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•spearhead inATTACKandDEFENCE**>," . vWestland helicopters greatly increase both theattack and defence capabilities of modernNaval Forces.Now equipping the Royal Navy's anti-submarinesquadrons in increasing numbers, the"Wessex 1" is among the finest helicoptersavailable today for this important duty. Turbinepowered,and carrying both detection equipmentand offensive armament, it can searchand strike swiftly and surely operating by dayor night in any weather conditions from eithership or shore bases.The smaller "Wasp"—also turbine-powered—is ideal for anti-submarine operations fromescort vessels too small to accommodate the"Wessex". As demonstrated in recent evaluationtrials, it can operate successfully, even inmoderate seas, from a platform only 26ft. x 21 ft.In commando carrier operations from H.M.S.'Bulwark", "Whirlwinds" are giving vitalmobility, enabling shock troops and suppliesto be put ashore rapidly in remote places, andsubsequently providing a fast, direct transportlink between the troops and their parentcarrier. Soon a larger "Wessex" will bringeven greater striking power, carrying 16 fullyequippedtroops (as against 10 in the "Whirlwind")or twice the amount of freight.W WESTLAND the great name in HELICOPTERSWESTLAND AIRCRAFT LIMITED YEOVIL ENGLANDIncorporating Saunders-Roe Division, Bristol Helicopter Division and Fairey Aviation DivisionAUSTRALIAN AGENTS:-DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT PTY LTD ' P.O. Box 78 • LIDCOMBE • N S.W.Telephone: M9—0111 Cable: ENMOTH SYDNEYWho put the cat in the cat-cracker?This is hardly the right kind ofcat for a cat-cracker — a catcrackerbeing an importantpiece of oil refinery plant formaking better petrol. The word"cat" is short for catalyst, amaterial which "cracks" heavymolecules and produces a petrolof high anti-knock quality.Shell, as a rule, use an aluminium"cat" in the form of veryfine powder like talc — tons ofit—and out of Shell's catcrackerscome highly refined,super-charged ingredients whichhelp make Super Shell thecrack-a-jack petrol it is.It's got to be good to be ShellJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965

BATTLE OF THE NILEMaster's MedalThe medal reproduced here by courtesyof Mr. Kenneth C Sruff Macdonnel, ofSydr.ey. grandson of Mr. Bruff, Mosteiof on* of Nelion i ships, "Orion", atth« Bottle of the Nile, has comt downto Mr. MccDonnel as a family legacy.OPERATING SPEEDSHo.its—150 ft. per m.n.Slewing— 1 I revs, per mmLuffing—Mm to Max. radius 25Designed for L.it of Vessel."Orion" carried 74 guns with a complementof 500 men and was commandedby Captain Sir James Saumoret.of Norman descent but born inthe Island of Guernsey. A distinguishednaval officer, he was a member ofNelson's Band of Brothers.A commemorative victory medal ingold to Admirals and Captains engagedin naval actions was not exceptional,but the gift after the'!> .7 JH. Ui, k ••AK-HJU * Itr^p;.; .;./j>».VH 'i • • 1: v ' 'i- 'T »: i - ri)) 1MK.VI'l1.1 v •tti/^\FAVCOSTANDARD DECK CRANESELECTRO HYDRAULIC — Infinitely variable in all motionsALTERNATELY DIESEL HYDRAULIC3 TONS CAPACITY6 TONS CAPACITY15 TONS CAPACITY21 TONS CAPACITYManufactured and Supplied byFavelle Industries Pi v. Ltd.300-310 BOTANY ROAD. ALEXANDRIA. PHONE: 69-6654JULY-AUGUST -SEPTEMBER196i€oupland^&ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERSJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965Bottle of the Nile of geld medals toAdmirals ond Captains, silver toLieutenants and Officers ranking withthem, copper-gill to inferior officersand copper-brome to the men by aprivate individual, Mr. AlexanderDavison, an intimate friend of Nelson's,was exceptional. Mr. Davisonwos, in this case, agent for sale ofthe prltes. The device Is remarkoblein another way; the engraver Is saidlo have made the mistake, on thereverse side, of showing the FrenchF'eot at anchor with the British Fleetadvancing to the attack and the sunjetting In the East. The flgure supportingNelsan's profile on the face of'he medal is that of Hope.This page is sponsored, in support ofthe Navy League of Australia, by15-23 DAY'STREET, SYDNEY3

MAN and WOOD. . .From his very beginning wood has been man's best and oldest friend. It was of wood thathe made his first fires, fashioned his first weapons, erected his first shelter.It was a red-letter day in man's conquest of the sea when a floating log bore him acrossa stream. With awakening understanding he wrought from the log a canoe. And thus, in histiny wooden craft he searched for and found new hunting grounds and new peoples. He cameto understand the pulse of the ocean and the way of the wind. His canoes grew to caravels, toclippers, to ships of the line. In them he ventured beyond the horizon's rim, and the seawaysand the havens of the world came to know the form ot timbered hulls and the spreadof wooden spars. Wood alone made it possible for man to explore and conquer, to mergeand mingle, to trade treasure and exchange ideas, with lands and peoples across the sea.With the help of modern research, the range of uses of wood is being constantly extended.New values in engineered timber construction; new beauties in the application of wood arecontinually being discovered.Small wonder, then, that wood has proved man's best and oldest friend.WALLIS BROS. PTY. LTD.Specialists in all Ship Building Timbers — Honduras, Mahogany, Teak, etc.TIMBERMEN SINCE 1838"Loyalty to the Spirit of Things Well Done"Light it • • •youll like- THE NAVYVOL. 27 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965 No. 5The? official organ of rho Navy League of Australia.CONTENTSSEA CAT GUIDED MISSILE 6A MESSAGE PROM MR. F. 7CHANEY. MINISTER FOR NAVYH.M.A.S. PERTH — THE NAVY'S NEW SHIP 9NAVY WEEK IN AUSTRALIA —PROGRAMMES FROM ALL STATES 14OPEN DAY AT GARDEN ISLAND — TIMETABLE ISAND MAPROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE GRADUATION 25CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS 27RETIREMENT OF EARL MOUNTBATTEN 28Plu« lundry ttoriet and photograph*Published by th. Navy L.ague el AustraliaSt., Sydney. MAS 7 84. Poilol Addreit, Box 66 Clor.nt. 1719, G.P.O.Advertiiing Enquiries Warwick Boyce Publishing, 283 Clarence St., Sydney. Ph. 29-4053THE NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIAFEDERAL COUNCIL:theclean cigarettethat'sbetter than everaff.VUJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965President Pear Ad^irol H. A Shower*. C.B.EQuecntbnd DivisionDeputy-President: Lieut Cdr J B Howie.V R 0 R.A.N V.R."otron; His Excellency, The Governor ofSecretory: l-eul Cdr L. Mockay Cruise, Queensland.R.A.N.R.President: Cdr N S P.xlev. MB! V R.D .R A.N.R. |Re:d ).No* Sotilh Hilts DivulonHon. Secretory: G, B O Netll. Esq , Bov 376E,G.P.O.. DNtOOrtt.Patron: H,t Excellency, The Governor of NewSouth Wale*.' AuftraMin Cap.tal Territory Division''•••dent: Rear Adm, ol H A Shower,. CBE President! UtUf. Cdr J B Howse. V.R.D..Secretary: l.eut, Cdr. A. A Andrews, MB E , R A.N.V.R.R AN.. Retd , 26 Royol Street. Cho'swood. Hon. Secretary: Lieut. Cdr. 0. •'.' Blake,Sydney.8.A.N.V.R., 60 Livingstone Avenue,Ainilie. A.CT.Victorian DivisionNorthern Territory Division'otron: Hh Excellency, the Governor o'( Patron: Hti Moiour the Administro.'or.V-c orta.Pietident: L:sw: Cdr J. J Ravenscrofi, V.R D ,'resident: Rendolt H Collins, i s'lR.A.N.R.Secretary.- M:i, E, E Shorrocks, 528 Collinsi Hon. Secretory: Mrs. V- M Slide, £/• H.M.A.S.Street. Melbourne.Melville . Darwin, NT.AUSTRALIAN SEA CADET COUNCILleBretentolivet nl the Naval Board:Navy Loofwo:Director of Navol Reserves, Captain I.Rear Admiral H, A. Showers, C.B.E.K Purvti, R.A.N .j Lieut. Cdr. E. D.Lieut. Cdr. J. B Howes. V.R.O.,Sandberg. RAN.R.A.N.V.R.JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965South Aiwtraliien DivisionPoiron: Hit Excellency, The Governor of SouthAustralia.President: f. M Dunn. EsqHon. Secretory: R R Suiton, Esq.. 30 PirieS reet. Adelaide.TttMnMiian DivUonPolron: Vice Admirol Sir Guy Wyott. K.B.E.,C.B.. R.N.President: Cdr A H. Green. O.B.E.. DSC .R AN. IReid ].Secretary: Lieut-Cmdr. Hon. J. C. Mohon.A.N.R., II Ouorn Street, Sandy Bay,RHOJIII: Tasmania.Australian Western DivisionPolron: H:i Excellency, The Governor ofWes ern Austrotia.President: Roland Smiih. Esq.Hon. Secretary: R A. Hannah, Esq.. 18? CoodeS reel, Como, W.A.A Representative from each Novy leagueDivision, alto—S.C. Cdr. L. E. Forsythe.Lieut. Cdr. G F Evans, R.A.N V.R.Hon. Secretary: Lieut. Cdr. L. Mockay-Cruise. R.A.N.ft.5

