The Navy Vol_22_Part2 1960 - Navy League of Australia
The Navy Vol_22_Part2 1960 - Navy League of Australia The Navy Vol_22_Part2 1960 - Navy League of Australia
SKA CADETS' TOUR —Continued from page 22At 1600 the first farewells were said, for ourparty had then to depart, and having beenwith the "C'anuchs" and l.K.s for so long, itwas a sad parting. Even the Aussies bad tosplit up, for our trusty Bristol was not available.and two Herons of limited capacity wereall that could be made available, so 15 cadetsand Lieutenant Nicholas went by plane, whilethe other six and I went by train.Friday, 4th March:This was a hectic time bringing any gifts orsouvenirs which had been neglected. Surelynone had. however, for every time we sawcadets, they were haunting the ever-popularsouvenir sho|>s. Anvhow, bv 1400 we were all"back home" in WANGANELLA, and at 1500Auckland Harbour echoed to our well knownAUSTRALIA, and a much more wistful versionof "Waltzing Matilda," for our greatadventure was almost over.Saturday, 5th-Tuesday, 8th March:The trip home was not as calm as the oneover, but all were experienced sailors by now,and only that bad weather made tricks at thewheel out of the question for 24 hours, thecadets followed the same pattern as on theway over.Much time was spent in collecting autographsand addresses and pledging eternalfriendship.Tuesday, dawn found Manly ferries and ourBridge right ahead of us, just as proof that theshow was over.DRIRARMCOMPRESSED YEAST-VACUUM PACKED"Dribarm" is a special form of Compressed Yeast,dried under scientific conditions and carefully compoundedwith a suitable yeast food. Specially suitablewhen not accessible to, or supplied by, bakers.Obtainable from: Merchants, Stores, Grocers,or direct from the Proprietors:MAURI BROTHERS & THOMSON LIMITEDThe Compressed Yeast Co.BOX SI, P.O., WATERLOO, N.S.W.One last moment of glory was a reception atGovernment House by His Excellency the Governorof N.S.W., Sir Eric Woodward, withmorning tea on the verandah. From there werepaired to H.M.A.S. RUSHCUTTER to returnthe loan clothing. Then the farewells started:firstly, when the N.S.W. boys went their separateways; one Tasmanian was next, then at1920 the ltrisbaneites, 2030 the Victorians andSouth Australians. Two Tasmanians, due toleave the following inorniug, and 1 wavingfrom the railway platform, were all that remained.The visit to New Zealand was over.The pictures of "me and the hosts at C'hristchurch"and "cadets returning from the Waihekiexpedition, and the postcards showingl'ohutugeyser in its full glory (not sulking ason the day of our visit), and the little greenstonetikis, and the smell of the sea at RipaIsland in the paua shells, the inlaid rulers andcrested teaspoons—these are the things thatremain that we can see and feel, but the thingsthat count more are the brighter eyes, thesmarter step and straighter backs, for no onecould make such a tour without gaining these.ISut what we gained that was even more importantis the understanding of our BritishCommonwealth partners, the friendshipsformed with those from overseas and with theothers of our own contingent. For these thingsand more we must, in conclusion, say a heartful"thank you" to our Kiwi cousins for havingsaid: "You are invited to send a party of 23to New Zealand in 1960."GUIDED MISSILE SHIPSThe building of guided missileships for the Royal Navyhas not been neglected, andthere are now four ships of thisclass laid down. H.M.S. DE-VONSHIRE will be launchedthis summer. The hulls ofH.M.S. LONDON and H.M.S.HAMPSHIRE arc under constructionand that of H.M.S.KENT was laid down in March.They are "super destroyers"with the Seaslug missile forlong range and Scacat weaponsfor short range attacks. Tlie.vwill also carry a new type ofhoming torpedo, four fullyautomatic 4.5-inch guns and ahelicopter for anti-submarinework.14 THE NAVYWATSON MEMORIALPresentation of BronzePlaquesCHAPELAmong the various links withWatson and other parts of theworld is the strong link betweenWatson and H.M.S.VERNON and H.M.S. DRYAD.H.M.S. VERNON is the headquartersin England of theTorpedo Anti - SubmarineSchool, and H.M.S. DRYAD isthe headquarters of the NavigationDirection School. Inone way thev could be claimedto be the parents of Watson,as they supplied instructorsand staff until Watson was ableto provide qualified officers andstaff from the Royal AustralianNavy.We have just heard thatthese two parent establishmentsare to present a bronze plaqueeach to the Watson Chapel.The one from VERNON willhave the famous prayer writtenby Nelson on the eve ofTrafalgar. 