against helicopters, fixed- which employs flare-sensing to bring launched air-flight missile system logical conditions, the submarine wing aircraft and surface vessels, the missile ontc the line of sight. can operate in hostile waters with and due to go to sea this year. This facility is switched out at a fixed the minimum risk of revealing its time from launch when the system Originally conceived in the marine presence. Also it can detect shipping reverts to visual tracking. ^ ^ | By WILLIAM CHARLES COLVIN, PSc. | at long range. field for submarine applications, either for installation in new con- The warhead of Blowpipe is pri- struction or as retrofit — with the marily of the blast type, but has an With the appearance of the heli- Oberon' -class particularly in mind, armour piercing capability. Impact The requirement for a submarine launched airflight missile has copter as one of the most popular SLAM is equally well-suited for and short-range proximity fuses are anti-submarine weapons it is been known for some years now but it is worth restating requirements inclusion in the weapon outfit of carried in the nose of the missile necessary to give the submarine small craft such as fast patrol boats, Blowpipe comes in a canister for such a system. weapons system an anti-aircraft hydrofoils and hovercraft which provides protection and a capability, in addition to its other sealed environment for the missile, roles of engaging surface skimmers, The basic missile. Blowpipe, is a as well as containing the transmitter either in offensive action or self supersonic, close-range (up to aerial and firing initiator The defence, and to policing action in 3.000yds) weapon of simple but Vickers launcher carries six Blow- peace or small local wars, where effective design which, in its sealed pipe missiles clustered round a forcing ships to stop for examination canister, has a maintenance-free life watertight enclosure housing a TV is one example of six years camera, missile control equipment. OBWJ

SLAM SEA TRIALS I Initial SLAM sea trials were undertaken during October. 1972 from an "A" class I submarine. For the purpose of these trials, the launcher assembly and prevsure tesseJ I were Inatalled within a special housing fitted to the frost of the snhaMriae fin. I Normally, as with the Oberoa and 500 ton class submarines, the SLAM assembly is I entirely

A bote: Submarine application, showing the SLAM launcher on its mast emerging from its pressure »essd. The associated controls are manned bv one operator. SLAM ma> also be controlled by the Vickers TIOS system where fitted.

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• Vinyl Tiles 0 Cushion Vinyl * Carpets " Polyflor Vinyls • Sanding • Polishing" Curtaining" Wallpapers and gyro sub-system tor launcher the next: no countdown period or amplifier of this type a significant stabilisation. checkout is necessary reduction in cost can be made in the A Complete Range of Armstrong-Nylex Products In the original marine design pro- Six rounds give an adequate capa control system of the launcher Its jection. which was related to the bility for most engagements and application to-other systems in the "Oberon'-class submarine. SLAM reloading can be readily carried out control field is under investigation PO BOX 895 CAIRNS can be installed in two mam ways; in at a convenient quiet period either conception the launcher is This procedure will not alter sig- Particular problems have heen Telephone: 511403, 511433 retractable into a pressure vessel to nificantly in surface applications posed in pressure vessel manu- ensure integrity when the vessel is although the overall design problem facture using aluminium, but this Flooring Specialists of the North dived The submarine need not differs in three main ways: unit is now complete and entering surface to fire its missiles and the the system test phase The problem retractable launcher ensures that (a) Surface craft motions, par of providing positive action switches there is no degradation of under- ticularly those of hovercraft and on the hatch and locking bolts of the water performance fast patrol boats, are faster and pressure vessel has been overcome more complex; The launcher can be fitted in place using a unique design developed in (b) Surface craft are more of the radar mast as a clip-on"' conjunction with Honeywell FOR FUTURE CONTRACTING SPECIFY ^ vulnerable to attack from low-flying, installation which is particularly Switches, and it is hoped that the high speed aircraft presenting suited for submarines having a spin off data can be applied to other further missile guidance problems; multi-role fleet application which do switch applications in the deep sea (c) No pressure vessel structure is Falkiner Chains not always call for a SLAM capaoility. environment, in which Vickers are required on surface craft, hence heavily involved Alternatively a permanent fit can lighter installations, all important be achieved by mounting the on smaller craft, are possible. launcher in place of the ECM mast SPECIFICATIONS Pty. Limited with other suitable provision made The SLAM system is designed on (Submarine-launched version) the modular principle so that differ- for retaining ECM capability Environment Wind up to 37 km/h ing requirements can be accommo- The operating sequence, in a (20 knots) Wave impingement up to Who are Proud to be Associated with the dated without major redesign. It can submarine installation is simple: 2930 kg/m? (600 lb/ft?) be as easily retrofitted to existing ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (1) The target is detected by radar. Temperature 0 deg C to 55 deg C. craft as integrated with new con- ECM. passive sonar or visually Water pressure, without pressure in their Works Programmes struction. through the search periscope: vessel protection 7000 kg/m2 (10 Suppliers of ... (2) Bearing information is fed to. The pre-production SLAM unit is lb/in?) Sea state up to State 4 launcher and operator currently undergoing system tests Shock: Designed to meet shock at Barrow in preparation for e MOORING CHAINS AND BRIDLES (3) The launcher mast is raised levels laid down by the British and automatically aligned in guidance firings at a UK range. Some Ministry of Defence (Navy). azimuth, the search periscope can interesting development work is Vibration: Designed to meet For Further Information, write to: be released for other duties: being carried out in conjunction Defence Specifications DEF 133 (4) Operator seeks target elevation with UMIST (University of Man- Section N2 MR. A. ROBERTSON and tracks target on TV display: chester Institute of Science anc? Ship motion: Roll rates up to ± 10 (5) Missile is fired and gathered Technology) on the servo control deg in 6sec. FALKINER CHAINS side where use has been made of automatically on line-of-sight prior Tracking rate: lOdeg/sec. recent advances in high current PTY. LTD. to manual guidance: Slewing rate. 40 deg/sec switching transistors to produce a (6) Operator guides missile onto Training angle: ± 360 deg. class D servo amplifier for the THYNNE ROAD, MORNINGSIDE, BRISBANE target by joystick control. Elevation angle>10 deg + 90 deg. Once the first target is accounted control of both launcher motors. It is 99-1122 PHONE 99-1122 hoped that by producing an IKW Accuracy: Spatial pointing for. the weapon can be moved on to accuracy of ± deg.