THESEA CATGUIDEDMISSILETheMinister for the Navy, MrF. C. Chanty, recently impeded'heSeacat guided missile beingheld and assembled at a NovalArmament Establishment in NSWSo for the missile has been fittedto H.M.A.S. DP I went ParramattaandYarra and will be added toMelbourne's armament during along refitting next year. H.M.A.S.Stuart will also be fitted with themissile. The pictures were takenduring Mr. Chaney's visit to theestablishment.ABOVE: The Officer-in-Charge ofthe Guided Missile Unit, Mr. D.A. Barkley and Mr. Chaney inspectaSeacat missile on a launcherbefore a Anal overall test.RIGHT: The missile is completed,allsystems are classed as "go"after being checked and rechecked.The missile is then packaged carefullybefore dispatch. Here (fromleft) Mr. j. A. Graham, Mr. P.Murphy and Mr. W. Best put a•.pecial sheath over a completedmissile.COVER:This official Navy photograph depictsH.M.A.S. Melbourne withH.M.A.S. Sydney in the background.JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 196;Message fromMINISTERforNAVYNavy Enters a Period of Rapid GrowthJULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965A Message from the Minister forthe Navy, the Hon. F. C. Chaney,A.F.C., M.P.Our Navy is growing, and growingquickly. We have entered aperiod which is seeing a rapidand significant growth in theR.A.N. In this financial yearalone, expenditure on the Navywill be £95,5 million — an increaseof £27.5 million comparedwith last year.The twenty-three vessels currentlyon order for the R.A.N,include destroyers, frigates, submarines,support ships and patrolvessels. The Fleet Air Arm is ob-;aining new anti-submarine aircraft.The expanding Navy demandsmore manpower, and the numberof officers and sailors is expectedto rise by 1,400 to almost 15,000by the middle of next year.This growth will help the Navymore effectively to fulfil its roleof safeguarding the sea communicationsof an island continent.Australia's increasing internationalcommitments are reflectedin the growth of the Navy'sactivities. In the past year, ourships steamed almost 750,000miles on operational tasks, andvisited 115 ports at home andabroad. At one stage, there wereeleven Australian warships servingin South East Asian waters.Our ships have helped taketroops to Vietnam and Malaysia,and the RAN. has been assistingwith anti-infiltration patrols inMalaysian waters since mid-1964.The next twelve months willbe something of a milestone inthe development of the R.A.N.Australia's first CHARLES F.ADAMS Class destroyer, H.M.A.S.PERTH, will arrive from theUnited States, while the secondof the guided missile ships,H.M.A.S. HOBART, will commissionin Boston. The first of thefour OBERON Class submarinesfor Australia's new SubmarineSquadron will commission inBritain during 1965.Australians will soon have anopportunity to see some of thenew equipment for themselves.H.M.A.S. PERTH will visit allmainland capitals when shearrives next year.This year we are holdingnation-wide "Navy Day" observancesfor the first time. TheNaval Board was very happy tosupport the proposal of theNaval Association for nationalcelebrations, and we welcome thebacking of other organisations,such as the Navy League.The date selected for the observance— the 5th of October — isthe anniversary of the arrival ofthe RJV.N.'S first Fleet in 1913.The past fifty-two years have seenradical changes in ships andweapons, but there has been nodiminishing in the importance ofthe sea to a nation with twelvethousand miles of coastline.Our rapid Naval developmenttoday recognises the Navy's continuedresponsibility in the defenceof Australia.Parliament House,CANBERRA.7

PARENTS !This is your son's chance to take a part inAustralia's ever-developing Naval programmeand learn an interesting and usefultrade.NAVAL DOCKYARD APPRENTICESBOYS Here is an opportunity for you to be apprenticed and receivetraining in all branches of Naval Repair and Refitting work in the largestand best-equipped Naval Yard and Dry Dock in the Southern Hemisphere.APPRENTICESHIP is available at Garden Island Dockyard. Sydney,controlled by the Commonwealth Government, under conditions which willenable you not only to become an efficient tradesman, but give you theopportunity of qualifying as a Drafting Technical or Professional Officer inMechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Ship Construction.RATES OF PAY are in accordance with the Arbitration Court Awardmade between the Department and the Trade Unions. Technical CollegeFees will be paid by the Commonwealth Government and on completion ofthe first year, an additional weekly payment is made, subject to satisfactoryprogress. Three weeks' annual leave, and liberal sick leave aregranted, and an allowance is payable to apprentices who are obliged tolive away from home owing to distance.ELIGIBILITY 5 year apprenticeships are available in all trades for boyswho are IS years and under 17 years. A satisfactory pass at the ExternalIntermediate Certificate Examination or school certificate level is desirable,but not essential.SHORT TERM APPRENTICESHIPS are available in Engineeringand Electrical trades for young men under 21 years at date of entry, andhaving a pass in Mathematics and Physics to 4th year or Leaving Certificatelevel.VACANCIES exist for the following trade apprenticeships: Fitter andTurner, Scientific Instrument Maker, Electrician, Radio Tradesmen, Boilermakerand Welder, Shipwright and Boatbuilder, Ship's Plumber, Painter,Coppersmith, Motor Mechanic, Sailmaker, Sheetmetal Workers, Joiners,Upholsterers, Panel Beater, Moulder, Enginesmith, Refrigeration Mechanic.APPLICATION must be made on the form prescribed. For applicationform and copy of conditions of entry, apply to your District EmploymentOffice, or the General Manager Garden Island Dockyard, Sydney, by letteror telephone 35.0444, extension 325 (Mr. Kimber). Closing date is 12thNovember, 1965.H.M.A.S. PerthThe Navy's New Ships(By a SpecialCotrespondent}A piece of Australian Naval history was enactedin (he United States Navy's Shipyards at Bostonon Saturday, July 17.The occasion was the commissioning ofH.M.A.S. PERTH, the first of the Rj\.N.'s threeguided missile destroyers on order from theUnited States.The 4,500 ton ship represents a new era in thesea defence of Australia ... it is the Navy's firstdestroyer fitted with guided missiles and the firstAmerican-built destroyer obtained for Australiain the fifty-four vear history of the R.A.N.H.M.A.S. PERTH is the twenty-fifth destroyerof the Charles F. Adams type to be built in theUnited States.She is the first of the destroyers to commissionfor a "foreign" Navy.I KARA SYSTEMA number of modifications have been made inthe Australian ships.One of the main changes is in the antisubmarineweaponry.Australia's own anti-submarine missile systemIKARA" will be fitted in place of the U.S.N.'s•ASROC*.This type of destroyer is considered to havelew equals anywhere in the world.The United State Navy has been enthusiasticabout the performance of the destroyers alreadyin service.One senior U.S.N, officer describes them as:The ship we have been trying to build for fiftyyears ... it has the best of everything."PERTH will be followed by H.M.A.S. HOBARTat the end of this vear. and bv H.M.A.S. BRISBANEin 1967.COMMISSIONINGH.M.A.S. PERTH officially became an Australianwarship at the commissioning.Before a gathering of Australian and Americanguests, the Australian Ambassador to the UnitedStates, Mr. Keith Waller, formally accepted thedestroyer for the Australian Government.PERTH'S Commanding Officer, Captain IanCartwright, read the commissioning warrant.A United States Navy band, performed at theceremony, and played some typical Australiannumbers with the aid of music sent specially fromAustralia.Saturday's ceremony ended with the WhiteEnsign being hoisted, and the ship's company of332 officers and men marched on board to takecharge of the destroyer.The Chief of the Australian Naval Staff, ViceAdmiral Alan McNicoll, attended the ceremony.With the commissioning of H.M.A.S. PERTH,a distinguished name returns to active servicein the Royal Australian Navy.JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 19659

SEAGOING LINERXor SEAWORTHY LINKS . . .ZINC galvanises it into longer lifeThe new destroyer perpetuates the mernorvot the Second World War cruiser ot the same namewhich went down fighting alongside a United Stateswarship, U.S.S. HOUSTON, in the Sunda Strait in1942.COMPLEX WEAPONSThe new PERTH bears little resembrance toher illustrious namesake.She is a ship ol the missile and electronicsage . . undoubtedly one of the most complex ships10 join the R.A.N.Nearly seventy miles of cable serve as herelectrical arteries, and in the electronics field alone.her ship's store contains some 15,000 items forunderway maintenance.Altogether, theparts.store carries about 30,000 spareSupersonic "Tartar" missiles, with a range inexcess of 10 miles, provide her anti-aircraft capability.The ship has been built to take the Australiandesigned and developed "Ikara" anti-submarinemissile system, which will be installed whenPERTH returns to Australia."IKARA", basically, is a guided missile fittedwith a torpedo.On reaching the target area, the torpedoenters the sea and "homes-in" on the submergedenemy.In addition. PERTH has lubes for launchinghoming torpedoes against closer submarine targets.Nothing lasts forever; things wear out with use,but iron and steel products "live" longer, givingmore years of service if they are protected fromcorrosion by galvanising with zinc or the applicationof zinc anodes."Think Zinc" — and for marine products specifya galvanised coating or zinc anodes to ensure longerlife, lower maintenance costs and hence unquestionedeconomy.BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTIONStructural steel, girders, trusses, angles.MANUFACTURINGSteel sheet, wire, pipes, castings.PUBLIC WORKS AND SERVICESTraffic signs, guard rails, transmission towers.MARINEAnchors, chains, cleats, rails.DOMESTICRoofing, water tanks, clothes hoists, window frames,wrought iron work.H"A-Z" brand electrolytic zinc [guaranteed 99.95 '„)"A-Z Special" four nines rmc (guaranteed 99.99",t)Quality products o' *orld-wid? 'eputation produced by:—ELECTROLYTIC ZINC COMPANY OFAUSTRALASIA LIMITED390 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. Victoria.Cables I Telegrams "ElECTZINC". Melbourne.214JULY AUGUST. SEPTEMBER 1965Thr duo) purpoM guns of PERTH have o very rapid rot* of fir* and can be trained on theirJULY -AUGUST. SEPTEMBER 1965air or Ma target by radar.11