1805. and the onefrom DRYAD will contain partof the message addressed byGeneral Eisenhower to the AlliedExpeditionary Force onJune 6th, 1944. ' Both theseprayers are remarkable (seebelow). Nelson left to fightthe battle of Trafalgar from aspot not very far distant fromwhere H.M.S. VERNON nowstands, and General Eisenhower'sSupreme Headquarterswere at Southwiek, Hampshire,where DRYAD now stands, sothere is a great deal of historybound up with this connection.EISENHOWER'S PRAYERBefore D-Day6th June, 1944"Soldiers, sailors and airmenof the A.E.F., you areabout to embark on the greatcrusade to which we havestriven these many months."The world's eyes are uponyou. The hopes and prayersof liberty-loving people everywheremarch with you."The tide has turned. Freemen of the world are marchingtogether to victory."I have full confidence inyour courage, devotion to dutyand skill in battle. We willaccept nothing less than fullvictory."Good luck, and let us allbeseech the blessings of AlmightyGod upon this greatand noble undertaking."an Australian Margarineblended to suitAustralianconditionsNISII INICERNELSON'S PRAYERBEFORE TRAFALGARMonday, October 21, 180S"May the Great God Whom1 worship grant to my Countryand for the benefit of Europein general a great and gloriousvictory, and may no misconductin anyone tarnish it, andmay humanity after victory bethe predominant feature in theBritish Fleet. For myself individuallyI commit my life toHim Who made me, and mayHis blessing light upon my endeavoursfor serving iny Countryfaithfully. To Him I resignmyself and the just causewhich is entrusted me to defend.Amen. Amen. Amen."MINESWEEPER JOINSMALAYAN NAVYThe coastal minesweeper,DARLASTON, left Plymouthat the end of February forSingapore.On her arrival, she was handedover to the Royal MalayanNavy under ih» terms of theMalayan Defence Agreement.She has been re - namedH.M.M.S. MAHAMERU.N T s aTABLEMARGARINEJuly, I960 II21
N.Z. SURVEYORS(From page 8)oil the old eharts of her watersand those of her dependenciesin the Pacific.From ships and other sourcescome reports of new dangersnot appearing 011 the existingAdmiralty charts. These mustbe investigated and their existenceor non-existence confirmed.This work can sometimesbe done by the larger surveyingmotor launches, but inmany cases LACHLAN carriesout this task.A recent example was the investigationby the ship of ashoal reported in mid-Tasman.which was carried out in Junelast. When a danger to navigationis confirmed, it becomesthe subject of a Notice to Marinersamending the appropriatecharts to show it.Local small surveys are oftenEarlyLot.Mid.Earlylot.•FirstSailingsSept.Oct.Nov.D«c.Dec.ClassfromAustralian§ORIONfORONTES•ORSOVA§ORION•ORCADES§CabinClassPorts:SrEAM NAVIGATION CO. L10-.undertaken for some immediatespecific purpose. The twosurveying motor launches andLACHLAN have just finishedthe re-survey of the WhangareiHeads area in connection withthe investigation being carriedout to find suitable sites for anoil refinery. This was followedby an investigation survey some15 miles north of Westport inconnection with the projectedcoal trade with Japan.MUD COMES IN HANDYSo the bottom of the oceanis covered with mud! Whocares?The Navy cares and. attimes, is glad of it. The CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences,while engaged in an oceanographicsurvey, sponsored bythe Office of Naval Research,reported that not far off the••oast of California the ocean24.000 tons20.000 tons29,000 tons24.000 tons28,000 tonsffouristOne-classbottom was covered with largeareas of thick, gooey mud.Since the ocean's depth at thatpoint was some 500 fathoms,this appeared to be furtherfascinating information—to befiled.Then some unsung geniusconnected this sticky fact withthe problem of disposing oflarge quantities of radioactivewaste.Now, the waste is loaded intosteel drums, carried to muddybottomareas, and heaved overboard.The drums sink farinto the mud long before theydisintegrate, and the mud absorbsthe radiation. This avoidscontaminating large volumesof sea water, which would happenif the drums happened tobe dropped on a sand or rockbottom.The moral? Basic research isa fine thing whenever applied.Greatly reduced off-season Return rates:Homeward Sack Ratara from:Tourist On.-closs First Clan £240 Stq.Cabin Clots First Class £265 Stg.First Class First Class £290 Stg.Return by Ori.nl, P * O, llu. Funn.lLiiws: from U.K., Jan.