November/December/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Forty-one Page Forty THE NAVY November/December/January, The weather was mainly hot and hydrated and slowly resumed their clear except for a brief rainsquall on normal physiological functions. the first night, accompanied by 30- Morale remained high throughout knot winds. the four days and overall the men They then had to endure choppy withstood the ordeal well Periscope on \ uslralia seas for the next 12 hours It will be some time before the Naval Board Appointment The 24-hour post trial phase began formal analysis of the trials data will on September 18. and the men re- be completed. Captain M. P Reed will become Chief of Naval Technical Services on L (jromnn I January 22. 1974. on the retirement f of Rear Admiral B. W Mussared. Captain Reed will be promoted Rear Admiral on taking up his appoint- SI71 OF ment. Darwin and mine clearance The United States delegation was Rimpac Exercise led by Rear Admiral Billy D Holder. • • • operations in the area. Survival Trials Successful Three Australian vessels. HMA The ship was paid off in December. Director of Strategic Plans and IS VWY Ships MELBOURNE BRISBANE and 1945. having steamed some 117.000 Policy Division. Office of the Chief of The arduous raft survival trials for STUART, together with long-range miles on war service. Naval Operations and the Australian team by the Deputy Chief of Naval the Defence Department in Darwin maritime patrol aircraft from No 11 Until 1971. when declared for (ItlUS Staff. Rear Admiral H D Stevenson, Harbour have been successfully Squadron RAAF. participated in a disposal, the rendered now Chief of Naval Staff completed and the 55 sailors and four-nation exercise named RIMPAC useful service as an immobolised 73 m the Hawaiian Islands area from soldiers who took part have now Crew size of the Navy's the fleet. During the next AM training vessel at Flinders Naval returned to their normal duties. September 10-21 Depot. Victoria. newest and most modern des- months, the Litton division will pre- The tests were held for the Armed RIMPAC 73 ( rim of the Pacific") Visit by troyer escort ships may be pare the overall system designs and was designed to test all phases of Japanese Squadron Forces Food Science Establishment specifications and initiate the detail allied naval operations, including to find a more acceptable survival substantially reduced and design of the automated system. Navy to Navy Talks Vice Admiral J Ishmo. Command- anti-submarine and anti-air ration to replace the water and verbal speed commands The 18-month Phase 2 portion of ing Officer of the Japanese Maritime defensive operations. With USN glucose pack presently used in the programme, which has a total Self-Defence Force Squadron is wel- from the bridge eliminated The talks took place in Canberra service life rafts. Officers of the value of $2.29 million, calls for com- The Australian vessels |Oined 16 comed to Melbourne by Commo- as a result of new auto- during September, and participants Departments of Health. Northern pletion of design fabrication, instal- units of the United States Navy and dore D H D Smyth. Naval Officer in discussed a range of subjects of Territory. Science and Works mation in the engine room. lation. test and evaluation of this vessels/aircraft from Canada and Charge. Victoria (see photograph). practical common interest, assisted Defence Services personnel Litton Industries' Guidance and system, which will automate the New Zealand. The Squadron comprising the des- including plans for development of with the planning and conduct of the Control Systems division. Wood- steam propulsion plant, electrical In all. 24 ships. 20 aircraft and troyer KiKUZUKi and the frigate forces, concepts of operations by trial. land Hills. Calif, is designing a new power plant and auxiliary systems. 14.000 men were involved. KATORI. were in Melbourne for a future ships, comparisons of effec- The men were embarked in five 20- automation system that will make it Installation of the automated ship three-day goodwill visit during tiveness of ship types, the prac- man Naval pattern inflatable life possible to operate the main control system will be performed by Gift of HMAS CASTLEMAINE September, pnor to calling at ticalities of operations with other rafts which were moored offshore in engines and other power plants of National Steel and Shipbuilding Sydney and Darwin More than to the Maritime Trust of forces and each other, coastal a remote part of the harbour. the ships with computers, thereby Company. San Diego, under sub- 10.000 people were shown over the Australia patrolling, the sharing of resources, A shore support camp was set up requiring only half the present-day contract to Litton's Guidance and ships during a one-day public particularly training resources and to make daily medical checks on the engine room personnel. Control Systems division. The Australian Government has inspection in Melbourne given the Bathurst Class mine- personnel exchanges. men during the four-day afloat Litton recently was awarded a The Knox-class escort the Navy is sweeper HMAS CASTLEMAINE to the phase. Their medical condition and $323,000 contract from the Naval constructing is the largest group of Maritime Trust of Australia. Vic- subjective reactions were recorded. Ship Systems Command for Phase 1 destroyer-type ships built to the toria. No food or water was given on the of a two-part programme to design same design by the United States The decision was taken in the light first day but on subsequent days and develop a modified engineering since the end of World War II. These of the aim of the Trust to establish a each man received 125gms (4oz) of plant system for one of the Navy's ships have a full load displacement Maritime Museum for Victoria to a new variety of glucose — a caramel DE-1052 Knox-class destroyer of 4.100 tons, and a speed in excess preserve and exhibit items of his- fudge confection — and 500mls (1 escort ships. There are 46 of these of 27 knots. The ships have been torical interest on ships and the sea. pint) of water. ships in service or oesignated for built by three private US shipyards. .The Government considered it appropriate that the CASTLEMAINE — because of its association with Best wishes and a welcome to all Naval Personnel from Kindly sponsored by Victoria — should be included in the the proposed Museum. HMAS CASTLEMAINE built by the Noske Flour Mills Pty Ltd Melbourne Harbour Trust at PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL (M—rteS—itry. Prop.) Flour millers, stock and poultry feed Williamstown. was launched in 1941 manufacturers by Dame Pattie Menzies. The ship is Air Conditioned Steak Bar Smorgasbords Mon. to one of the last remaining of the 60 Sat. Lunches and Diriiei 5 Modern Decor built in Australia in World MARY TERRACE War II and named after local cities BUS STOP 39 MURRAY BRIDGE, SA, S253 and towns FORT ROAD She had a most impressive war QUEENSTOWN, S.A. Telephone: Murray Bridge 32 2422 record. 