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FROM CRADLE to GRAVE? the Place of the Aircraft
FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE? The Place of the Aircraft Carrier in Australia's post-war Defence Force Subthesis submitted for the degree of MASTER OF DEFENCE STUDIES at the University College The University of New South Wales Australian Defence Force Academy 1996 by ALLAN DU TOIT ACADEMY LIBRARy UNSW AT ADFA 437104 HMAS Melbourne, 1973. Trackers are parked to port and Skyhawks to starboard Declaration by Candidate I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of a university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgment is made in the text of the thesis. Allan du Toit Canberra, October 1996 Ill Abstract This subthesis sets out to study the place of the aircraft carrier in Australia's post-war defence force. Few changes in naval warfare have been as all embracing as the role played by the aircraft carrier, which is, without doubt, the most impressive, and at the same time the most controversial, manifestation of sea power. From 1948 until 1983 the aircraft carrier formed a significant component of the Australian Defence Force and the place of an aircraft carrier in defence strategy and the force structure seemed relatively secure. Although cost, especially in comparison to, and in competition with, other major defence projects, was probably the major issue in the demise of the aircraft carrier and an organic fixed-wing naval air capability in the Australian Defence Force, cost alone can obscure the ftindamental reordering of Australia's defence posture and strategic thinking, which significantly contributed to the decision not to replace HMAS Melbourne. -
Digital 3D Reconstruction of British 74-Gun Ship-Of-The-Line
DIGITAL 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF BRITISH 74-GUN SHIP-OF-THE-LINE, HMS COLOSSUS, FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PLANS A Thesis by MICHAEL KENNETH LEWIS Submitted to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Chair of Committee, Filipe Castro Committee Members, Chris Dostal Ergun Akleman Head of Department, Darryl De Ruiter May 2021 Major Subject: Anthropology Copyright 2021 Michael Lewis ABSTRACT Virtual reality has created a vast number of solutions for exhibitions and the transfer of knowledge. Space limitations on museum displays and the extensive costs associated with raising and conserving waterlogged archaeological material discourage the development of large projects around the story of a particular shipwreck. There is, however, a way that technology can help overcome the above-mentioned problems and allow museums to provide visitors with information about local, national, and international shipwrecks and their construction. 3D drafting can be used to create 3D models and, in combination with 3D printing, develop exciting learning environments using a shipwreck and its story. This thesis is an attempt at using an 18th century shipwreck and hint at its story and development as a ship type in a particular historical moment, from the conception and construction to its loss, excavation, recording and reconstruction. ii DEDICATION I dedicate my thesis to my family and friends. A special feeling of gratitude to my parents, Ted and Diane Lewis, and to my Aunt, Joan, for all the support that allowed me to follow this childhood dream. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. -
Examined: Archaeological Investigations of the Wrecks of HMS Indefatigable and SMS V4
The Opening and Closing Sequences of the Battle of Jutland 1916 Re- examined: archaeological investigations of the wrecks of HMS Indefatigable and SMS V4 Innes McCartney Bournemouth University, Department of Archaeology, Anthropology and Forensic Science, Fern Barrow, Talbot Campus, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK This paper presents the findings from surveys carried out in 2016 of two wrecks sunk during the Battle of Jutland. The remains of HMS Indefatigable had previously only been partially understood. SMS V4, was found and surveyed for the first time. They represent the first and last ships sunk and allow the timings of the opening and closing of the battle to be established. In the case of HMS Indefatigable, the discovery that the ship broke in two, seemingly unnoticed, substantially revises the narrative of the opening minutes of the battle. Key words: nautical archaeology, battlefield archaeology, conflict archaeology, Battle of Jutland, World War One, Royal Navy. On 31 May 1916, the two most powerful battle-fleets in the world clashed off the coast of Denmark, in what in Britain has become known as the Battle of Jutland. In reality the battle was more of a skirmish from which the German High Seas Fleet, having accidentally run into the British Grand Fleet, was able to extricate itself and escape to base, leaving the British in control of the battlefield. However, in the 16 hours during which this drama played out, 25 ships were sunk, claiming more than 8500 lives. The Grand Fleet suffered 14 of the ships sunk and around 6000 of the lost sailors. More than 5000 of the British dead were lost on five ships that exploded, killing nearly every sailor aboard the ships. -