l*r.>.«"TARTAR" BLASTSr!*»•:Melbourne take* en fuel at seo.#£?T. J. PREST & SONS PTY. LTD.SHIPPING CONTRACTORSe BULK GRAIN FITTINGSe REPAIRS TO INSULATION AND CARGO FITTINGSe FITTING OUT FOR GENERAL AND REFRIGERATEDe CARGOES, DUNNAGE, TIMBERS AND BURLAP109 BEACH STREET, PORT MELBOURNE 64-1494 — 64-4507also at: Portland, Victoria Portland 740nJULY.AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965tHer two rapid-firing five inch turrets arc consideredI he mosi modern development of conventionalgunnery at sea.Supporting the weapons are the most advanceddevices lor seeking out targets in the air, on thesurface and under the sea.Electronic computers automatically assess thetargets and aim the weapons.All this in turn demands a highly skilled crew.with a bigger ratio of technical officers and sailorsand other specialists than in any ship of the R.A.N.The new warship is fully air conditioned, andher crew accommodation is of a good standard.As in all modern warships, however, spaceis at a premium.Amenities include an ice-cream machine,barber's shop and a well equipped laundry andpressing room.Automation comes to the chore ol washing thethousands of dirty dishes.Cutlery will be dropped through slots straightinto the washing-up machines.FORMIDABLE ADDITIONH.M.A.S. PERTH, speed better than 30 knots,is under the command of Captain Ian Cartwright.Captain Cartwright, born in Melbourne forty fourvears ago, graduated 'rom the Roval AustralianNaval College in 1938.He was twice Mentioned in Despatches in theSecond World War, during which he served in theNorth Sea. the Medilarranean, the Western Approaches,the East Indies, Burma and the Pacific.July 17 was one of the proudest days of hislong Naval career, as he took command of a shipthat is a milestone in the history of the R.A.N.His feelings were shared no less by his twentyutficers, and by his 312 sailors proudly wearingH.M.A.S. PERTH'' on their cap bands.Introducing, as it does, a new era in Australia'smaritime defence, it is a commissioning of no-.mall importance to all people of our islandcontinent.RIGHT: A TARTAR Missile it blosted off from o guidod missiledestroyer, sister ship to H.M.A.S. PERTH. The stn to airmissile is supersonic and has a range In excess of 10 miles.It is radar controlled from the ship.JULY. AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965

NAVY WEEK IN AUSTRALIANavy Week is one week in eachyear when Australians from coastto coast are urged to pay gratefultribute to those who have servedand those now serving Australiaat sea. During this week it is fitand proper that a nation of freemen and women give welldeservedhonour and recognitionto the patriotic and victoriousachievements of its men of thesea. It is the week for Australiansto rededicate themselves to thoseprinciples of freedom and selfgovernmentwhich they cherish.It is a week in which gratefulcitizens should salute their RoyalAustralian Navy and make surethat it is adequate to fulfill itscontribution to our nationalsecurity.In the Royal Australian Navythe month of October has alwaysheld special significance. The 21stcommemorates the 160th anniversaryof the victory of the Battleof Trafalgar. Fought in the Atlantic,off the southern coast ofSpain, it was the last great Navalbattle to be fought under sailalone.Fifty-two years ago. on the 4thOctober, 1913, the Australian Fleetsteamed into Sydney Harbour.Navy Week 1965, was planned tocoincide with the anniversary ofthe Fleet's entry.The arrival of the ships in 1913was an event Australians hadlooked forward to for half a century.They were their own ships,paid for by their own money andmanned in large proportion bytheir own men; the nucleus olwhat they hoped would be theirown Fleet.The Squadron comprised I heBattle Cruiser, Australia; LightCruisers, Encounter, Sydney andMelbourne and the Torpedo BoatDestroyers, Warrego. Parramattaand Yarra.It is appropriate at this timeto recall the words expressed bythe then Prime Minister of Australia,The Honourable Sir JosephCook:"Since Captain Cook's arrival,no more memorable event hashappened than the advent of theAustralian Fleet. As the formermarked the birth of Australia, sothe latter announces its comingof age. its recognition of thegrowing responsibilities of nationhood,and its resolve to acceptand discharge them as a duty bothto itself and to the Empire. Th :Australian Fleet is not merely theembodiement of force. It is theexpression of Australia's resolveto pursue, in freedom, its nationalideals, and to hand down unimpairedand unsullied the heritageit has received, and which it holdsand cherishes as an inviolabletrust. It is in this spirit that Australiawelcomes its Fleet, not asan instrument ol war, but as III •harbinger of peace."NEW SOUTH WALESThe following is a summary olthe Navy Day activities decidedupon for the Sydney area:Saturday. 2nd October, 1965:Australian Sea Cadet CorpsHeadquarters Units Open —1400-1600.T.S. Albatross (Wollongong),Wollongong Harbour Front.Below Flagstaff Point.WOLLONGONG.T.S. Condamine (Manly).East Esplanade,MANLY.T.S. Parramatta (Parramatta),Macquarie Boys' High School,Rvdalmere Avenue.PARRAMATTA NORTH.T.S. Shropshire (Canterbury).Hutton Street,CANTERBURY.T.S Sirius (Arncliffe) S.C.,Cahill Park.Levev Street,ARNCLIFFE.T.S. Sydney (Snapper Island),Snapper Island.(Boats leave Elliott Street, Ro-/elle 2 p.m., 2.30 p.m., 3.00 p.m.,3.30 p.m.)JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER. 1965TS. Tobruk (Newcastle).R.A.N. Drill Hall.off Nobbvs Road.NEWCASTLE.T.S. Warrego (Woolwich).Gale Street,WOOLWICH.Monday. 4th October. 1965:Ships and Establishments dress.Tuesday, 5th October. 1965:Performance bv E.A.A. Band atHyde Park Irom 1230 to 1320.BAA. Band to lead the WaratahPrincess Procession fromHyde Park to Town Hall at1330.Wednesday, 6th October. 1965:Performance bv E.AA Band atHyde Park from 1145 to 1245.Thursday. 7th October. 1965:Perfotmance bv E.A.A. Band inthe Town Hall from 1210 to 1250and from 1310 to 1350.Friday, Silt October. 1965:Naval Association DinnerDance.Saturday. 9th October, 1965:E.A.A. Band to play at Salutingbase at Town Hall for WaratahFestival Parade — 12-15 to 1330.Garden Island Dockvard OpenDay — 1330 to 1700. (Displaysand demonstrations by Divingteam, helicopters. Ships open,Band performance. Sea Cadetsto assist).Sunday, 10th October, 1965:Commemoration Services (forenoon)—St. Mary's Cathedral 1000St. Andrew's Cathedral 1100JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1965QUEENSLANDCelebrations in Navy Weekthroughout Queensland will benecessarily limited as there willbe no H.M.A. Ships present inport during the period.In Brisbane, the main event willbe a Church Service at St. John'sCathedral at II a.m. on Sunday,10th October.This Service has for many yearsbeen conducted by the Missionsto Seamen and other organisationsconnected with the sea onthe nearest Sunday to TrafalgarDay. The Naval Colour, BattleHonours and Merchant ShippingHouse flags are paraded duringthe Service.This year the Service will bepreceded by a Memorial Serviceat the Shrine of Remembranceat which the R.A.N., R.A.N.R. andSea Cadets wilt muster. On completion,there will be a marchto St. John's Cathedral.Other Church Services will beconducted throughout Birsbane.It is expected that approximately250 Navy League Sea Cadetsfrom the three Units in Brisbane— T.S.s. GAYUNDAH, MAGNUSand PALUMA — will take part.On the 8th October the NavyLeague will stage a Navy Dinnerin H.MAS. MORETON. TheGuest of Honour will be the 3rdN.M. — Rear Admiral F. L. George,C.B.E. — who will give a talk inthe Wardroom on completion.The Naval Reserve Officers inMORETON will hold a specialdinner for Mess Members thefollowing evening.The Naval Association are cooperatingfully with the Navy andthe Navy League in all activitiesand will be staging functions duringthe week.WESTERN AUSTRALIAOCTOBER—1st Navy League Flag Day (Proceedsin Aid of H.MAS.Perth Memorial Fund).2nd Race Meeting.3rd A.M.: Church Parades:St. Georges Cathedral(Governor to read theLesson).St. Marys Cathedral.P.M.: Wreath Laying Ceremoniesat War Memorial,Fremantle.Sea Cadets and NavyLeague Members to attendall functions.4th Naval Dinner H.M.A.S.Leeuwin. 500 expected toattend.8th Naval Ball H.MAS. Leeuwin.9th Trotting Meeting.10th Open Day H.M.A.S. Leeuwin.Sea Cadets to take part.15