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THE NAVY Nov#mb#r/D«cemb«r/J«miary. 1973/74 November/December/ January. 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Forty-three Page Forty-two BELGIAN ANTI- SUBMARINE ESCORTS The Ideal Christmas Gift Another major export order, worth nearly 300,000 pneumatic signals. pounds sterling including spares, has been won by the 2. Use of power demand levers instead of proportional (speed pro- Controls Division of Vosper Thornycroft. The contract has portional to setting) levers. Each been secured against stiff competition, and follows a year's lever is spring-biased to a central negotiation. detent position corresponding to Vosper Thornycroft will supply pro- and developed system was pro- unchanging power: power changes pulsion machinery control systems duced for the Mark 7 frigate (Libya) are demanded by movement of the for four ASM (Anti-submarine) Recent orders for six Vosper Thorny- lever forward or aft of centre. The escort ships being built for the croft Mark 10 CODOG frigates for sense of the demand reverses as the Belgian Force Navale The warships, Brazil gave an opportunity for the zero power position is passed. The to be built by Cockerills (Antwerp) Controls Division to up-date the signals initiated by the lever are con- and Boelswerf NV (Temse) for com- system to incorporate the latest verted to control terms for engine missioning in 1976-78. will incor- technological advances. The Belgian speed and propeller pitch in an elec- porate CODOG (combined diesel or controls will be based on those for tronic control unit An advantage of H AU.t r.T, XEZSZA COST, ON?; ONeVe^ """" gas turbine) twin screw propulsion; the Mark 10 frigates. this type of control lever over the pro- portional type is that it simplifies in each ship one diesel will drive its As it is a requirement to design the ete the changenver from one remote respective shaft or a single gas control system for the ASM F.scort editor*!!°rSl P-ided below. The control station to another. turbine can drive both shafts. Gas ships to achieve optimum ship your friendMhat the magazine comet "*a gtft^ornYOlT maga*'ne * ad"Se turbines will be Rolls-Royce manoeuvring performance within 3. A modular form of packing Olympus. Cockerills Seraing will the design limitations of the engineered in accordance with the supply the diesels. and the control- machinery and transmission Versatile Console System (VCS) lable pitch propellers will come system, hybrid computer simulation concept. Each module is responsible from the Dutch firm. Lips NV. The of the ship and propulsion system for a specific control task and is inde- vessels, each of about 2.000 tons dis- will be carried out to derive the pendent of other modules, except placenent. will be used to essential controlling parameters, under engine changeover condition, strengthen NATO's maritime and to investigate different control so that withdrawal of a particular defences under the Channel Com- schemes which would enable these module has a minimal effect upon Gift Subscription Form j mand. parameters to be met. the system. The basic design for the control 4. Use of potentiometers as input TO The Editor. | Features of the system include:— devices. Modern high precision systems will be that developed by "The Navy" Magazine, | Vosper Thornycroft over a decade of 1. A hybrid design utilising the types are used, resulting in a simple Box C178, Clarence Street Post Office, ! controlling their own high- advantages of solid state elec- system of high reliability at a com- SYDNEY, New South Wales, 2000, Australia. I technology combined propulsion tronics for signal processing with paratively low price warships In 1966. a comprehen- pneumatics for the actuating media 5. Built-in test facilities. A solid

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Page Forty-tour THE NAVY November/December/January, 1973/74 November/December/January, 1973/74 Page Forty-five I i As in previous years, the United submarine helicopters and surface form that was not expected by States Section differs in layout from to surface missiles, and capable of people who had come to think of that used for other nations. This is 80 knots. These vessels are still in battle fleets as the fundamental regrettable, as it makes an the early design stage, with factor in war at sea. There has been a otherwise superb section (compiled prototype construction envisaged great production of naval historical by Mr Norman Polmar) difficult to for the second half of this decade. literature for this period, but it read in conjunction with the rest of The section demonstrates that consists almost entirely of detailed the book. Surface fighting vessels patrol craft have their uses, but they accounts of particular battles, wars continue to be broken into three do not provide the answer to some and episodes. Unfortunately, there separate sections — surface politicians" quest for defence are very few serviceable short combatants, ocean escorts, and without paying for it. histories or practical handbooks on gunfire support ships. One wonders Apart from one or two new names, the development of modern naval how our own VAMPIRE and VEN- the United Kingdom Section warfare. DETTA would be classified. The new provides no new information about For these reasons Mr Padfield's silhouette system, described above, new types of ship planned. The book is very useful. It consists of a has not been adopted in the United Through Deck Cruiser INVINCIBLE survey of battleship warfare, States Section. Useful features of the is listed, of course, but with only one beginning with developments in the US Section include an indication of Again in the context of Australia's change in technical data provided. early nineteenth century and ending The New Jane Useful additions are a brief listing which ships are in operational geographical region, sections for Only eight of the small Type 21 with the sinking of the giant of ships deleted at the beginning of service, descriptions of the strategic Jane's Fighting Ship*. 