War in the Balkans, 1991-2002
WAR IN THE BALKANS, 1991-2002 R. Craig Nation August 2003 ***** The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This report is cleared for public release; distribution is unlimited. ***** Comments pertaining to this report are invited and should be forwarded to: Director, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 122 Forbes Ave., Carlisle, PA 17013-5244. Copies of this report may be obtained from the Publications Office by calling (717) 245-4133, FAX (717) 245-3820, or be e-mail at [email protected] ***** Most 1993, 1994, and all later Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) monographs are available on the SSI Homepage for electronic dissemination. SSI’s Homepage address is: http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/ ***** The Strategic Studies Institute publishes a monthly e-mail newsletter to update the national security community on the research of our analysts, recent and forthcoming publications, and upcoming conferences sponsored by the Institute. Each newsletter also provides a strategic commentary by one of our research analysts. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, please let us know by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (717) 245-3133. ISBN 1-58487-134-2 ii CONTENTS Foreword . v Preface . vii Map of the Balkan Region. viii 1. The Balkan Region in World Politics . 1 2. The Balkans in the Short 20th Century . 43 3. The State of War: Slovenia and Croatia, 1991-92. -
Hms Invincible
ROYAL NAVY FLOTILIA VISITS NEW YORK BY RICHARD H. WAGNER (Originally published in The Log, Navy League of the United States, New York Council, Summer 2004) n 1 July 2004, three British Although intended for anti- warships HMS INVINCIBLE submarine duties, INVINCIBLE’S O(RO5), HMS CORNWALL combat experience has been much more (F99), and RFA FORT GEORGE (A like an aircraft carrier’s traditional role. 388) began a six day visit to New York. In 1982, INVINCIBLE sailed with the The three ships were part of an 18-ship British forces that retook the Falkland force that left England on May 6 in order Islands following the Argentine to conduct exercises with U.S. Navy invasion. Although thought by most ships including USS JOHN F. experts to be out-matched, the Sea KENNEDY (CV 67) off the east coast. Harriers acquitted themselves nicely in Before the exercises, INVINCIBLE battles with Argentine air force jets. In (known as “Invince” to her crew) and addition, they provided close support for her escorts paid port calls at Mayport, the ground forces that landed on the Florida and Norfork, Virginia. New islands. More recently, INVINCIBLE York was their final stop before heading has served with distinction in the home and The Log spoke with some of bombing campaign in Bosnia in 1995 the officers and crew at the Passenger and in patrolling the no-fly zone in Iraq Ship Terminal. during 1998 and 1999. INVINCIBLE was originally conceived of as a cruiser that would have a helicopter air-capability. She was to act as the flagship for an antisubmarine warfare group that would operate in the Denmark Straits. -
Diary of Leading Stoker Victor Bethell HMS Gloucester 1916
Diary of Leading Stoker Victor Bethell, HMS Gloucester, 26th April – 5th June 1916 HMS Gloucester was a Town-class light cruiser that took part in the first naval encounter of the war, the chase of the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and the light cruiser SMS Breslau in the Mediterranean, during which she engaged and hit Breslau. In May 1916, she was back in home waters with the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron, part of the Grand Fleet’s Battlecruiser fleet. The extract below covers the Irish Easter Rising and the Battle of Jutland. A Leading Stoker was in charge of a group of stokers, whose job was to shovel coal into the furnaces of a ship’s boilers. Known as the ‘Black Gang’, they did hot, hard work in the bowels