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
EXERCISE SEALIONLAMEST SEATO EXERCISE HELDUK Australian warships,Fincluding the carrier,H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE, haveplaved an important part inthe" SEATO Exercise SKA-LION, just concluded.The exercise was the biggestof its kind yet held by SEATO.More than tiO ships and 150aircraft from all eight membernations took part.MELBOURNE, with the DaringClass destrovers VEN-DETTA and VOYAGER, formedpart of three carrier groupswhich protected a large convoyof supply ships moving frontManila to Singapore.The three groups sailed fromManila on May 6, and in theSouth China Sea were joinedon May 11 by a second smallerforce of warships that had sailedfrom Bangkok on May 9.This second group included theAustralian fast anti-submarinefrigate. H.M.A.S. QUEEN-BOROUGH.On the completion of theoperational phase of the exercise,the ships of the combinedSEALION Fleet entered SingaporeNaval Base on Fridav.May 13.Command Rotates.Rear-Admiral W. H. Harrington.C.B.E., D.S.O., FlagOfficer Commanding the AustralianMeet and one of thethree senior National commanders.is living his flag inH.M.A.S. MELBOURNE. Theother two are Rear-AdmiralJoseph D. Black. U.S.N.(U.S.S. YORKTOWN) and theoverall director, ltear-AdmiralV. C. Begg. C.B., D.S.O., D.S.C.,(H.M.S. ALBION). Throughoutthe exercise tactical commandof the Force rotatedamong these three officers.11.M A S. MELBOURNE wasthe only carrier in the exercisewith both anti-submarine andfighter aircraft, and providedcover against submarine, surface.and air attack on theforce.Co-operation among forcesreached a high peak, so it wasnot uncommon for an AustralianGannet to combine withU.S. Trackers and helicoptersand a Pakistan destroyer in asubmarine hunt. Similarly.Australian Sea Venoms weredirected by a French radar destroyerto intercept attackingaircraft of the U.S. MarineCorps and the R.A.F.R.A.N. Versatile.VENDETTA and VOYAGERwere members of the internationalescort screens for AL-BION and MELBOURNE respectively.Their versatilitywas emphasised by rapid andaccurate firing in both surfaceand anti-aircraft roles anil byexcellent A/S detection and attack.This ensures their activeparticipation in most featuresof the exercise.QUEENBOROUGH, a specialistfast anti-submarine frigate,was well suited to thepredominantly A-S activities ofBangkok group. All three CommandingOfficers of the Australianships took their turn asscreen commander of their respectivescreens.After a three-day post exercisecritique and relaxationperiod in Singapore, the R.A.N,ships sailed on .Monday. May16, to meet their various operationalcommitments.Sailor* from eifht Seato Nations fraternised when on shore leave durlnc- SEALION."SPORTS DAYDuring OperationSealionIn Manila Harbour an athleticmeet was held on boardthe Royal Navy Carrier, II.M.S.ALBION. Here a husky Americansailor tries his hand at"tossing the caber". The carnivalhonours went to the teamrepresenting H.M.A.S. MEL-BOURNE.Food tastes better . . .FOSTER'SMELBOURNELACItBITTER—Photo courtesy "S. M. Herald"foodbetteriswithGoodBeer12 THE NAVYJun*. I960
——Lieut. B. ORR (right), pilot, andLieut. R. BLOFFWITCH, whose Sea.Venom crash-landed into 9 nylonbarrier on H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE.The champagne is a present fromthe Flag Officer CommandingH.M A Fleet. Rear Admiral W. H.Harrington. The flying fish, apresent from the deck crew, crashlandedon the flight deck a shortwhile before the Sea Venom.(Blocks, courtesy "Navy News").NYLON BARRIER PROVESVALUEIn April, 1959, an aircraftsignalled to her carrier H.M.S.EAGLE—I am in trouble: myarrester hook has jammed.An emergency crew set upthe new "Spider Web" nylonelastic safety barrier, and theaircraft landed without injuryto her pilot or damage to theplane. The first real test hadbeen successful.On March 16 a Sea Venomfrom H.M.A.S. MELBOURNEwas damaged in attempting toland during night exercises.There was a long swell with intermittentrain squalls.Piloted by Lieut. B. Orr,with Lieut. R. R. BlolTwitch asobserver, the plane damagedits nose wheel on the first landingattempt, failed to engagethe arrester wires and overshot.Lieut. Orr's Venom overshoton two attempts to land. Thenose wheel collapsed and thedeck hook failed to function.Moreover, fuel was by this timedangerously short.The decision was then madeto rig the