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: • . - . .I•++•++•++*++++++•+*•+++++•+++•+ 100060+0SEA CADET CORPS NEWSest Sea Cadets both in drill andappearance that he had witnessed.The inspection was televised byChannel A.T.N. 7 and shown onthe newsree! that night.Selection Boards were convenedin H.M.A.S. "Rushcutter" for thepurpose of deciding the suitabilityof (at Officers and Instructorsrecommended for promotion andlb) applicants for appointmentwithin the Corps.A conference of Divisional Officersand Commanding Officers washeld on Saturday. 29:h May. 1965.to discuss both matters apertainingto the New South Wales Divisionand the Annual Sea Cadet CouncilMeeting scheduled for Septemberof this year.For the quarter ending 30th September,1965—Periods of continuous traininghave been carried out in H.M.A.S."Watson" and H.M.A.S. "Creswell".Arrangements were made with theformer establishment for a CookeryBadge Course to be conducted—the first course of i:s kind to beheld for the A.S.C.C. The R.A.N.C.was utilised for instruction in genera!seamanship.Weekend training took place onboard H.M.A.S. "Anzac" from the2nd to 4th July, and again from the9lh to llth July. Unfortunatelydue to a change in Fleet movementsthe traininc weekend scheduled tobe held in H.M.A.S. "Duchess" hadto be cancelled. Further periods ofweekend training are programmedas follows:—H.M.A.S. "Penguin"—17th-19th SeptemberH.M.A.S. "Creswell"—24th-26th SeptemberThe Director of Naval Reserves.Captain I. K. Purvis. R.A.N., inspectedT.S. "Tobruk" on Saturday,7th August. 1965. in connectionwith the annual trophy presentedby the Navy League of Australia.This Unit being classified the "mostefficient" in the Division is eligiblealong with the Unit similarly designatedin other Divisions for theaward of the Navy League of AustraliaAnnual Efficiency Trophy for1965.The Divisional Senior Officercarried out an inspection of thefollowing Units during the periodunder review:—T.S. "Sydney—10th JulyT.S. "Warrego"—17th JulyT.S. "Sirius"—24th JulyT.S. "A'.batross"—14th AugustT.S. "Parramatta"—21st August1 .S. "Condamine"—28:h AugustA Sea Cadet Guard of Honourwas provided for the Flag Officerin Charge. East Australia Area.Rear Admiral O. H. Becher. C.B.E..D.S.O.. D.S.C.. on the occasion ofthe Legacy Memorial Service heldat the Dockyard Chapel. GardenIsland, on Sunday. 29th August,1965.Selection Boards were convenedin H.M.A.S. "Rushcutter" for thepurpose of ascertaining the suitabilityof (a) an Instructor recommendedfor promotion, and (b) anapplicant seeking an appointmentwithin the Corps.It is with sincere regret that Ihave to report the sudden death ofSea Cadet Lester Tovey after undergoingan emergency operation.Cadet Tovey was the youngest sonof Lieutenant K. Tovey, A.S.C.C.,the Commanding Officer of T.S."Warrego". A Guard of Honour wasparaded at the funeral which wasconducted by the Unit Chaplain andattended by the Senior Officer, Officers,Instructors and Cadets fromall Units.rho armod guard, colour party and band, drawn up ouhido Gordon liland Dockyard Chapol for lh« Annual Churchparade and 'morch pott" of Hi. N.S.W. Dlvi.ion of fh« Australian Soa Codrl Corpi. Guard Commandor — Sub.-llI. G. Plrl.Reports of activities and training for the New South Wales Division, by the Senior Officer.Lt.-Crodr. L. Mackay-Cruise, R.A.N.R.For ihc quarter ending 30lh June,19*5—Periods of continuous trainingwere carried out in H.M.A.S. "Penguin",H.M.A.S. Creswell" andH.M.A.S. "Albatross" — the formertwo establishments being usedfor Boat Charge Certificate Coursesand the Naval Air Station for aRecru : t Training Course.Sea Cade: Sub-Lieutenant T. J.Stevenson, of T.S. "Albatross", attendedan Indoctrination Coursefor Officers held in H.M.A.S. "Penguin".Weekend training will take placein H.M.A.S. "Watson" andH.M.A.S. "Penguin" before the30th June — the dates se! downbeing 25th to 27th June.An examination for higher rankis scheduled for the 26th June inH.M.A.S. "Penguin".The Captain of H.M.A.S. "Rushcutter"inspected the followingUnits during the period under review:T.S. "Shropshire"—1st MayT.S. "Tobruk"—15th MayT.S. "Albatross—22nd MayT.S. "Parramatta—5th JuneT.S. "Condamine"— 12th JuneThe Annual Church Parade willbe held in the Dockyard ChapelGaiden "stand on Sunday 27thJune and rehearsals took place inH.M.A. Dockyard on Saturdays 5thand 12th June.A Sea Cadet Guard of Honouiand Colour Par'.y was provided forthe Magna Carta Service at StJohn's Church of England, Darlinghurst,on Sunday. June 13, whichwas a'.tended by His ExcellencyThe Governor of New South WalesHis Excellency inspected theGuard and made the remark thatin his opinion they were the smar:THE NAVY, Nav.-Ox.-Jan., 1965-1966i 1THE NAVY, Nav.-Doc.-Jan., 1965-1966"Navy Wetk got him. Ho tank too many tchoonorsl"Reproduced by courtesy of Emile Mercier and "The Sun" newspaper

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WATERLESS HAND CLEANEREMULSION141 SILVERWATER RD , LIDCOMBE,NSW — Tel 648-2143Suppliers to the R.A.N.9O0OOO00OO0OO0OOOOO0O0OO0OOOOO0OOOO0OOOO0OOOOO0The Beer QueentlanderePrefer!For any occasion, you and your friends willenjoy a glass of cold sparkling amber>Sea Cadet Unit at GosfordMention of a proposal 10 establish a Sea Cadet (ruining unit in tbeGosford area was made at the annual dinner of the Central Coast sectionof the Naval Association, which was held at Woy Woy Memorial Club,recently.Visitors included Captain M. H.Moyes. R.A.N.. retired. President ofthe NSW Branch of the Association.Commander O. S. McMahon,R.A.N., Vice-President of the Associationand Commander R. May,R.A.N.. representing the CommandingOfficer. Eastern Command.The visitors were welcomed bythe President of the Woy WoyMemorial Club, Mr. C. E. Knight,and Mr. H. Batts, President of theCentral Coast Sub-Section replied,expressing appreciation for thewarmth of the welcome.During the dinner CaptainMoyes spoke of the traditions ofthe Navy, of ships and men whohave long since passed beyond.In response. Commander Maycompared the older vessels andcrew conditions with the improvedships and conditions existing today.The Commanding Officer elect of1at the unit's headquarters at theSouthport boat basin on October 30.The Commanding Officer of "T/STyalgum", Lieutenant E. E. TrickettR.A.N.R. (Retd). received thetrophy from Commander NormanPixley. M.B.E., V.R.D., R.A.N.R.,(Retd.), President of the QueenslandDivision of the Navy Leaguethe proposed Sea Cadet Unit, Mr.F. Lambert, introduced the Commandingof Australia.Officer and 1st Lieutenant The Southport-bascd unit wonof the training ship "Tobruk", atNewcastle and Lieut. Williams gavean account of the Sea Cadet unitthe A.M.P. Shield last year.Also at the ceremony were CommanderD. J. Robertson, Naval Officerand its activities.in Charge Queensland, andHe expressed the opinion that a Mr. G. B. O'Neill, Honorary Secretarysimilar organisation in Gosfordof the Queensland Divisionwould be a worthwhile venture for of the Navy League.the youth of the district.Mr. R. H. Pascoe, a Lieut.-Commanderin the Naval Reserve andthe Cadet Corps Divisional SupplyQld. Sea Cadet Officer in Queensland, representedthe A.M.P. Society at the presentationparade.AwardThe Gold Coast Sea Cadet Corps The Society's Gold Coast representativesunit, "T/S Tyalgum". once againMessrs. W. J. Readhas been judged the most efficient •(Southport) and C. H. Peck (Bilinga)cadet unit in Queensland outsidethe Brisbane metropolitan area. * also attended.'T/S Tyalgum" was formed inThe unit received the A.M.P. 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Completionis scheduled for 1968 and cost estimatesat $7,000,000.The vessel's primary function willbe oceanographic research in relationto anti-submarine warfare. AtIhe same time she will contributesignificantly to general scientificknowledge of the waters adjacentto Canada's east coast.At present designated AGOR172. she will be 17 feet longer than(he 236-foot CNAV "Endeavour",will draw approximately 15 feetof water and will have a displacementof 2,080 tons as comparedwith the "Endeavour's" 1.564.Because most of her work will beconcerned with underwater acoustics,particular care will be takenin the design to make her as silentas possible. The hull will be constructedto minimise water noise;machinery, including the generatorswhich supply power for theelectric propulsion motors. w:ll beresiliency mounted to reduce hullvibration and underwater noise.Research facilities will includethree laboratories, a scientific plottingroom, a handling room for theexplosives used in underwateracoustic research, as well as a widevariety of special equipment.Anti-roll tanks within the hullwill facilitate precise scientificmeasurements and operations froma helicopter landing platform aft.The hull will be reinforced to permitoperations in ice.She will have twin screws and abow thruster unit will ease handlingand improve the ship's manoeuvrability.Her engines and twin rudderswill be controlled from any one offour conning consoles, one on thebridge, two on the bridge wings andone aft.The vessel will be manned by acrew of 36 civilian officers andmen. who will support the activitiesof up to 15 scientists.The Royal Canadian Navy hasa current combat strength of someTHi NAVY, N«.-D«.-J«n., 1963-1 **50 ships, and spearheading the antisubmarineelements are the 20,000ton aircraft carrier "Bonaventure"and 20 Canadian-built destroyerescorts. The addition of Oberonclass submarines to the fleet willenable the Royal Canadian Navyto extend and improve its antisubmarinecapability.RADAR SIMULATORCOURSEThe Canadian Government hasgiven formal approval to the radarsimulator training course now offeredat the Marine NavigationSchool at Halifax, Nova Scotia.Simulated ship's bridges andradar equipment, realistically presentall kinds of shipping trafficproblems. Each school has three"bridges", each "bridge" is used bytwo trainees at a time. A studentmust steer his own "ship" whilewatching the positions of other vesselsas indicated by radar blips,which can be altered at will by theinstructor.TV SPOTTERA flying television set designedto view enemy-held positions isnow undergoing feasibility tests byCanada's Defence Research Board.The device has been called a "periscopter"by its inventors at theCanadian Armament Research andDevelopment Establish me nt(C.A.R.D.E.), Valcartier. Quebec,because it looks like a combinationof a periscope and helicopter.The periscopter, which can beoperated from a vehicle or ship,is controlled from below by a coaxialcable containing power andother electrical lines. A 4J-foothelicopter rotor is used to lift thecamera into the air. The airborneelements weigh 50 pounds; the completesystem weighs 500 pounds.Through its closed-circuit televisionsystem the periscopter cangive an instantaneous 360-degreelook at enemy equipment andmovements.The system will at first only beused in daylight, though C.A.R.D.E.scientists are hopeful that improvementsin the system will allow it to"see" at night as well.The periscopter is ruggedly constructed,and its simplicity will requireonly a single operator, whowill require no special skill. Itssmall size would make it a difficulttarget if detected.A "bread-board" model of theperiscopter was tested at C.A.R.D.E.recently to ensure the scientificfeasibility of the project during thepre-development phases. Anothermodel is now under constructionfor further and more exacting trials.FTVE-YEARRE-EQUIPMENTPROGRAMMEThe Canadian Government hasapproved a five-year programme forthe Canadian armed forces to reequipand improve the mobility ofthe Army; to provide an adequateair and sea lift for immediate deploymentin an emergency; to acquiretactical aircraft; and to maintaina constant improvement ofmaritime anti-submarine capability.Total planned capital expenditureover the five years is approximately$1,500,000,000.For the maritime forces, sea andair, there will be significant additionsin ships, detection devices andweapons systems, plus an improvedsea-lift capability for militaryequipment.It is intended to order six shipsfor the Royal Canadian Navy; fourhelicopter-equipped destroyers andtwo operational support ships. Inaddition, toward the end of theperiod, it is planned to acquire aconventionally-powered submarineto replace H.M.C.S. "Grilse", theASW training submarine on loanfrom the U.S-A. and based on theWest coast.Designed as anti-submarine ships,the helicopter-destroyers (DDHs)will be slightly larger than the mostrecently completed anti-submarineescorts of the "Annapolis" class.They will carry the CHSS2 Sea Kinganti-submarine helicopter, whichcan carry both sonar and armaments.Space will be provided inthe ships for a missile defence systemwhen this becomes available.The ships will carry a five-inch funfor shore bombardment and surfaceaction.Commencing next year, the seven"Restigouche"-class destroyer es-PTB*J#MBTBwBfjT'^aTlrBf