1973-74. some navies are in need of revision. frigates are to be built, with the Japanese in the Second each national section, and an index and tactical thinking behind new Edited by Captain J. E. Moore. RN That for Pakistan does not include Royal Navy envisaging the 3000 ton World War. It is an all round history, by class of ship. The numerical ship types, and simple (so far as (Retd). Published by Sampson Low the six small submarines ordered Type 22 (first ship to be ordered this which includes discussions of naval summary of strengths of individual such things can be) descriptions of Marston & Co Ltd, London. from Italy, nor the four Type 12 year) as its next long term basic architecture, gunnery, fleet maritime forces, with its tendency to electronic navigational, operations be misleading because of its frigates to be acquired from Britain. escort design. actions, the politics and economics Reviewed by: A. W. Grazebrook, and weapons control systems. simplicity, remains. The Indian section has omitted the In summary. Australian readers of war. and the hopes, fears and Federal Deputy Vice-President, The two additional "Foxtrot" type sub- will find the 1973-74 Jane's a superb ambitions of naval men. Mr Padfield Navy League of Australia. Turning to the United States ships A major improvement is the marines now under construction. themselves, a feature of con- publication with which to examine is moderate in his praise or blame of The arrival of the new Janes grouping, by individual country, of The Thai section omits a photo- siderable interest to Australians will the trends in warship design and individuals, but very enthusiastic in Fighting Ships is an annual event the naval aircraft and missiles graph of their new 1500 ton frigate be the increased speed of the patrol tactical capability of the leading and using all available source material. awaited with pleasurable antici- section. This will be a great asset (armed with depth charges!). The frigate (shown as 28 knots this year, self supporting naval powers. A He digests, in his story, archives in pation by this, and many other, when considering the relative section applicable to the Imperial as compared with 25 knots in last thorough annual updating of the the Public Record Office and enthusiasts. This year's book, with maritime strength of individual Iranian Navy makes only brief year's edition). This is a feature of a sections applicable to our maritime memoirs of political leaders like the retirement of Ray Blackman nations. reference to the further substantial type, still in the design stage, that neighbours, most of whom are Lloyd George, of Admirals like Tirpitz from the Editorship after over expenditure planned for new naval may well make the PF a realistic increasing greatly their naval and of lower-deck historians like L. This year s Jane's covers a wide twenty years, and his succession by construction. The Australian candidate for the RAN's escort strength, would be very welcome, Yexley and Seaman Stumpf. But he and increasingly complex subject Captain John Moore. RN retired, Section shows the eight new landing replacement programme. The and make the book much more never loses his way. His story has a exceptionally well, with its usual promised to be an exceptional event. craft as building, although the first United States escort force continues useful. beginning in technology, continues crop of new photographs, its ship (BALIKPAPAN) was completed with theories of warfare associated A number of changes were to rise m average age. with a Finally, this reviewer cannot close updated ships" data, and the eighteen months before the book with Makan. and ends inevitably with apparent at once. The practice of manifest need to replace older without reference to the price. standard layout introduced by Ray was published. the development of submarines drawing all silhouettes to one scale, vessels at a much greater rate. It is Although the book is available in Mel- Blackman to such advantage, some and aircraft. He introduces at the beginning of each national The Chinese Section gives details, envisaged that twelve patrol frigates bourne at just under $45. this writer years ago. The book makes the study interesting personalities, such as section, has been discontinued in including a photograph, of the new will be built per annum, to a class arranged by mail, with a United of its complex subject as simple and Percy Scott, the pioneer in modern favour of drawings to varying scales 3.500 ton ocean going escorts they total of 50. None of the SPRUANCE Kingdom retailer, to import a copy absorbing as possible. gunnery, and Tirpitz. the tactful and designed to present broadside are constructing or have con- Class have yet been launched. The by surface mail at $26.24 post paid. last of the KNOX Class destroyer Books enter Australia duty free. " cunning creator of the German elevations of smaller vessels in a way Australia's own DDL appears in structed. The already substantial escorts will be completed shortly, Navy. Above all. he stresses the which permits presentation of a some detail, for the first and only (31) ocean going submarine force leading to an unavoidable gap of importance of training, morale, larger, amount of detail and use for time. It is for the study of trends in continues to grow. The Section several years during which no new seamanship and courage recognition purposes The drawings escort size and design throughout shows clearly that China is develop- The Battleship escorts will be completed are included with individual ship the world that many Australian ing into a "blue-water"" power Era classes, and are often much more Drawings of the new aircraft readers of Jane's will find the book The Sea Control Ships are still only Tlw Samara! Affair informative than the available carrier KIEV, complete with angled By PETER PADFIELD most interesting. Politically incon- in the design stage, but details listed photographs deck and heavy missile armament •» ARTHUR BEHREND venient though it may be. it is an are of particular interest in view of Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. for'ard. are a maior feature of the indisputable fact that serious naval this type s candidacy as a replace- London. 