WNAVY • ftfl- iti.i Mjriliair Jou'f Vol. 21 OCTOBER No. 10 j MITCHCLL LIBRARV,! 1 o tiov 1 M.V. "Dunlroon"—10.500 tons CONTENTS i SVD»£V u JJ MELBOURNE STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. ARTICLES: Paga Head Office: 31 KING ST., MELBOURNE Admiralty Policy in Naval Affairs 5 Branches or Agencies Sa* School — R.A.N. Coli«9t Trains the Navy's Future Officars II at all poru Blass This Ship — H.M.A.S. Yarra Launched Managing Agents lor HOBSONS BAY DOCK AND Naw P. I O. linar Canbarra ENGINEERING CO. PTY. LTD. Scianca Aids Tuna Industry Works: Williamsumn, Victoria Australia's "Flying" Navy — Caraars in Flaat Air Arm HODGE ENGINEERING CO. PTY. LTD. Oil — and tha Rad Dustar Works: Sussex St., Sydney R.A.N. Apprantica Training — Tha Navy Racruits its own and Technicians COCK BURN ENGINEERING PTY. LTD. Australian Coastal Shipping — Melbourne Staamship Co. Works: nines Kd , Fremantle Raport 27 Ship Repairers, etc. Nuclaar Powar 21 FEATURES: Book Reviews 24 Navy Naws 30 FOR SEA CADETS: Into tha Rocks 21 Saa Cadat Activities 23 OIL SERVES OUR NAVY WELU Yes, today every ship in the K.A.N, is powered by oil. Each year Pubfishad by Tha Navy League of Australia. 13 Pitt St.. Sydnay. N.S.W. more than 12 million gallons of petroleum products are used to Circulating throughout R.A.N. Ships and Establishments. maintain the Royal Australian Navy's mobility and fighting power. "Tha Navy" is tha Official Organ of Tha Navy Loagua of Australia and tha Ei*Naval Man's Association (Fodaral). Inserted by the Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia) on behalf of SUBSCRIPTION RATE: 12 issuas post fraa in tha British Commonwealth. 20/ . MARKFTriS COMPANIES REFINING COMPANIES A,.,t-.iion o:1 Refining P'V. Ltd Ampol Pi- a-m Lim '-d H. C Sl^q" L mitad Copias of all photographs publishad may ba obtainad diract from B? Roflnnfy •'a^al Lim.tod Photo Salas, Sydnay Morning Harald. -1. CAPSTAN i O Company P'y. Ltd A'l«ntK Unit" O ' C -"Da*1* P». S-oil R^xlnq (Australia) f' I'd L*d. c wi'l of A..-fa Octobor. ItSI llmitad BP Austra 1 i:mit«d S'andafd Va. u .m Re<i"."q Co Vacu.m O Company P'. L'd. Da" / | A vai.al Ply. Ltd. Ca'ie- O ' (Australiel P'v. Ltd THE NAVY UEACUi THE FOUNDATIONS OF SEA POWER OF AUSTRALIA IMMEDIATE READINESS-NAVAL POLICY PATRON: EA power Is "that form of national strength which enables Its His Excellency The Governor-General. S possessor to send his armies and commerce across those FIRST LORD stretches of sea and ocean which lie between his country or the FEDERAL COUNCIL: President: Rear Admiral H. A. TELLS ADMIRALTY'S country of his allies, and those territories to which he needs Showers. C.B.E. (Retd.). access in war; and to prevent his enemy from doing the same." Deputy President: Cdr. R. A. Nettle- VIEWS ON THE "The needs of sea power are not confined to the number of ford. D.S.C.. V.R.D.. R.A.N.R. fighting ships in existence and readiness at the beginning of a Secretary: Comdr. R. P. Mlddleton. ROYAL NAVY'S ROLE war. but also to an extensive and efficient shipbuilding industry, O.B.E. fully provided with the raw materials of its work both to replace New South Wales Division: losses and to meet the demands upon sea power which invariably Patron: His Excellency The Governor HORTLY belore he left and inevitably Increase as war proceeds." of New South Wales. England recently on his — Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond President: Rear Admiral H. A. S Showers, C.BJ3. visit to Australia, the First Lord Secretary: Comdr. R. P. Mlddleton, O.B.E. of the Admiralty, the Earl of Hon. Treasurer: F. E. Trigg. Esq. Selkirk, replied to a debate in Victorian Division: the House of Lords in which Patron: His Excellency The Governor the Earl ol Cork and Orrery of Victoria. President: Captain J. P. Williams. contended that selling and O.B.E. scrapping of ships of the Secretary: H. E. Touzel. 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. Reserve Fleet was, under pre- vailing conditions, becoming a South Australian Division: BOYS! Patron: His Excellency The Governor national danger. Having dras- of South Australia. tically reduced the conventional President: Surgeon-Comdr. R. P. Matters (Retd.). _ ... Navy and not yet having "the This is your chance lo lake a part in Australia's ever-developing Hon. Sec.: Lieut. Cmdr. D.A.J. Lil- start of a nuclear Navy," they llcrapp. V.R.D., R.A.N.R. (Retd.). Naval Programme and learn an interesting and useful trade. 