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—.-,„_-..„ —„„_,_—CMtiulu* wuulil uut I'oiiif onlyfrom beueatfa tho sea. Enemyaircraft would pow « majorthr^nt to convoys, particularlywhen the ships wcrr out of tlirprotective raiiffc of Khorw baxrtltighter*. In SKAT*> excrct-nr"Sen hevil". HII' lIl'flMHM* WHSbased mi earriei'-biirue iiir*« lull. Mitt** MTUUM be u t'urlUerdanger to Australia*i sea lifelines,and would cause havocif laid iu the coastal shippingroutes. In "Sea Devil'\ Tonrlass minesweepers of the typr'teiilft obtained for Australiaibis year were ust»d to clearitlinrnVMs in Manila HHV.. .\*hRealistic TrainingWhile "Sea Devil" washelping to strengthen SEATOdefenee by improving Navalco-operation between sixNavies, ships of the AustralianHeel were benefiting fromrealistic training.In addition to planning andrunning the exercise. Australiacontributed four warships, twoFleet Air Arm squadrons, andan R.A.A.F. maritime squadronThe ships were the aircraftcarrier. 11.MAS. MEL-BOl'RNE, two destroyers,VENDETTA and VOYAGER,ami the anti-submarine frigate.QIEENBOROUOH.an early "kill" against the submarines.The main stage of "SeaDevil" was based on the assumptionthat an aggressorwas invading the Philippinesfrom the north. Tin mbilledNavies of Australia. NewZealand. Pakistan. Thailand.the United Kingdom and theL'nited States had the task ofensuring the safe anil timelyarrival of a convoy in Manila.Throughout the ten days ofthe "war game" phase of thee x c r c i s e . the internationalforce was subjected to attackfrom submarines and aircraft.while a minefield had to becleared before the convoy couldenter Manila Hay.R.A.N. PlannersThe SEATO Task Force wasunder the Command of theFlag Officer Commanding theAustralian Fleet. Rear AdmiralAlan Mc.N'ieoll. From II.M.A.S.23-DAY TAHITIAN CRUISE by ORION'. 24.000 tons.W From Sydney: 24tfc Auqust. To Auckland, oil R.uotunna, PapCCIC (T»hfti>, andSuva (Fiji) Fam from: Cabin Class (219.The K.A.N.'s fianiH't squadronmade a significant contributionto the anti-submarinedefence in the exercise, and theVenom lighter squadron wasbased ashore to act in theenemy role. The R.A.A.F.'s longrange maritime aircraft alsoquickly won respect by scoring8-DAY SEPTEMBER CRUISE by ORSOVA'. 29.000 tout.^. From Sydney: 2ftb September. To Ntumca and Hnvman Island Fares from:WHr«i CfeW €*1; Tmirist Class CM.1S-DAY SPRING CRUISE by ORONSAY', 20.000 tons.JL. From Sydney: 7th October. To Hay man Island via Barm-i Reel. Noumea." Suva and Auckland; passing Norfolk and lord Howe Islands. Fates from:First Class £156: TottrM Cbi«s Ct 15.M-DAY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CRUISE by 'ORIAMA*. 42,000 MM.A From Sydney: 21it December. To Suva, overnight anthorate of? Great R.-mu" Island, thence Auckland. PfctOfl and Howrt. lares from: First Class £1M;tourist Class tilt.12-DAY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CRUISE by ORION', 24,ooo tonsi From Sydney: 23rd December. To New Zealand, s rsillntf Potl Chalmers.^ I.yttelton, Piciun. cruisina In Pclorus Sound, overniyht anchorage at TennvsonInlet Fares from Cabin Class Ct 12: imirisi Class CM.X12-DAY JANUARY CRUISE by ORONSAY'. 20.000 toas.From Sydaty: 14t* Joaaory. Visiiinir Ba> of Islands. Auckland. Hotoarl andMelbourne larc> from: First Class (124: TonriM Chm 191.15-DAY EASTER CRUISE by STRATHMORI'. 23.000 tan).W From Sydney: 11th April. Vhilina Nuku'alofa. thence Suva and Noumea.Fare* from lltl (ont Class oalyi.PtO- ORIENTCumuli any Aitthtvhett Truvel Aftucy.LINESAlways ask for . . .SHELLEY'SFAMOUS DRINKSObtainable from leadingshops and saloonsCORDIAL FACTORYSHELLEY & SONSPTY. LTD.MURRAYSTREETMARRICKVIIXENJ.W.'Phenet LA MelTHE NAVYH.M.A.S. MELBOURNE, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, transfers fuel to TJ.8.8. 8WEN80N inthe Chin* Sea daring the exercise.JUIM, 1962I.