1972. Extensively illus- Published by Eyre Methuen. Whilst this new approach to excellent Russian Section of the silhouettes has the disadvantage of powers, with large (and often also ment for HMAS MELBOURNE trated. 321 pages including glossary. London. 1973.191 p*M. small) coastlines are concentrating book. Photographs of the new ten being useless for assessing the Price in Australia. $8.65. Our copy supplied by Hicks Smith on new escort vessels of more than thousand ton cruiser NIKOLAYEV are The Patrol Ships and Craft Section, Our copy supplied by Hicks Smith relative size of ships, the old system another maior "scoop". As with 4 Son* Pty Ltd. 101 Kent Street meant that some silhouettes were three thousand tons. Air defence and with its full details of not only the A Sons Pty Ltd. 301 Kant Street. anti-submarine weapons systems, other Russian ships, accommo- ships and craft but also their advan- Sydney. far too small to permit practical use dation standards appear to have effective against modern aircraft tages and limitations, will be of Reviewed by Lieutenant Com- ftevtawod by GoMoo. A number of block silhouettes (as been sacrificed in favour of higher and conventionally powered sub- particular interest to Australian mander B. R. Nietd, RANR (Retd). per 1914 et seq editions), again to weapon pay load. The Editor is to be Tucked innocuously away on the marines. are no! mounted in smaller readers. The US Navy sees the small The great technical changes that varying scales, are included by type complimented upon the compre- inside upper rear flyleat of this ships. Argentina. Brazil, the Nether- (220 ton 40 knot) hydrofoil boats as took place in warships between the in one multinational section for hensive nature of this Section, for book's dust tacket is the confir- lands. France. Italy. China and suitable for sheltered waters only. Napoleonic Wars and the First World recognition purposes. On the whole, the preparation of which obtaining mation of that which I thought was others are examples of medium For ocean or sea going work, the US War were both spectacular and the change is an improvement, par- details and photographs must be too obvious to be true: insofar that sized naval powers who have recog- Navy has plans for vessels of 2000 bewildering Then, in the Second ticularly the elevations included extremely difficult. the author of fhis excellent tale of with each ship class. nised this fact. tons gross, armed with anti- World War. naval warfare took a maritime conspiracy is an ex-

Novembar/Dacember/January, 1971/74 I *ovamber/Decembar/January. 1*73/74 Page Forty-six THE NAVY THE NAVY Paga Forty seven 1- member of the Mersey Docks and instructional films and books are cannot help but hark back to the Harbour Board and the Pilotage given a fictional or distinctly Introduction and speculate, despite CHANGE OF ADDRESS Committee, and is also the ex- narrative cast in order that their an elaborate disclaimer to the Senior Partner of a family shipping message may be more readily under- contrary, whether or not the entire firm In relating with some veracity a stood and absorbed. It is less usual incident contains more than a Important node* to Subscriber* to "Tha Navy" and FoNoot of tha Navy complex situation such as that for the reverse to occur albeit for the modicum of truth. LMfua of Australia. found here, a good working know- same reasons: however this is This book encompasses a subject It would be helpful to the Editor. Federal Secretary and Pott Offlco H you would kindly complete the ledge of police methods and court almost exactly what Arthur Behrend not often touched upon in fiction form pro»td«d Mow prior to movlnf from the postal address registered with the Navy Laagua, thereby procedure is almost mandatory and has done. His tale is a skilfully woven and its reviewer was greatly enuring that 'Tha Navy" reaches you on Urn*. Fallows of tha Navy League should also advise thek in this respect the author has used tapestry comprising unequal quan- impressed by its overall excellence. Divisional Sacratary of any change In status or postal address. very effectively the help willingly tities of third-person narrative, inter- Because of undoubted background given him by members of the Con- personal dialogue, combined with authenticity, its incidental instruc- TaareKMra. stabulary courtroom-style straight reporting. tional value cannot be overlooked The story concerns a 7.000 ton The whole effect is one of sur- and it is for reasons such as these ship, the SAMARAI. which ran prising authenticity and in fact, as that I heartily recommend this aground during transit of the long, the book draws to a close, one easily digested work of fiction(?). NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS narrow approach channel to the Port of Liverpool and. after breaking her back, became a total loss. The To: The Editor, obvious question is. how did this The Grand Hotel "The Navy" magazine. happen? The weather was good with Box CI78. Clarence Street Post Office. 4 no fog: no other ship was within a Invites All Members to Drop in for a Cool Beer Sydney. N.S.W. 2000, Australia. mile of her. and she had a First Class Mersey Pilot on the bridge Was it Friendly Service Always Assured (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY) negligence on the part of the ship s Mr. Master or her crew? Perhaps an ill- 270 MAROONDAH HIGHWAY Name: Mrs. ludged manoeuvring instruction HEALESVILLE Miss given by the Pilot caused the quarter- Rank master to ppt her on the hard. Or was it a straightforward case of\ Telephone: 059-62 4003 Present address: barratry? Many documentary and I will be moving from the above postal address on

