Jul,Aug-Sep, Nov-Dec 1965-Jan 1966 - Navy League of Australia

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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«