MKLHOTKXK he controlled at] Navies into an efficient com-••xereise involving nearly fifty billed force was the responsiships,sixtccii-thousand men bility of Admiral Mc.Nicoll andand some !."> aircraft. The a trr«nip of young offlcem oncomplexities of welding si\ his staff.For the NA VY and YOU!As contractors to the Royal Australian Navy, we providethem with all classes of Electrical Installations and Repairs,Motor and Generator Winding, Radar Installations, etc.These services are also available to PrivateKiiierprise for Ships, Factories. CommercialBuildings, etc.ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS PTY. LTD.6 NAPOLEON STREET, SYDNEYBX531I (4 lines) BX5311 (4 lines)COMPRESSED YEASTVACUUM PACKED"Dribarm" is a special form of compressed yeast,dried under scientific conditions and carefullycompoundedwith a suitable yeast food.It's the qualityyeast that is as constant as to-morrow and is packedto the high specifications of the Australian Navy.MAURI BROTHERS & THOMSON LIMITEDPINNACLE HOUSE2-6 Barrack Street, Sydney. Telephone: 29 2601.Commander Andrew Robertsoil,the Fleet Operations officer,played a leading role inplanning the exercise. Aped:t7 In- comes from IVmhlcX.S.W.< living -i ial attention iproblem when Typhoon Georgiadeveloped near the exercisearea. Me forecast, correctly,that Ihe typhoon would swine;north before reaching theSKATo force. CommanderTHE NAVYis,.AS»A .7e mm*I'* 5 —,I'.S.S. SWENSON had its own welcoming posters when it came alongside H.MAS J1H.1IOI KM to fuel.I listi'.I who is :17 years old,•'onii's from Will u 11 tr h l> y .Sydney.Sea PowerDurum "Sea Devil". Au*-iralia joined the I'nited Statesin presenting H spectacularili'iiionstration nf SKATO N'HVHIstrength.The demonstration was holdin tin' South China Sea near.Manila, and was watched bymany Kilipino citizens anil byattaches nf SKATO natiiiiis.Steaming behind a linealreastscreen of dcrttrnvers.MELBOURNE anil the I'nitedstates earner. BEXXIN'GTON,June. 1962became grandstand* for an unprecedenteddisplay of SKATOanti-submarine power.Layers of aircraft tilled thesky. Highest Hying planes werethe Long-range inarititue aircraftfrom the I'nited States.Australia and New Zealand.Below these big aircraft flewthe Australian Navy's Gannett*and American Trackers, whilehovering just above the waterwere the I'.S. Navy's antisubmarinehelicopters.'>n the surface, the Americanand Australian destroyers andfrigates sent columns of waterhigh into the air as they fireda wide variety of anti-submariiieweapons, ranging fromthe K.A.N, s l.imlio mortar tothe I '.S. Navy's Alpha antisiilimariiicmissile.The aircraft dived out ofthe sky to demonstrate theirfire power against submarines.ami the display highlightedthe integration of surface andair forces in the detection amidestruction of suhmarines.It was no coincidence thaiAustralia teamed with theUnited States in this presentationof Naval power. In itsown right, the Royal AustralianNavy ranks as one of themost effective Naval forces inSouth Kast Asian waters.I
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