nylon crash barrier—this being the first time thatsuch an emergency procedurehas been adopted in the R.A.N.As it was realised that fuelwas practically exhausted, thecrew of the plane were instructedto use their ejectorseats during their final approachif tlie barrier was notreadied.But the flight deck crewwere equal to their task andthe crash barrier was in fullreadiness. Lieut. Orr made askilful landing and the planecame to rest enmeshed in thenylon strands with both crewmembers uninjured.While this tense drama wasbeing played out, other SeaVenoms and the Gannets carriedout their normal CombatAir ratrol and Convoy Supportduties.Then, during the recent Sealionexercises a Sea Hawk,piloted by Lieutenant MarieThomson, of Newburg, Eng..was unable to lower its flap*fully. It came in to land atspeed, and was brought to astop '7 the nylon barrier andthe usual arrester wire. Againthe plane and its pilot wereuninjured.The Nylon Barrier had againproved itself, another aid withthe mirror landing sight andthe angled deck to make carrierflying so much safer.The Seahawk jet fighter an Instant before hitting the nylon crash harrier. The broadnylon bands wrap around the wings and fuselage and as they give, with the planesmomentum, bring it to a gentle stop.The nylon crash barrier draped around it, the Seahawk comes to a aafe stop on the fllxhtdeck of H.M.S. ALBION.Juns. 1460
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——Lieut. B. ORR (right), pilot, andLieut. R. BLOFFWITCH, whose Sea.Venom crash-landed into 9 nylonbarrier on H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE.<strong>The</strong> champagne is a present fromthe Flag Officer CommandingH.M A Fleet. Rear Admiral W. H.Harrington. <strong>The</strong> flying fish, apresent from the deck crew, crashlandedon the flight deck a shortwhile before the Sea Venom.(Blocks, courtesy "<strong>Navy</strong> News").NYLON BARRIER PROVESVALUEIn April, 1959, an aircraftsignalled to her carrier H.M.S.EAGLE—I am in trouble: myarrester hook has jammed.An emergency crew set upthe new "Spider Web" nylonelastic safety barrier, and theaircraft landed without injuryto her pilot or damage to theplane. <strong>The</strong> first real test hadbeen successful.On March 16 a Sea Venomfrom H.M.A.S. MELBOURNEwas damaged in attempting toland during night exercises.<strong>The</strong>re was a long swell with intermittentrain squalls.Piloted by Lieut. B. Orr,with Lieut. R. R. BlolTwitch asobserver, the plane damagedits nose wheel on the first landingattempt, failed to engagethe arrester wires and overshot.Lieut. Orr's Venom overshoton two attempts to land. <strong>The</strong>nose wheel collapsed and thedeck hook failed to function.Moreover, fuel was by this timedangerously short.<strong>The</strong> decision was then madeto rig the nylon crash barrier—this being the first time thatsuch an emergency procedurehas been adopted in the R.A.N.As it was realised that fuelwas practically exhausted, thecrew <strong>of</strong> the plane were instructedto use their ejectorseats during their final approachif tlie barrier was notreadied.But the flight deck crewwere equal to their task andthe crash barrier was in fullreadiness. Lieut. Orr made askilful landing and the planecame to rest enmeshed in thenylon strands with both crewmembers uninjured.While this tense drama wasbeing played out, other SeaVenoms and the Gannets carriedout their normal CombatAir ratrol and Convoy Supportduties.<strong>The</strong>n, during the recent Sealionexercises a Sea Hawk,piloted by Lieutenant MarieThomson, <strong>of</strong> Newburg, Eng..was unable to lower its flap*fully. It came in to land atspeed, and was brought to astop '7 the nylon barrier andthe usual arrester wire. Againthe plane and its pilot wereuninjured.<strong>The</strong> Nylon Barrier had againproved itself, another aid withthe mirror landing sight andthe angled deck to make carrierflying so much safer.<strong>The</strong> Seahawk jet fighter an Instant before hitting the nylon crash harrier. <strong>The</strong> broadnylon bands wrap around the wings and fuselage and as they give, with the planesmomentum, bring it to a gentle stop.<strong>The</strong> nylon crash barrier draped around it, the Seahawk comes to a aafe stop on the fllxhtdeck <strong>of</strong> H.M.S. ALBION.Juns. 1460
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