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"Kent" demonstrated theShort Seacat short-range anti-aircraftmissile to senior U.S.N, observersat Pt. Mugu. California."Kent" provided its own KD-2Rtarget drone for the ship-to-airdemonstration and the U.S.N.Pacific Missile Range provided anaviation rescue boat as a surfacetarget. This confirms suggestionsthat Seacat has been developed tohave a surface-to-surface capability.Equipment for FaslaneAdvanced submarine navigationand training equipment for use inthe Royal Navy's Polaris programmehas been shipped to theR.N. Polaris School at Faslane,Scotland.A computer-controlled navigationcentre simulator (NAVCENT)will enable the Polaris crews togain, in a few class-room hours,navigational experience equivalentto a week-long actual submarinecruise.In addition to evaluating thetrainees' performance under realisticpatrol conditions NAVCENT willtrain the crewmen in operation ofadvanced ship's inertial navigationsystems (SINS).Designed and built by N.A.A.'sAutonetics Division, the NAV­CENT was shipped with the firsttwo of II Mk. 2 Mod. 3 SINS forthe R.N. Polaris fleet.Scaring the SharksThe Royal Navy is evaluatingnew methods of frightening sharksas part of the protective measuresafforded to divers or castaways.Work is being handled through theNaval Life Saving Committee,whose headquarters are at Bath.A repellent being tested takes theform of a powder that irritates themucous membranes of the shark'sgills. According to the species, thereare five, six, or seven gill openings.Experiments in which the Navyiare interested concern the form inTHE NAVY, Nm.-DK.-Jon., 1965-1966which the irritant can be carried.One is a dispersable block for useby survivors; another is a spray inan aerosol container. In the lattercase divers would squirt smallquantities towards an inquisitiveshark.The present method of discouragingsharks was referred to by theMinister of Defence for the Navy inthe debate on the Navy Estimates.The repellent supplied for use inshark-infested waters consists of amixture of black dye and chemicalirritant with the addition of anothermaterial to ensure a slow rateof dissolution in water. It is packedin a fabric bag which has a plasticcover and a rip patch. A short cordis attached to trie plastic cover fortying to a life jacket or survivors'clothing.The repellent forms a cloudaround the survivor, hiding hi»head, legs, and arms from theshark. The irritant, according to anexpert, affects chiefly the shark'seyes. It is supposed to be effectivefor about an hour. Sharks havepoor eyesight in any event.The Naval Life Saving Commit"tee keeps in close touch with otherworkers in this field. AH informationgoes to the Shark ResearchPanel of the United States withwhom good relations are maintained.Repellents are tested underfield conditions and by staff atmarine laboratories in the WestIndies and Honolulu.Sharks are found infrequentlyround the coasts of Britain comparedwith those of Australia, theWest Indies, and South Africa, buta 435 lb. specimen was caught offCornwall last summer.Famous World War 1Admiral Dies at 100Admiral of the Fleet Sir HenryFrancis Oliver, who was Chief ofWar Staff at the British Admiraltyduring World War I, died on 17thOctober, 1965. at the age of 100.Sir Henry, who worked closelywith Sir Winston Churchill whenthe latter was First Lord of theAdmiralty, was a Commander ofFrance's Legion of Honour and alsoheld Russian, Swedish and Americandecorations.Because he was quiet and taciturnSir Henry was known affectionatelyas "Dummy Oliver".He was also described as the"father of modem navigation".Born on January 22, 186S, he enteredthe Navy at the age of 13and went to sea two years later onboard H.M.S. Agincourt, a fivemastedvessel in the Channel Squadron.In 1900 he became navigator ofMajestic, flagship of the ChannelSquadron, and, in a great feat ofnavigation, directed the ChannelFleet at high speed from the northof Ireland through the Irish Seato the Scilly Isles, off the Cornishcoast in thick fog without sightingland or lights.When, in 1903, a navigationalschool was opened for the Navy,Sir Henry was promoted captain totake charge of it.In World War I, he was at firstNaval Secretary to Sir WinstonChurchill, served as Chief of theAdmiralty War Staff and hadspecial responsibility for the waragainst the German U-boats.In March, 1918, he hoisted hisflag as Rear-Admiral Afloat for thefirst time in command of the FirstBattle Cruiser Squadron of theGrand Fleet on board Repulse.He attained full admiral's rank in1923 and Admiral of the Fleet in1928. He retired in I93S but wasrestored to the active list again in1940, after World War II brokeout.

Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for the Naval Association new journal from:Con Dobre^-fnter&tate ^rraulaae(contractor561 MAIN NORTH ROAD, ENFIELD, S.A.• • •Your Transport Worries taken care of when youcall in or PHONE CON 62-3537^»—1#—UHi«#«HJM*-*-*^#-**-*-»*****'«>#>«>*'*****l»*l»«l»**Christmas Greetings are extended to the Naval Association from . . .J. R. Tregonning Ltd.W600*0**000l1 l *W***0060mB66+General and StructuralEngineers43-69 STURT STREET, ADELAIDE, S.A.Phone 51-5221t00006OO0*l0l00t*4t0600006060000**6*06G0001*O0tO01+O000O0000O00l4**O0THE NAVY, Nov.-Doc.-Jan., 1965-1966United Staresof AmericaNAVY TFX FLIESThe first example of the U .S.Navy's Grumman/General Dynamic*F-ltIB was flown for the firsttime on May 18. thirteen daysahead of schedule, from Calverton.NY. The F-IIIB is still the subject•f some controversy, and the U.S.Nat y is unenthusiastic about theaircraft, and recently awardedGrumman a $l.9m. (£678,000) studycontract lo analyse F-I1IB performancefrom aiiack carriers andsuggest improvements to thea re raft to suit it more closetyto the Navy's requirements-One of the key questions to be answeredby the flight test programmeof the F-IIIB concerns the abilityof an aircraft so overweight to fulfilits performance goals withoutmajor redesign. The U.S. Navy'sprimary mission for the F-IIIB ispatrolling the fleet perimeter andintercepting intruding enemy aircraft,and the significant questionis the penalty that the extra weightwill exact on speed, manoeuvrability,altitude, range and loiter time.Rear-Admiral William I. Martin,acting deputy chief of naval operationsfor air. recently told the SenateArmed Services Committee thaithe U.S. Navy was not irrevocablycommitted to F-IIIB production.SEA-SITTING SUB-SEEKERLockheed-California is proposingan ASW compound helicopter ofstopped-rotor" concept capable ofsitting on the sea on inflatable bagsand extending its sonar rather thanhovering over the surface. Poweredby two turboshaft engines, havinga rigid rotor and carrying fourcrew members, the aircraft wouldbe capable of maximum speeds ofthe order of 345 m.p.h. (556 km./h.)with the main rotor blades stoppedand folded back. After taking-offfrom the sea, the aircraft would retractits flotation bags into thewings and fuselage.The U.S. Navy has launched theForty-first nuclear powered PolarisTHE NAVY, NOV.-DK.-JOO., 1965-1966iOrumonn S-2E tracker.submarine — the last one in thePolaris underwater fleet programme—at Vallejo. California.The submarine. "Mariano G. Vallejo".was christened by PatriciaMcGettigan, 21, great-great-granddaughterof the pioneer soldier afterwhom Vallejo is named.West IndiesNavy Helps Private SubmarineH.M.S. "Relentless" recentlysighted a strange blue and red objectafloat in the sea about fortymiles off Freeport. Grand BahamaIsland. On closer investigation itappeared to be something out of aJules Verne novel, and the FirstLieutenant was sent away in oneof the ship's Gemini dinghies toinvestigate.It was discovered that the objectwas. in fact, a privately owned andoperated submarine named the"Hydronaut". and that she had abroken fuel line and had been drifting."Relentless' " Engineer Officerwas sent to investigate (he damage,and two of his staff made repairs.Afterwards the "Hydronaut wascast off to continue her journeyfrom Port Everglades to Nassau.For a time the "Relentless" stoodby the "Hydronaut" and later shewas relieved by an American CoastGuard cutter.During this operation of mercya passing cruise liner out of Freeport steered close to the "Relentless".There must have been considerablespeculation on boardabout what a British warship wasdoing with an obviously sinistersubmarine.Best Wishes to the Naval Association from:J. C FORBESLimitedManufacturing Engineers11a ROYCE AVENUECROYDON PARKS.A.Phone 46-2611AFTER HOURS 46-2578fofTfckty-ciMi