19 Fulham Park Drive. Fulham were in the position of falling Gardens. S.A. between two stools. Tasmanian Division: Patron: Vice Admiral Sir Guy Wyatt. NAVAL K.BJ5.. C.B.. R.N. (Retd.). In his reply, the First Lord President: W. E. C. Hodgman. Q.C.. said that the Government was DOCKYARD * Hon."sec.: Comdr. G. E. W. W. Bayly in a diflicult position with a O.B.E.. V.R.D.. R.A.N.VJl. (Retd.). very wide choice of possibilities. 726 Sandy Bay Road. Lower Sandy APPRENTICES Bay. Hobart. They were, for instance, in Western Australian Division: tlanger of Ireing accused either Patron: His Excellency The Governor PARENTS Here Is an opportunity tor your aon to be apprenticed and of preparing for the next war of Western Australia. receive training In all branchea of Naval Repair and Refuting work in in terms of the last, or, alterna- the largest and beat-equipped Naval Yard and Dry Dock In the Southern President: D. W. Brisbane. Esq Hemisphere. Hon. Sec.-Hon. Treas.: K. Olson, tively, of forgetting the lessons Esq.. 62 Blencowe Street. West Leederville. W.A. of the last war altogether. What APPRENTICESHIP ta available at Garden taland Dockyard. Sydney. Queensland Division: they really had to do was to controlled by the Commonwealth Government, undrr caiidmon«_whlch Patron: His Excellency The Governoi will enable "you not only to become an eltlclent tradeaman but give bring experience antl equip- you the opportunity ofr qualifying aa a DraughtsmaDraughtaman In MecnanlcaMechanical or of Queensland. Electrical Engineering, or Ship Conatructlon. The period or apprent ce- President: Comdr. N. S. Plxloy. ment up-to-date: and that was la ror 5 yeara and. aubjeet to aatiafactoiy progreia. •technical M.B.E.. V.R.D., R.A.N.R. (Retd.). ihlp la ror 5 ...year . a and. ., aubjee. I t to aatlifactort~yl r\ ftprogreaa* 1"TV TVS T.\ t technical what they were trying to tlo. College reea will be paid by the Commonwealth Government. Ryan House. Eagle Street. Brisbane. Hon. Sec.: G B. O'Neill. Esq., Box 376E.. G.P.O.. Brisbane. The F'irst Lord continued: RATE? OF PAY ,„ in accordance with the Arbitration Court Award Australian Capital Territory Division: made between the Department and the Trade Unlona. On completion "Our central |x>li<y is to pre- or the Brat year, an additional weekly payment la made, aubjeet to President: His Excellency. G. E. L. aatlafactory progreaa. Three weeks' annual leave and liberal alck leave Alderton. C.M.G. (High Commis- vent war from taking place. are granted, and an allowance la payable to apprentlcea who are sioner for New Zealand). obliged to live away from home owing to dlatance. Hon. Sec.-Hon. Treas.: Comdr. A. D There is nothing new about McLachlan. RAN. (Retd). 49 that: we have always done so; Froggatt Street. Turner. Canberra. ELIGIBILITY Age limit la 15 yeara and under 17 yeara at date of taking A.C.T. Phone: J 2311. but it involves perhaps rather up appointment A aatlafactory paaa at the Intermediate Certificate examination la dealrable. but not eaaentlal. a change ol method. We tlo so AUSTRALIAN SEA CADET COUNCIL: by the united strength ol our- VACANCIES exiat tor the following trade apprentlceahlpa: Fitter and Turner Electrical Fitter and Mechanic. Radio Tradesmen Boilermaker Representatives of the Naval Hoard: selves and our Allies, ami liv Director of Naval Reserves. Capt. and Welder. Shipwright and Boatbullder. Ships Plumber. Painter. the instant readiness of all Moulder Copperamlth. Englneamlth. Motor Mechanic. Sallmaker. Sheet- G. D. Tancred. D.S.C. n.etal Worker*. Jolnera. Patternmaker*. Upholalerera. Comdr. F. R. Jnmes. R.A.N. fortes lor action. I tlo not mean Representatives of The Navy League: Comdr. R. A. Nettlefold. D.S.C.. simply nuclear power alone, but APPLICATION mu,t be made on the form prescribed. For appli- V.R.D.. R.A.N.V.R. all forces ol the Western World. cation lorm and copy ol condition! of entry, apply to your District L. G. Pearson. Esq.: L. Forsythe. Employment Office V, the General Manager. C.arden l.land Dockyard. Esq. For that reason I want to Sydney. Lieut. (8.) F. O. Evans. R.A.N.VJl emphasise the development of Hon Sec.: Comdr. R. P Mlddleton. new construction, rather than OB.E r hrst hard of thr Admiralty. Thi Karl of Selkirk. siM-akinq the maintenance in various in Sydney recently. THE NAVY 4 October. 1951 stages of obsolescence ol our "I now come to the aircrall ands of pounds and would take older ships. carriers, which are really the many months of work to bring origin of this debate. All these it to its original condition: that Reserve Categories were laid down either lielore is, the condition it was in when "1 should like to explain how, or during the war. They simply it was built somewhere in the within the resources which are cannot lie modernised to bring early 'forties.