-Moy, ItM, or 12months lat.r if required.ORIENT LINEDuring the recent visitof Mr. Wilkinson. Minister forDefence to the United States,the Air Correspondent of theLondon Financial Times saidthat he paid particular attentionto the Skybolt and PolarisMissiles.These missiles, savs the correspondent.eould take theplace of the cancelled "BlueStreak" missile.Skvbolt missile is a twostage.solid-fuelled ballisticmissile capahlc of carrying auuclear warhead over distancesof between 1.0(H) and 1.500miles. It is designed for launchingfrom aircraft — the U.S.plans to use Boeing B-52Hs,but almost any large aircraftcould be modified to act as alaunching platform.Total cost of the project overthe next five to six years, whichis the time it will take to developSkybolt to operationalstatus, is estimated at not muchless than 1.000 million dollars.An estimated BO million dollarsis to be spent on the project inthe next financial year, beginningJuly 1.The big advantage in Skyboltis its mobility, due to thetype of aircraft launching platformsused. The U.S. expectsto form the first Skybolt B-52Hsquadron in 1965. with another'22 B-52H squadrons beingformed thereafter.STRATEGIC AIRCOMMANDMany of these squadronswill be based in the U.S.. butsome of them may be basedwith the outlying posts of theStrategic Air C o m m andthrough the world — possiblyeven in the U.K.POLARIS MISSILESPolaris is the U.S. Navy'sfleet Ballistic Missile — againa solid-fuelled weapon — witha range of around 1.500 miles.BRITISH INTERESTU.S. GUIDED MISSILESA U.S. nuclear submarine blasts off a guided missile.which is intended primarily forfiring from submerged submarines.although smaller versionsof it could be developed forfiring from mobile land-basedplatforms, such as trucks andtrains, or from river-vessels oroff-shore barges.At present, seven nuclearpoweredsubmarines are underconstruction specifically for thePolaris, each capable of carrying16 missiles. The whole costof the Polaris programme isalso put at around 1.000 milliondollars, but this is expectedto be increased substantiallyas current plans for more Polaris-carryingsubmarines cometo fruition.Polaris is an earlier missilethan Skybolt, and it is alreadyundergoing test firings, priorto joining the fleet later thisyear or early in 1961. Recently,the U.S. Navy opened a new 27million dollar Polaris assemblydepot on the Cooper River nearCharleston, South Carolina.Further developments of Polaris.extending its range capabilityto 2,500 miles, could bein service by 1963, accordingto Rear-Admiral William F.Raborn, head of the Polarisprogramme.THENAVYJune.I960
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SKA CADETS' TOUR —Continued from page <strong>22</strong>At 1600 the first farewells were said, for ourparty had then to depart, and having beenwith the "C'anuchs" and l.K.s for so long, itwas a sad parting. Even the Aussies bad tosplit up, for our trusty Bristol was not available.and two Herons <strong>of</strong> limited capacity wereall that could be made available, so 15 cadetsand Lieutenant Nicholas went by plane, whilethe other six and I went by train.Friday, 4th March:This was a hectic time bringing any gifts orsouvenirs which had been neglected. Surelynone had. however, for every time we sawcadets, they were haunting the ever-popularsouvenir sho|>s. Anvhow, bv 1400 we were all"back home" in WANGANELLA, and at 1500Auckland Harbour echoed to our well knownAUSTRALIA, and a much more wistful version<strong>of</strong> "Waltzing Matilda," for our greatadventure was almost over.Saturday, 5th-Tuesday, 8th March:<strong>The</strong> trip home was not as calm as the oneover, but all were experienced sailors by now,and only that bad weather made tricks at thewheel out <strong>of</strong> the question for 24 hours, thecadets followed the same pattern as on theway over.Much time was spent in collecting autographsand addresses and pledging eternalfriendship.Tuesday, dawn found Manly ferries and ourBridge right ahead <strong>of</strong> us, just as pro<strong>of</strong> that theshow was over.DRIRARMCOMPRESSED YEAST-VACUUM PACKED"Dribarm" is a special form <strong>of</strong> Compressed Yeast,dried under scientific conditions and carefully compoundedwith a suitable yeast food. Specially suitablewhen not accessible to, or supplied by, bakers.Obtainable from: Merchants, Stores, Grocers,or direct from the Proprietors:MAURI BROTHERS & THOMSON LIMITED<strong>The</strong> Compressed Yeast Co.BOX SI, P.O., WATERLOO, N.S.W.One last moment <strong>of</strong> glory was a reception atGovernment House by His Excellency the Governor<strong>of</strong> N.S.W., Sir Eric Woodward, withmorning tea on the verandah. From there werepaired to H.M.A.S. RUSHCUTTER to returnthe loan clothing. <strong>The</strong>n the farewells started:firstly, when the N.S.W. boys went their separateways; one Tasmanian was next, then at1920 the ltrisbaneites, 2030 the Victorians andSouth <strong>Australia</strong>ns. Two Tasmanians, due toleave the following inorniug, and 1 wavingfrom the railway platform, were all that remained.<strong>The</strong> visit to New Zealand was over.