of the ship. Wednesday 26th April: At Queenstown. We take onboard 100 Royal Marines and proceed to Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. Thursday 27th April: We arrive at Galway and land the soldiers to stop the Sinn Féin rising. The Irish Police bring aboard five leaders and we held them prisoners. Friday 28th April: Troopship arrives and they land more soldiers. Wednesday 10th May: Still at Galway. HMS Adventure relieves us and we proceed to Queensferry in the Firth of Forth. Friday 12th May: Arrived at Queensferry. Tuesday 30th May: Left Queensferry with the fleet and go full speed for Germany. Wednesday 31st May: At four pm, enemy sighted and our battlecruisers open fire. We were alongside the battlecruisers (HMS Lion flagship) about the moment that HMS Invincible was blown up and sank in a few minutes (she was off the port side of us). -
The Dispatch of Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves to America in 1780 David
A Strategy of Detachments: The Dispatch of Rear-Admiral Thomas Graves to America in 1780 David Syrett Le professeur Syrett offre une critique de ce qu'il nomme la « stratégie des détachements » du conseil de l'Amirauté pendant la guerre d'indépendance américaine. Cet article établit la chronologie de l'envoi de l'amiral Sir Thomas Graves vers l'Amérique, en 1780, de la décision d'envoyer un escadron jusqu 'à l'arrivée de celui-ci à New York. Les délais de son départ forment un bon exemple de « friction en temps de guerre ». Syrett met l'accent sur le fait que les décisions prises à Londres l'étaient toujours en réaction au renseignement plutôt que d'être des initiatives. In the American War, unlike in the other maritime conflicts of the eighteenth century, the British followed mostly a strategy of detachments.' In the Seven Years' and French Revolutionary Wars, a strategy of blockade was employed and attempts were made to bottle up enemy naval forces in European seas. By contrast in the American War squadrons of warships were dispatched across the Atlantic in pursuit of enemy forces proceeding to the Western Hemisphere. Beginning in 1778, when Byron with a squadron of warships chased the French admiral Comte d'Estaing, first to America and then on to the West Indies, down to the Saints campaign of 1782,2 British naval strategy, for the most part, consisted of reacting to French and Spanish initiatives by sending British warships across the Atlantic to counter the movements of enemy squadrons of warships. While the application of such a strategy could prove challenging, its effectiveness could be even more tenuous. -
The Royal Navy and Yapton's Stokers
West Sussex & the Great War Project www.westsussexpast.org.uk The Royal Navy and Yapton’s Stokers The Great War. Volume 9 1917 The Amalgamated Press. Edited by H W Wilson. By Jim (the Barn) Payne © Jim Payne and West Sussex County Council 1 West Sussex & the Great War Project www.westsussexpast.org.uk When most people, myself included, begin to look at the Great War, we tend to read of the great land battles. Ypres, Gallipoli, Verdun or the Somme. Although most will know of the great battles at sea, they do not feature high in the history books in comparison, neither is information so readily available. When I started to research the War Memorial Plaque in St. Mary’s Church Yapton, I hadn’t given a lot of thought to the sailors that had died. We have seven named on the memorial, six of who’m were stokers. This is signified by the prefix K on their service numbers. So, are stokers “just fella’s that threw coal into a furnace? All our boys were regular servicemen, having joined up several years prior to the start of the war. Once they had completed their initial training, parade drill, naval history, housekeeping and rifle drill, they were assigned to His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Victory II. Victory was a land based training establishment for stokers and engine artificers, based in Portsmouth. In 1915, Victory was transferred to Crystal Palace South London, and re-located to Portsmouth at the end of the war. Here they would have to study the “Stokers Manual” a one hundred page book setting out the basics of Boilers, Furnaces, Engines, Turbines and the registering of Temperature, Steam, Oil and Water gauges. -
Four Lessons That the U.S. Navy Must Learn from the Dreadnought Revolution Angus K