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HMS PROTEA. a dual purpose deep ocean auney ship, is a laCer »erslou of the |B)M|upei^^Utleij| "Hecla" class design. ANNUAL REPORT A dozen very special ships of the Royal Navy with highly sophisticated equipment designed to save lives and generally smooth the path of mariners The most significant event, since the last Annual Report, suited to the requirements of their everywhere are on patrol throughout the world. HYDRA has her Pacific surveys in The surveying vessels of the British available to the International Hydro has been the gazettal of the transfer from the joint control of particular area. the Solomons, while coastal vessels ' Navy's Hydrographic Department graphic Organisation based ir the Australian Sea Cadet Corps to total RAN responsibility The Queensland Division Is con- FOX and FAWN will soon be in the gather the information which goes . Its job is to co-ordinate the for the units, now named the Naval Reserve Cadets. sidering some action to assist RAN into highly detailed charts produced work of all countries engaged in Leeward Islands region of the under-graduate officers at the Caribbean. for mariners by the Hydrographic hydrography and make the results Executive Council approval of the University of Queensland, and available Dept of Services and Property at Department at Taunton. Western SHARED KNOW-HOW leasing of buildings erected by the $6,300. Townsville may be interested in England EARTH S CRUST Territorial Branches has now been liaison with the James Cook Univer- Britain has built up over the last It all began a century ago when The ocean survey ships, in addition received but so far the money for 2. Towntvllle Territorial Branch sity. University Liaison Officers have century the reputation for being the HMS CHALLENGER set off on a to bristling with echo sounders and payment to Branches has not been built the HQ for TS Coral Sea. These been appointed by the Naval Board world's foremost charting authority. round-the-world lourney of dis- radio fixing aids, are armed with 35- made available. This concludes premises have been valued at to some Universities, but as yet Nobody pretends it's a reputation covery which laid the foundations of foot surveying boats and Wasp heli- nearly fifty years of joint admini- SI 1.500 there is not a requirement for one at the country wants to lose, but it is modern oceanography copters. Their tasks? Measuring stration in Australia and twenty 3 Machay Territorial Branch built James Cook. more than prepared to share it. This key voyage took more than variations in gravity, the earth's years in Queensland. the HQ for TS Pioneer. These In July. I was invited to an imagina- An increasing number of nations three years, but it was another 20 magnetic field and the temperature The current enquiry into the CMF premises have been valued at tive Symposium on "The RAN and — Malaysia, for example — are before the resul's were available An and salinity of seawater Seismic and Army Cadet Corps does not $27,540. the Environment" organised by the setting up their own hydrographic impressive achievement by the observations and core samples involve the Naval Reserve Cadets at 4. Rockhampton Territorial Royal Australian Navy and the departments and to the Royal Naval standards of the age. but it wouldn't reveal the structure of the earth s present and the future effect can University of New South Wales on hydrographic school at Plymouth Branch has obtained a lease from do now .crust Cameras show what is happen- only be surmised. The ASCC campus. Speakers from each organi- go students from countries needing the Rockhampton Harbour Board. Today's survey ships — vessels ing on the seabed and immediate emphasis on a "nautical youth sation presented special aspects to equip their own people with the This area includes some sheds. So such as HECLA. HECATA and HYDRA substrata movement" will be continued by the with impressive virtuosity. Over one latest charting know-how. These far no construction has taken place. — go out to survey the oceans All of which is designed to prevent RAN. and it could be that the other hundred RAN and civilians attended countries have so far included the 5. Bundaberg Territorial Branch stuffed with data logging computer, accidents But hydrographers Cadet Forces will adopt much of and I regret that our finances will not Netherlands. Denmark. Norway. built the HQ for TS Bundaberg. satellite navigation systems and accept that they do happen and they what the Navy League have pract'sed permit a similar meeting in Queens- Malaysia. New Zealand. Kenya. These premises have been valued at oceanographic winches for the have a lot of useful machinery for many years. land. Indonesia and South Africa. $16,000 Tenders have been called deepest seawater analysis. tucked away in a Whitehall building It should be interesting to inform for the planned second stage of this The Navy Day Dinner will be held in Australia is about to open its own ?o deal with it. Branches and members of the way in building. Brisbane on October 4 at the United VAST AREAS school and there are regular Radio navigation warning equip- which ASCC units have been raised 6 South Coast Territorial Branch Service Club and our guest speaker exchanges from Plymouth with Aus- A spokesman for the Hydro- ment is there to warn of possible and supported during past years. built the HQ for TS Tyalgum. These will be Mr Manfred Cross. MP. tralia and New Zealand. graphic Department emphasises: disaster for others when a ship runs The following account is generally premises have been valued at Member for Brisbane and Chairman At one time hydrographers were " There are still vast areas of water aground It can issue shortwave accurate and shows the variety of $21,550 of the Party Committee on Defence. regarded as specialist but faintly which are completely uncharted, warnings either on nearby coasts or schemes that operate throughout 7. The "Paluma Committee'" is not From time to time the Queensland obscure offshoots of the navy whose particularly in areas of the Far East way out m the Atlantic. Australia. part of the Navy League but has co- Division receives material of interest exact function remained mysterious. like the Solomons and FIJI The "This is the glamorous side of our NSW: operated closely with it. Their from private sources. This merits ocean survey ships are in there, job and the sort of thing that gets in The Hydrographic Department A mixture of Service Clubs. Local premises, the HQ of