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U.S. 7th FLEET - BASTION OF FREEDOMIN THE WESTERN PACIFICBY VSAS.The United States 7th Fleet — largest and most powerfulin the world — is many things to many people in the Far Pacific7,000 miles from America.To communis: aggressors, the 7thFleet is a naval force to be fearedfor its mobility, versatility andpower.To the oppressed, the 7th Fleetis an image of hope to cherish andtrust.To the free, the 7th Flee: is astrength upon which to rely for thepreservation of their liberty andself-government.To many millions of people inSoutheast Asia, the 7th Fleet is aguaranior that the freedom of theseas shall be preserved and thatno enemy shall ever endanger themartt me lifelines of their countries.These people know that thefate of nations rests on the controlof the seas.To those injured or made homelessby disasters such as typhoons,floods, fires and storms, the 7thFleet is an angel of mercy, swiftlyresponsive to the humanitarianneeds of the suffering no matterwhat their nationality.Today the 7:h Fleet is sustaininga day-and-night campaign againstcommunist aggressors seeking tovanquish the freedom-loving peopleof the Republic of Viet-nam.This aggression is coming fromViet-Cong guerillas hidden injungles, making hit-and-run assaultsagainst villages, ambushing Vietnamgovernment forces, terrorisingcivilians. This aggression is extensivelyassisted by communist NorthViet-nam from whence come armsand troops. Between I960 and theend of 1964, a total of 39,000 combatpersonnel were infiltrated intoSouth Viet-nam from North Vietnam.The 7th Fleet, along with otherarmed forces, is using its power onthe side of the South Vietnamesebecause the United States governmentsupports the defence of thatPago Thirty-fourembatlcd country against externalaggression.Tension had seemed comparativelymild in the 7th Fleet untilits ships were targets of enemyaction. All elements of the Fleetbecame doubly alert and ready.Ever since the Fleet was createdin 1943, it has operated at a peakThe crowded flight dock of the aircraft carrier BON HOMME RICHARD It MM ina mirror as crewmen in foreground proper* a |ot bombor for another strikeminion ovor Viof-Nam. SON HOMME RICHARD Is on duty in tho South ChinaS*a with tho U.S. Seventh Fleet. Her planes, along with those from other carriers,toko off regularly to attack Viol Cong positions In south Vief-Nam, or to bombmilitary targets in tho communist northTHE NAVY, Nov.-Dec -Jan , 1965-1966of maximum readiness to act in ahot or cold war. anywhere and atany time.Today the 7th Fleet is flailing theenemy above and below the 17thParallel — the geographical line ofdemarcation that has divided Northand South Viet-nam since I9S4.Warship guns have pounded shoretargets; planes from carriers havesmashed all kinds of military objectiveswith bombs, rockets andmissiles; amphibious ships havelanded Marines to help South Vietnameseforces battle Viet-Congguerrillas. Fighting goes on day andnight, seven days a week.Planes from the 7th Fleet, aswell as the U.S. Air Force, areunloading 250 to 2.000 poundbombs on ammunition dumps, armybarracks, staging areas, communicationscentres, bridges, truck convoys,railroad yards, airfields, riverbarges, anti-aircraft gun emplacements,radar installations, petroleumstorage depots, naval basesand fortifications. One objective ofthese bombings is to reduce the flowof military aid to the Viet Cong.North Vietnamese MIGs havesometimes appeared in the skies tochallenge U.S. planes, but virtuallyall have been scared off or routedin combat.Speaking of air strikes in Vietnam,the U.S. Secretary of the Navy,Paul H. Nitze, said:"Since the decision to begin strikingNorth Viet-nam on a regularbasis, the Navy has flown close to6.500 sorties. At the present time.Navy planes are flying at the rateof about 2,000 sorties a month.Our forces in the area retain thecapability to double this rate ifnecessary."The 7th Fleet consists of approximately140 ships and 700 aircraft.They patrol a 30-mill:onsquare mile area in the westernPacific from the Aleutian Islands tothe Antarctic Ocean, from Hawaiito the Indian Ocean. Approximately1,500 million persons, more thanone-half of the earth's population,live in countries bordering this area.About 70.000 sailors and Marinesbelong to the Fleet. Included inthis number are 24,000 highlytrained,combat-ready members ofTHE NAVY, Nov.-Dec.-Jon,, 1965-1966the Third Marine Division, and theFirst Marine Air Wing.Hardest-hitting element of the7th Fleet is the attack carrier strikingforce which now consists of the76.000-ton Independence. 63,400-ton Coral Sea, 62,000-ton Midway.40,800-ton Bon Homme Richardand the 42,600-ton Oriskany. Acarrier normally has 60 to 90 planes,including heavy and light attackaircraft, fighters, reconnaissanceand photographic planes.Navy pilots are flying suchplanes as the A-3 Douglas Skywarrior,A-4E Douglas Skyhawk,RA-5C North American Vigilante,Grumman A-6A Intruder, F-4BMcDonnell Phantom II, E-1BGrumman Tracer, A-l Douglas Skyraiderand the F-8E Chance VoughtCrusader.The Skywarrior is one of theNavy's most powerful aircraft. Thistwin-jet, swept-wing attack bombercan carry the largest bombs. Skywarriorsare used for high-speed orlow-level attacks.The Skyhawk, nicknamed "TheMighty Midget", is smaller andlighter than many jet fighters. Thisall-weather subsonic light attack aircraftis a single-seater with one jet.The twin jet Vigilante is an allweather reconnaissance and attackbomber capable of operating athigh or low altitudes at supersonicspeeds.The Intruder, a versatile lowlevelsubsonic strike aircraft, is jetpowered and can carry the broadestarray of missiles.Fleet pilots rely heavily on thePhantom It for day and night sortiesin all kinds of weather at speedsas high as 1,584 miles an hour.These two-seat, twin-jet interceptorshave a 1,500-mile range, greaterthan most other jet fighters. ThePhantom can also carry a largeload of Sparrow III and Sidewinderair-to-air missiles.Skyraiders are used for closeground support for Marines andSouth Vietnamese governmentforces. They carry large loads ofbombs and rockets. Skyraiders haveordnance capabilities greater thanthe B-17 bombers of World WarII fame.Because of its dish-shaped radargear, the early-warning Tracer iscalled "The Saucer". These propeller-driventwin-engine craft monitorall of Viet-Nam and the Gulf ofTonkin.REFUELLING: Tho fast combat support ship, tho U.S.S. Sacramento, refuels a 7*Fleet carrier while tho destroyer Robinson comes oiongiWo for simultaneousreplenishment. Tho 7th Fleet, bastion of freedom of tho MM in tho Far Pacific,it dealing dally blows against communist Viet Cong In Mvth Viol Nam andhitting targets In North Viet-rtamtii