<strong>The</strong> pictures <strong>of</strong> "me and the hosts at C'hristchurch"and "cadets returning from the Waihekiexpedition, and the postcards showingl'ohutugeyser in its full glory (not sulking ason the day <strong>of</strong> our visit), and the little greenstonetikis, and the smell <strong>of</strong> the sea at RipaIsland in the paua shells, the inlaid rulers andcrested teaspoons—these are the things thatremain that we can see and feel, but the thingsthat count more are the brighter eyes, thesmarter step and straighter backs, for no onecould make such a tour without gaining these.ISut what we gained that was even more importantis the understanding <strong>of</strong> our BritishCommonwealth partners, the friendshipsformed with those from overseas and with theothers <strong>of</strong> our own contingent. For these thingsand more we must, in conclusion, say a heartful"thank you" to our Kiwi cousins for havingsaid: "You are invited to send a party <strong>of</strong> 23to New Zealand in <strong>1960</strong>."GUIDED MISSILE SHIPS<strong>The</strong> building <strong>of</strong> guided missileships for the Royal <strong>Navy</strong>has not been neglected, andthere are now four ships <strong>of</strong> thisclass laid down. H.M.S. DE-VONSHIRE will be launchedthis summer. <strong>The</strong> hulls <strong>of</strong>H.M.S. LONDON and H.M.S.HAMPSHIRE arc under constructionand that <strong>of</strong> H.M.S.KENT was laid down in March.<strong>The</strong>y are "super destroyers"with the Seaslug missile forlong range and Scacat weaponsfor short range attacks. Tlie.vwill also carry a new type <strong>of</strong>homing torpedo, four fullyautomatic 4.5-inch guns and ahelicopter for anti-submarinework.14 THE NAVYWATSON MEMORIALPresentation <strong>of</strong> BronzePlaquesCHAPELAmong the various links withWatson and other parts <strong>of</strong> theworld is the strong link betweenWatson and H.M.S.VERNON and H.M.S. DRYAD.H.M.S. VERNON is the headquartersin England <strong>of</strong> theTorpedo Anti - SubmarineSchool, and H.M.S. DRYAD isthe headquarters <strong>of</strong> the NavigationDirection School. Inone way thev could be claimedto be the parents <strong>of</strong> Watson,as they supplied instructorsand staff until Watson was ableto provide qualified <strong>of</strong>ficers andstaff from the Royal <strong>Australia</strong>n<strong>Navy</strong>.We have just heard thatthese two parent establishmentsare to present a bronze plaqueeach to the Watson Chapel.<strong>The</strong> one from VERNON willhave the famous prayer writtenby Nelson on the eve <strong>of</strong>Trafalgar. 1805. and the onefrom DRYAD will contain part<strong>of</strong> the message addressed byGeneral Eisenhower to the AlliedExpeditionary Force onJune 6th, 1944. ' Both theseprayers are remarkable (seebelow). Nelson left to fightthe battle <strong>of</strong> Trafalgar from aspot not very far distant fromwhere H.M.S. VERNON nowstands, and General Eisenhower'sSupreme Headquarterswere at Southwiek, Hampshire,where DRYAD now stands, sothere is a great deal <strong>of</strong> historybound up with this connection.EISENHOWER'S PRAYERBefore D-Day6th June, 1944"Soldiers, sailors and airmen<strong>of</strong> the A.E.F., you areabout to embark on the greatcrusade to which we havestriven these many months."<strong>The</strong> world's eyes are uponyou. <strong>The</strong> hopes and prayers<strong>of</strong> liberty-loving people everywheremarch with you."<strong>The</strong> tide has turned. Freemen <strong>of</strong> the world are marchingtogether to victory."I have full confidence inyour courage, devotion to dutyand skill in battle. We willaccept nothing less than fullvictory."Good luck, and let us allbeseech the blessings <strong>of</strong> AlmightyGod upon this greatand noble undertaking."an <strong>Australia</strong>n Margarineblended to suit<strong>Australia</strong>nconditionsNISII INICERNELSON'S PRAYERBEFORE TRAFALGARMonday, October 21, 180S"May the Great God Whom1 worship grant to my Countryand for the benefit <strong>of</strong> Europein general a great and gloriousvictory, and may no misconductin anyone tarnish it, andmay humanity after victory bethe predominant feature in theBritish Fleet. For myself individuallyI commit my life toHim Who made me, and mayHis blessing light upon my endeavoursfor serving iny Countryfaithfully. To Him I resignmyself and the just causewhich is entrusted me to defend.Amen. Amen. Amen."MINESWEEPER JOINSMALAYAN NAVY<strong>The</strong> coastal minesweeper,DARLASTON, left Plymouthat the end <strong>of</strong> February forSingapore.On her arrival, she was handedover to the Royal Malayan<strong>Navy</strong> under ih» terms <strong>of</strong> theMalayan Defence Agreement.She has been re - namedH.M.M.S. MAHAMERU.N T s aTABLEMARGARINEJuly, I960 II21
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