TS Paluma are copying and sending to Branches. either producing charts giving com- the headlines." says the man from these days is rather different — and Authorities and Navy League. valued at $15,300. When finance is available an attempt pletely new information or updating the Hydrographic Department has $3 million to prove it. That was Victoria and Tasmania: 8. TS Gayundah has always been will be made by this Division to existing ones. "But what is less publicised is the the total spent on Navy-produced Mainly Navy League of Australia. housed, and supported by HMAS distribute suitable items. vital routine work. This is constant books and charts throughout the Even in relatively wel! knowr. areas SA: Moreton but while a unit of the ASCC Lieutenant Commander A. A. surveying of tides and weather in world last year. like the Atlantic there is still plenty of Navy League of Australia but all was helped by the Navy League. In a Andrews. MBE. who served as certain locations. work to be done. The Hydrography Department NRC buildings have been provided similar fashion. TS Magnus, though Federal Secretary for many years 'Modern manners, particularly "One of the biggest menaces to reports that publications were by the Australian Government housed in premises provided by the has retired, and his successor will ones in charge of the modern giant any mariner is sand waves. Every bought by scientific bodies through- without cost to the South Australian School was helped by the Queens- probably be Lieut V. Dimmit RANVR tankers, must have absolutely up-to- seaside holidaymaker has seen out the world, including amateurs. Division. land Division of the Navy League. of Melbourne. This nomination has date situation reports on the state of them — ripples on the sand when the WA: not yet been confirmed but it is Hydrography is going to be with us As a result of twenty years of effort the waters they will navigate. The tide goes out — but the ones our All Navy League of Australia. logical to have the President and the as long as there are seas and ships to the Queensland Division has been most common risk is. of course, ships deal with are far out and magni- Some Divisions have "closed" Secretary in the same Division. sail on them. Surveys were once able to turn over to the RAN seven running aground. We exist to fied a thousand times. units, supported by Scnools. and of confined to remote corners of the units, including TS Magnus, in a I will be overseas from early eliminate the risk." " They can be up to 30 feet high. these TS Magnus, at CEGS East world — quite adequate when going condition and. with the September till the middle of It's our job to pinpoint on charts Brisbane, has been one of the most The Hydrographic Department shipping passed far offshore. Paluma Committee, property in the November. 1973. and the Divisional which analyses and publishes the where they're likely to happen." successful. vicinity of $100,000 affairs will be conducted by the Vice- Now with new ports and harbours Queensland: material gathered by the survey All this work is done most of the My previous reports have stressed President and the Hon Secretary. ships, prides itself on a completely year round by ocean vessels, coastal being developed to exploit natural 1 Cairns Territorial 8ranch built the need for each Branch to Colonel P. V. 0. Fleming. global outlook. ships and inshore survey boats — a resources still more detailed surveys the HQ for TS Endeavour. Their continue its support for the Naval A H. ROBERTSON. The Department's findings are dozen altogether. and larger scale charts are needed'. premises have been valued by the Reserve Cadets in the manner most President. November/December/January, 1973/74 Page Fifty THE NAVY November/December/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Pag« Fifty-one TIRED OF TV? SPEEDOMETER ADULT GAMES Screenwiper Service Pty Ltd Speedometer Metric Conversion — Dashboard and Marine For two players or solitaire, these Historical Instruments — Agents tor Stewart Warner & Smiths Instruments Games of Skill (which include war games actually — Presslite Windscreen Wiper Equipment — Flexible Controls and Cables — AC Holden Instruments made to Specification or Sample played at West Point) will give you hours of enjoyment as you relive, experience and explore 280 MT ALEXANDER ROAD military history. 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November/December/January, 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Fifty-three Page Fifty-two THE NAVY November/Dec ember/January. 1973/ cation to the State Government for 1. with a special cargo for Naval TASMANIA a non-repayable loan. Reserve Cadets of TS (Training Ship) Ulverstone SeaCadets SBLT Doug Gardner has resigned VENDETTA based in Coffs Harbour. Want New HQ and is moving to Victoria. The delivery run was included in a The following Chief Petty Officers Ulverstone sea cadets want to training cruise up the NSW North have been promoted to Sub-Lieut:— Coast by HMAS ARCHER which is build a new headquarters, costing at T Jones. TS EMU. least S25.000. manned by Reserve personnel J Holliday.TS MERSEY. carrying out weekend training. And they have applied to the M Chaffey. TS DERWENT Ulverstone Council for the land on All promotions to date 1/7/73. ARCHER transported two. 10 foot which to do so. sailing for TS VENDETTA LONSDALE Trophy by Commodore Cadets from TS EMU. LEVEN. The land they want, however, is MERSEY and YORK visited HMAS which was formed earlier this year. SEA CADET INTERNATIONAL RIFLE COMPETITION 1972 Dacre H D Smyth. Naval OMicer in controlled by the Devonport Marine Charge. Victoria TS LATROBE. from OVENS at Burnie whilst they Board and their application should attended a weekend training camp Standings Canadian Results Yallourn victoria, received the have gone to the Board, its meeting at MERSEY on July 6. 