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Ltd.-k The Ford People58 FRANKLIN ST., ADELAIDE, S.A.57 MAIN NORTH RD , ADELAIDE, S.A.*0^00000>000m000m0000000^0>00l0000l0000l0000000l0000l0\»00O0WV&0000W00000&000W00V0000*0W00mi0O0+00*+0004Best Wishes to all Members from —MATRON: RUTH MURRAY (Ex WREN.)GreengladesPrivate HospitalPost OperativeMedical and ChronicPatientsDelightful Seafront View at:235 ESPLANADEHENLEY SOUTH, S.A.PHONE 56-8592Pag* Forty THE NAVY, NOV.-DM-Jan., 1965-1966NEWS FROM THE AUSTRALIANFEDERAL PARLIAMENTSHIPYARDSModifications at Garden IslandNaval Dockyard would be completedin time for the first refit ofAustralia's Charles F. Adams destroyers,the Minister for the Navy,Mr. F. C. Chaney. has stated.Replying to Mr. S. J. Benson(Lab.. Vic), Mr. Chaney said theNavy had no proposals to buildanother Moating dock.PATROL BOATSIn the House of Representativeson 21st October, 1965. Mr. W. P.O'Connor, addressed the followingquestion to the Minister for theNavy:Are the 14 gunboats ordered forthe Navy to be an adaptation ofan existing class or have they beendesigned by our own naval architects?As the speed of these gunboatswill equal only that of manymodern freighters, will not thislack of speed affect their efficiency?Why are our gunboats to have sucha low speed when some countriesare building vessels of this type withspeeds ranging from 40 to 50knots? Will the Minister reconsiderthis matter with the ohjec: of increasingthe speed of these vesselsand thereby increasing theiroverall efficiency?Mr. Chaney's reply . . .In the first place the 14 vesselsreferred to will not be gunboats.They will be patrol boats and thespeed of which they will be capableis considered sufficient for patrolboat purposes. They will be poweredby two diesel engines and willbe able to attain any speed that isnecessary for them. They are beingbuilt to an Australian design preparedby Australian naval archi-:ects for a particularly Australianjob.TARTAR MISSILEIn the House of Representativeson 21st October, 1965, Mr. K. E.Beazley, addressed the followingquestion to the Minister for theNavy:Have tests revealed that the Tartarmissile with which the CharlesF. Adams class destroyers are armedis 25 per cent accurate and that theBritish Seaslug missile is 80 percent accurate? Was the type of missilewith which these vessels shouldSEATO DAYThe following is the lexl of a message which the Minister forExternal Affairs, Mr. Hasluck, sent on glh September, 1965. to SEATOHeadquarters in Bangkok to mark the occasion of the 11th anniversaryof the signing of the(SEATO).The occasion of SEATO Day isa reminder that the eight membersof SEATO have maintained theirassociation over these many yearsand have begun to make progressinto a second decade of co-operativeeffort.It is a time when we can reflecton the grave dangers that broughtour countries together in a defensivepact in Manila in 1954. It isencouraging to note that the independenceand integrity of membernations have been strengthenedsince the Manila Treaty was signed.It is also timely to take stock ofthe dangers that still threaten theTHE NAVY, Nov.-D.c -Jan., 1965-1966Soulh-East Asia Collective Defence Treatybe armed considered or have wejust taken the missiles that comewith the ships?MR CHANEVS REPLYAs to whether we have just takenthe equipment that comes with theships, I remind the honourablegentleman that the guided missiledestroyers or D.D.G.'s in the UnitedStates of America were originallyfiled with Asroc missiles, whereasthe Australian D.D.G.'s will be fittedwith the Australian designedand built Ikara. This is being donebecause it is believed that the lkarais an anti-submarine weapon sup.erior to the Asroc missile. As tothe merits of the Tartar guidedmissile compared to the Seaslug, Iam not aware that the Tartar itonly 25 per cent accurate. I understoodthat the percentage of accuracyachieved in tests carried out bythe Americans was much higherthan this. However. I shall lookinto the matter. I can assure toehonourable gentleman that the Tartarhas been chosen because at thetime when it was decided on it wasconsidered to be the superior antiaircraftmissile.security of the Treaty area. Thestruggle to maintain freedom againstCommunist infiltration and subversionmust still be carried on. In VietNam aggression has reached a newpeak of violence and intensity, and,in accordance with the objectives ofthe Manila Treaty, Australia hasincreased the support it is givingto the Government and people ofSouth Viet Nam, and has addedmilitary support to civil aid.Australia takes this opportunityto reaffirm its belief in SEATO andthe purposes for which it was founded.We will remain alert and readyto act in co-operation with likemindedcountries against the threatsto the peace and progress of thearea.I would also like to say on thisanniversary that we see the purposesof SEATO as being wider thanmilitary defence. Under SEATO, asunder the Colombo Plan, we arededicated to promoting the economicprogress and social well-beingamong the peoples of the Treatyarea. Our own programmes ofSEATO Aid are continuing to thisend.This anniversary occasion enablesme to extend warm best wishes tothe new Secretary - General ofSEATO, His Excellency GeneralVargas, of the Philippines, and torenew friendly greetings to all fellowmembers.Page Forty-en«

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Ihave arbitrarily designated assmall" those navies with a personnelstrength of about 25,000 or less.This takes in navies of all nations-inc'.uding my own — which arenot, and never have been, consideredgreat powers. A large and assortedcatch falls into such a net; fromthe biggest of the small to thesmallest of the small; from historicallyancient, through recent, tobrand new; from highly modern• hrough obsolescent, to "Fleets"which, since they exist largely onpaper, represent aspirations ratherthan hardware. Jane's Fighting Shipsmentions 93 navies of the world byname; all but a dozen or so ofwhich come within my definition ofmull.There are other ways to catcgorsethis heterogeneous group than byncre gradations of size. For example,they may all be considered asbelonging to at least one of the folowingseven collectives: NATO.he Commonwealth, the satellites of:he Soviet Union. Latin America, theemerging countries of Africa.SEATO. and other neutrals.As far as order of battle is concerned,possession of one or morebattleships used to be an absolutenecessity for a major or at least amore-important lesser navy. Contemporarily,it is the aircraft carrierwhich confers this dignity. Nofewer than six small navies — Argentina.Australia. Brazil, Canada,India, and the Netherlands — possessone light carrier of the BritishMajestic/Colossus-class, of whichTHE NAVY, Nov.-DM.-Jon , 1965-1966Britain herself has paid off the remainingsister ships.The point to note, however, inthe progression from battleship toaircraft-carrier, is that since carriersand their squadrons arc more expensive,countries which had twobattleships, e.g. Argentina andBrazil, now have but one carrier.And more important, some countrieswhich had only one battleship didnot venture into the carrier field, e.g.Turkey and Chile. These lattercountries, like others who used tohave coast defence battleships, havecither switched to cruisers or, insome cases, to destroyers and frigates.Assuming that the future badgeof a fully modern fleet will be toown cither a nuclear submarine,possibly nuclear - armed, or a guidcd-missileship or cruiser displacement,which nations will fall by thewayside this time? Will financialreasons prevent some of the naviesnow operating carriers and an airarm from acquiring nuclear submarinesor guided missile ships? Itis probably safe to predict that thenumber of small navies withoutfrontline ships will be added to notonly from those of the newly independentsmall countries, but alsoby fugitives from ihc prohibitivecosts of new weapons systems.Another mark of distinction goesto those navies which, thoughsmall, design and build their own.or some of their own, ships. Sweden,the Netherlands and Canada are examples.And all of the Scandinaviancountries, notably Norway, bothbuild and maintain their own merchantfleets.It is interesting to note that somerelatively small countries such asSouth Korea and Yugoslavia possessgood-sized navies, whereaslarge countries such as India andMexico have relatively small fleets.World War II provided a noveltwist — the navies of governmentsin exile. Most notable besides thatof the Free French were those ofNorway, the Netherlands, and Poland.While individually small, someeven tiny, these navies, together withothers, such as the Royal Australianand Canadian navies, made a significantcontribution to the Alliednaval war effort.The small navy, then, is not anorganisation which one has to makea case for; rather, it is a fact of20th-century life. The transcendentquestion, therefore, is not whetherthere should or should not be moreor fewer small navies, but howsmall navies are being affected bythe price of modern weapons andthe latest trends in international relations?First let us conscider what thesmall navies have to offer the majorpowers. My list is inevitably controversial,certainly not exhaustive and.of course, does not apply across theboard. Small navies offer:• Manpower. Officers and menare often of superior quality, especiallyin countries with long establishedmaritime traditions• Moral support. Even thoughtheir numbers are usually small,sometimes to the point of insignificance,in the over-all fighting potential,the presence of other nationalsin. for example, a predominantlyU.S. Force means a great deal. TheForce then becomes an Allied one,based on the free decision of independentsovereign states.• Base facilities. The small navyoften guards a lengthy, strategiccoastline (often out of all proportionto the population and wealth ofthe country concerned).• Further fields for researchand new ideas which the pressuresof poverty and scarcity seem to provoke.Officers connected with NATOwill be familiar with recent examplesof this in the field of anti-submarinewarfare.Pag* Fifty-thre-