Naval War College Review Volume 63 Article 12 Number 4 Autumn 2010 Four Lessons That the U.S. Navy Must Learn from the Dreadnought Revolution Angus K. Ross Follow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review Recommended Citation Ross, Angus K. (2010) "Four Lessons That the U.S. Navy Must Learn from the Dreadnought Revolution," Naval War College Review: Vol. 63 : No. 4 , Article 12. Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol63/iss4/12 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Naval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Color profile: Generic CMYK printer profile Composite Default screen Ross: Four Lessons That the U.S. Navy Must Learn from the Dreadnought R FOUR LESSONS THAT THE U.S. NAVY MUST LEARN FROM THE DREADNOUGHT REVOLUTION Angus K. Ross There is only one thing harder than getting an old idea out of a military mind, and that is to get a new one in. SIR BASIL H. LIDDELL HART our years ago, on 14 June 2006, at a Current Strategy Forum held at the Na- Fval War College, the then Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Mi- chael Mullen, challenged the audience to think about a new strategy for the U.S. Navy.1 Recalling the enthusiasm and fresh thinking that had surrounded the de- velopment of the World War II ORANGE plans against Japan and a later, Cold War, naval strategy, he urged that the time was ripe to take an equally fundamen- tal look at the needs and constraints of the modern age and to codify a possible maritime contribution to emerging national objectives. -
HMS-KENT-Web-Quality-V2.Pdf
HMS KENT AND HER PART IN THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 8th December 1914 HMS KENT AND HER PART IN THE BATTLE OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 8th December 1914 Adrian Beaumont Visitor Assistant and Guide Canterbury Cathedral Archives Written and researched for the Canterbury Cathedral Archives 2013 This document was made for private educational use to add to the knowledge of the monument in Canterbury Cathedral and to respect those who fought and died in the 1914 naval battle of the Falklands. It is not for general publication or distribution. It should be noted therefore that the contents within are from various sources written by Adrian Beaumont with additional material from original sources. Whilst every effort has been to credit, or use out of copyright material. There may be instances where some of the material, whilst on display at various sites and museums, is not out of copyright. Therefore please treat the material within with the good faith that we have tried to respect. Images on pp 19, 20, 21 and 28 copyright the Imperial War Museum Written by Adrian Beaumont 2013 © Set in Melior Designed by Albert Barber INTRODUCTION This document seeks to describe the Battle of the Falkland Islands and the role paid by HMS Kent, but we should also remember that those killed in the battle are not the only men of HMS Kent who died – both in war or in times of peace. We should remember those who died of natural causes; one example being Henry Reginald MANLEY who was born at Bere Ferris, Devon on 23 November 1889. -
Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982
ACLARACION DE www.radarmalvinas.com.ar El presente escrito en PDF es transcripción de la versión para internet del libro BATTLE ATLAS OF THE FALKLANDS WAR 1982 by Land, Sea, and Air de GORDON SMITH, publicado por Ian Allan en 1989, y revisado en 2006 Usted puede acceder al mismo en el sitio www.naval-history.com Ha sido transcripto a PDF y colocado en el sitio del radar Malvinas al sólo efecto de preservarlo como documento histórico y asegurar su acceso en caso de que su archivo o su sitio no continúen en internet, ya que la información que contiene sobre los desplazamientos de los medios británicos y su cronología resultan sumamente útiles como información británica a confrontar al analizar lo expresado en los diferentes informes argentinos. A efectos de preservar los derechos de edición, se puede bajar y guardar para leerlo en pantalla como si fuera un libro prestado por una biblioteca, pero no se puede copiar, editar o imprimir. Copyright © Penarth: Naval–History.Net, 2006, International Journal of Naval History, 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE ATLAS OF THE FALKLANDS WAR 1982 NAVAL-HISTORY.NET GORDON SMITH BATTLE ATLAS of the FALKLANDS WAR 1982 by Land, Sea and Air by Gordon Smith HMS Plymouth, frigate (Courtesy MOD (Navy) PAG Introduction & Original Introduction & Note to 006 Based Notes Internet Page on the Reading notes & abbreviations 008 book People, places, events, forces 012 by Gordon Smith, Argentine 1. Falkland Islands 021 Invasion and British 2. Argentina 022 published by Ian Allan 1989 Response 3. History of Falklands dispute 023 4. South Georgia invasion 025 5.