7 and 8. Also Sea Training — 1st Place Britain 1 RCSCC Amphion. Nanaimo. BC award (see photograph) tor being was told recently 2nd Place Sweden 2 RCSCC Athabaskan. Fort Saskatchewan Alta the most improved Cadet unit in cadets of EMU visited the USS HMAS VENDETTA The Board learned of the cadets' KILAUEA at Burnie. This vessel is an 3rd Place Canada 3 RCSCC Kamloops. K.imloops. BC Victoria intentions after receiving a copy of a Three officers and 29 Naval 4th Place New Zealand 4 RCSCC Bicknell. Richmond BC 18.000 ton ammunitions ship Reserve Cadets from TS (Training letter from Mr R Ashton. secretary normally operating off Vietnam. The 5th Place Australia 5 RCSCC Captain Vancouver. Vancouver BC of the Navy League of Australia. Ship) VENDETTA. Coffs Harbour, ship was in Port from Friday 20 to arrived in Sydney during August, to Ulverstone Branch to the Council Tuesday 24 July. Commodore Dacre H D Smyth. Mr Ashton said the existing naval spend 10 days on board the unit s Naval Officer in Charge. Victoria, Northern and coastal units held a reserve cadet headquarters namesake, the Daring Class VICTORIA inspects the Naval Reserve Cadet Dinner at Burnie on 11/8/73 CANADA adjacent to the Ulverstone Rowing destroyer HMAS VENDETTA Honour Guard at HMAS LONSDALE Officers from all Tasmanian units TS VENDETTA, commanded by Lieutenant B F Gregory RANVR Club had been declared unsatis- ANNUAL MEETING in Port Melbourne This gathering of attended Lieutenant (Cadet) D G Drysdale. the Commanding Officer of TS factory for training purposes by the NRC members was one of the largest LEVEN are now busy preparing commissioned on January 1 this It was Annual Meeting time again LATROBE is presented with the Director of Naval Reserves and preliminary sketches for draughts- Cadets (Capt D Martin). year and has 39 cadets, aged 14 to for the National Council of The Navy men for a new headquarters to 18 League of Canada This year the However, the three sites Mr Ashton replace the existing ramshackle had indicated would be best were The Naval Reserve Cadets, admini- Meeting was held in Victoria. BC. building which is proving impossible stered by the Royal Australian Navy, March 29 and 30 administered by the marine board to maintain. and not the council, the Board's is a voluntary organisation which Among other business, the gives technical sea training to boys members reviewed the programmes Master Warden (Mr J. A. G. O Dea) said NEW SOUTH WALES and introduces them to the Navy of the Sea Cadets. Navy League and merchant services Cadets and Wrenettes over the past " That area may be required for use RANR Patrol Boat Visits by small craft in years to come The Cadets on board HMAS VENDETTA year Policies concerning the Corps Coffs Harbour underwent special sea training and were established for the ensuing cadets could even become a danger to navigation in the port " The Royal Australian Naval worked alongside regular sailors to year learn the daily routine of the Navy's The meeting decided to inform the Reserve Patrol Boat HMAS ARCHER The strength figures for the past visited Coffs Harbour on September most modern specialised gunship year showed that the Wrenettes' Ulverstone Council that the Board would agree to a conference between numbers had increased by 15*0. This Kindly sponsored by the increase offset the slight drop in the all interested parties on the Sea Cadet and Navy League Cadet proposals WAHROOGA numbers The actual figures — Around the Tasmanian PRIVATE HOSPITAL Sea Cadets 1.087 Officers. 9.743 Division 53 BAY ROAD Cadets 179 Corps By A. J. LEE Navy League Cadets 370 Officers. SANDRINGHAM TS DERWENT expect soor to 3.726 Cadets 84 Corps Telephone: 98 4638 announce details of their appli- Navy League Wrenettes 180 Offi- cers. 1.517 Wrenettes 54 Corps (with 3 more in the process of forming). Kindly sponsored by ever held in Melbourne More than 100 lads were on hand to witness a Colour presentation to the Cadets. Norman G. Clark (Aust) Pty Ltd The colours were presented to the Navy by the Navy Leaguers, the youngest members of the Navy Manufacturers of "Air Champ" Brakes League Commodore Smyth then Distributors of "Sabre" Saw Chains presented the colours to Lieutenant (Cadets) Joe Dows of TS VOYAGER from Nelson Place. Williamstown 278 BARKLY STREET, BRUNSWICK (see photograph) TS VOVAGER was awarded the new colours for being Telephones: 38 9241 or 38 5191 the best Cadet unit in Victori?

November/December/January. 1973/74 THE NAVY Page Flfty-five Join the NAVAL RESERVE CADETS

If you are between the ages of 13 and 18 years:

The Naval Reserve Cadets are ad the normal duties and activities of general sporting activities and other ministered by the Australian Naval the Cadet Corps. If injured while on varied subjects. Board duty. Cadets are considered for Instructional camps are arranged The Naval Reserve Cadets provide payment of compensation. for Cadets and they are also given for the spiritual, social and educa- Parades are held on Saturday after- opportunities, whenever possible to tional welfare of boys and to develop noon and certain Units hold an addi- undertake training at sea in ships of in them character, a sense of the Royal Australian Navy. patriotism, self-reliance, citizenship tional parade one night a week. and discipline. The interesting syllabus of training Cadets, if considering a sea career, Uniforms are supplied free of covers a wide sphere and includes are given every assistance to join the charge. seamanship, handling of boats Royal Australian Navy, the Mer- Cadets are required to produce a under sail and power, navigation, cantile Marine or the Royal Aus- certificate from their doctor to con- physical training, rifle shooting, tralian Naval Reserve, but there is no firm they are capable of carrying out signalling, splicing of wire and ropes. compulsion to |Oin these Services.

For further information, please contact the Senior Officer in your State, using the form provided below.

SENIOR OFFICERS,NAVAL RESERVE CADETS: VICTORIA: C/- Room 6. 2nd Floor. 528 Collins Street. NEW SOUTH WALES: Staff Office Cadets. HMAS Watson. Melbourne. 3000. Watsons Bay. NSW. 2030. QUEENSLAND: C/- 39 Pinecroft Street. Camp Hill, TASMANIA: C/- 3 Winmarleigh Street, Taroona. 7006. Queensland, 4152. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: Industry House. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: C/- 182 Coode Street. Como. National Circuit, Barton. 2600. 6152. SOUTH AUSTRALIA: C/- Box 1529M. GPO. Adelaide. NORTHERN TERRITORY: Mrs V. M. Slide. 12 Allen Street. 5001. Fannie Bay. 5790.

TO The Senior Officer. Naval Reserve Cadets. I am interested m joining the Nav; I Reserve Cadets and would be pleased to receive further information.

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