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GEORGE TERRACE, PERTH, W.A.33 PHIUIMORE STREET, FREMANTLE, W.A.Phone 23-4126 Phone 5-1131*0000&MM*o*mfMW+0*60t'0Oiii000+0Gtit>6O0i0imti0i0>0*inI Best Wishes to the inaugural issue ofj "Navy" from . . .Scott's GarageMANDURAH, W.A.Personal Attentionand Service to all LeagueMembers•jf Complete "Mobil" Service•ft Special Ice Service for Campers^nd Caravans-fc Cold Storage Available»—*#T»i»»t*THE NAVY, Nov.-Dec.-Jon , 1965-1966IMALAYSIA LOOKS TO HER MOATIn view of (he considerable buildupof the strength of the Far EastFleet, to a large extent concernedwith the integrity of Malaysia, itis interesting to observe the parallelinterest being taken by Malaysialo increase her own navy to asize at least capable of coastal lefence.Considering the comparativelyshort time the Royal MalaysianNavy has been in being, it hasshown a quite remarkable alacrity.not only in acquiring former Britishwarships, but in having new warshipsbuilt on her own account.Malaysia is looking to her moatwith new eyes. Her sea defenceproblems are peculiar to herself,for the Malay peninsula, roughly.shaped like a spearhead, with itstip on the Equator, points straightdown into the heart of the newIndonesian empire of islands clusteredabout the Java Sea.But the arrow of aggression ispointed up from the opposite direction,and the Straits of Malacca,from Sumatra to Singapore, arevery narrow.There are signs that the RoyalMalaysian Navy will be still furtherstrengthened in the near future tomeet the threat of possible enemypenetration in Malaysian waters.The largest ship in the RoyalMalaysian Navy is the frigate"Hang Tuah", formerly H.M.S."Loch lnsh" of the anti-submarinetype. She has a displacement of1,575 tons standard and 2,400 tonsfull load and an armament of two4-inch guns, eight 40 mm. antilircraftguns, and two Squid triplebarrelleddepth-charge mortars.Two Admiralty three-drum boilersind triple-expansion engines of5.500 indicated horse power giveher a maximum speed of 19.5knots. She was acquired by theRoyal Malaysian Navy in 1964,and after a refit in H.M. Dockyard,Portsmouth, during which she wasTHE NAVY, Nov.-Dec.-Jon., 1965-1966By R. V. B. BLACKMAN, M.I.Mar.E., M.R.I.N.A.(Reprinted from "The Navy")equipped with a helicopter landingdeckaft. VIP accommodation, andair conditioning throughout, shesailed for Singapore in November.Four costal minesweepers of the'Ton' class have been acquiredfrom Great Britain in recent years,namely "Jerai" (ex-H.M.S. "Dilston"),"Kinabalu" (ex-H.M.S. "Essington"),"Ledang" (ex-H.M.S."Hexton") and "Mahamiru" (ex-H.M.S. "Darlaston"). All have adisplacement of 360 tons standardand 425 tons full load and carry a40 mm. Bofors gun and two 20 mm.anti-aircraft guns at a speed of 15knots.There are also four inshore minesweepersof the "Ham" class transferredfrom the Royal Navy: "LangkaSuka" (ex-H.M.S. "Bedham"),"Sri Johor" (ex-H.M.S. "AJtham"),"Sri Perlis" (ex-H.M.S. "Asheldham").and "Temasek" (ex-H.M.S."Brantingham"). These displace120 tons standard and 159 tons fulltoad and are armed similarly to thecoastal minesweepers. Like the"Ton" class they are diesel-drivenand have a top speed of 14 knots.No fewer than ten new patiolcraft have recently been built forthe Royal Malaysian Navy by VosperLimited of Portsmouth. Theyare officially divided into twoclasses. The "Sri Kedah" classcomprises **Sri Kedah", "Sri Kelantan*\"Sri Pahang", "Sri Perak","Sri Selangor" and "Sri Trengganu".Four later craft of improved designconstituting the "Sri Sabah" classare "Sri Sabah", "Sri Sarawak", "SriNegri Sembilan" and "Sri Melawa".Of 96 tons standard and 109 tonsfull-load displacement they arearmed with two 40 mm. guns. TwoBristol Siddeley Maybach diesel enginesaggregating 3,350 brake horsepower give them a maximum speedof 27 knots.Theredefenceare also three seawardmotor-launches,SDML3502. SDML 3506 and SDML 3507.former British boats of 46 tons displacementand 54 tons full load,carrying two 20 mm. guns at a speedof 12 knots; the training tender"Panglima" of 119 tons standardand 131 tons full load mountingone 40 mm. gun and capable ofmaking 14.6 knots (this craft is reminiscentof the "Ford" class ofBritish seaward defence boats indimensions and layout); and thedespatch and survey vessel "Mutiara"built at the Singapore shipyardof John I. Thornycroft & Co. Lid.,with an armament of one 20 mm.gun and a speed of 12 knots, havinga displacement of 95 tons.The former British landing craftof the LCT(4) type latterly employedas a maintenance repaircraft, MRC 1401, was disposed ofin 1965, but a new generation oflanding craft is being acquired orspecially built to Malaysian requirements.The largest tank landing craft is"Sri Langkawi". formerly H.M.S."Counterguard". ex-LCT(8) 4043,which was acquired by the RoyalMalaysian Navy in 1965 and refittedin Malta for tropical service.Rated as a major landing craft, shehas a displacement of 657 tons lightand 1,000 tons fully loaded, andPaxman engines of 1,840 brakehorse power give her a maximumspeed of 12.6 knots.Four minor landing craft of the"LCM(6)" type arc being built inAustralia and are expected to be inservice this year. With a displacementof 55.5 tons and an overalllength of 56 feet they will be armedwith two Oerlikon guns and propelledby diesels designed for aspeed of nine knots.And fourteen small landing craftof the "LCP" type are being builtto an Australian design. Expectedto be delivered this year, they displace18.5 tons with an overalllength of 48 feet and a beam of 14Pag* Fifty-nine

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Price:complete boat $500; sail equipmentand rigging only. $100.Fire Afloat: A lifeboat designedto withstand fire at sea has beendeveloped by Bristol AeroplanePlastics. Ltd.. of Bristol, England.The Bristol Phoenix is a twentyseatmotorboat made of steel andcovered with a steel canopy inwhich there is an observation dome.It is fireproofed on the exterior tojust below the water line with aresinated asbestos coating and onthe inside with a thin lining of asbestoscloth. Compressed-air bottlessupply air to the engine and passengersand slightly pressurise thehull as the boat navigates throughan oil or gas fire at sea. In tests,the lifeboat was safely launchedinto an oil fire, withstood six minutesin heat of more than 1.000 degreesCentigrade while envelopedin flames licking upward 250 feet.At the end of the test the temperatureinside the boat was 73.6 degreesCentigrade. Even butter andwax placed aboard were unmelted.No price has been set for producton models.I-' re and Foam: For use at airport-. chemical plants, refineries andother potentially dangerous areas,the 3M Co. of St. Paul. Minn., hasdeveloped a new fire-fighting s>stemthat will prevent the reignitionof intense gas and oil fires. Thesystem consists of two agents: adrv chem'ca! which ext : ngu : shes thefire, and a fluorochemical foamwh ch prevents it from blazing unagain. The foam, called FC-IH.'Light Water and claimed to be thehe t fire-securing agent presentlyknown was used in a process developedby the U.S. Naval ResearchLaboratory at Washington, D.C..for ii-f at naval-air installation..Combined with a dry extinguishingagent, the foam raoidly soreadover ihe surface of Hltm'tif, materialand prevented the formationof vapors vvh'ch can relet the lire.Fly Away: A collapsible helicopterthat can be hauled in a smalltrailer (which also serves as takeoffand landing platform), and canbe out of its box and airbornew'thin five minutes, has been announcedby Dornier-Werke. CimbH.of Munich. Germany. The sing'eseatDorn:er-32 whirlybird has aunique and simple power systemwhich employs compressed air (sunn'iedby a turbine-driven compressor)to turn Is rotor blades. Operationis c'aimed to be foolproof andquickly learned. The comnanv expec.swide acceptance of the Dornier-32in such fields as sports, trafficregulation, mountain and seasearch-and-re-.cue operations, patrolof waterways, etc. The versat : lelitt'e helicopter weighs a mere 325pounds and has a maximum takeoffweight of 707 pounds. It hasa top speed of 70 m.p.h. and cruisesat 60 mp.h. Its operating range is56 miles, without auxiliary fueltanks.»«»»—— P0++0+o+o**+0++0*Sieen and Stops: A ship's rudderthat also acts as a ship's brake andenables a vessel to stop in onefourththe lime required by conventionalmethods has been developedby Nippon Kokan ShipbuildingCo. of Tokyo, Japan. Therudder consists of two metal leaveshinged together at the rear verticaledge of the rudder. To make aquick stop, the captain presses abutton which hydraulically opensout the rudder's leaves to form ;fiat vertical surface at a 90-degreangle to the keel, offering severresistance to the water. The brakingaction ts enhanced as the spinningpropeller forces a stream of wateragainst the extended rudder surface.This slip stream is deflected laterallyand forward to lurther slowthe ship and improve manoeuvrability.The rudder-brake will cost$30,000 on a 50.000-ton vessel..Solid Sender: "A dramatic breakthroughin firearms technology" inthe form of a "new and revolutionaryammunition and gun" is being(.lamed by Daisy ManufacturingCo. of Rogers. Ark. The ammunitionconsists of a "slug" of a solidpropellant affixed to a projectile orbullet head. When the trigger ispre.sed. a spring mechanism producera spurt of hot compressed airthat ignites the propellant. creatingpressure that fires the projectile atvelocities of up to 1.150 feet asecond. The ammunition does nothave a cartridge case or primercap. and the rifle has neither ahammer nor firing pin. The bulletand shooting system, developed byBelgian inventor Jutes van Langenhovenafter twelve years of intensiveresearch, is claimed to be applicableto all sporting firearms butwill be marketed initially only ina .22-calibre rifle, available earlynext year in the U.S. at a price ofabout S2S.Pag* Sixty-four THE NAVY, Nov -D.e.-Jan . 1965-1966Season's Greetings to the Navy from —A. G. Suttonit FoundersSEE US FOR —PIPE AND VALVE CASTINGSWATER AND SEWERAGE FITTINGSWe Carry Out Castings of all DescriptionsFERNVALE ROAD, BRASSALL, IPSWICH, QLD.TELEPHONE 81-2022T. J. PREST & SONS PTY. LTD.* SHIPPING CONTRACTORSir BULK GRAIN FITTINGS* REPAIRS TO INSULATION AND CARGO FITTINGSif FITTING OUT FOR GENERAL AND REFRIGERATED* CARGOES, DUNNAGE, TIMBERS AND BURLAP109 Beach St., Port Melbourne - 64-1494, 64-4507also atPORTLAND, VICTORIA — PORTLAND 740** * ** •** ^**^ * *^ ****** »##»»»»#^^#^

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