Aug-Sep-Oct 1967 - Navy League of Australia

Green Island^YjeAdacfe f r o m ...^Jlie l^jiniiter for the ^javyLITTLE OVER AN HOUR FROM CAIRNS, N.Q.Jke 7opon The (jreat Ramet faeff• Excellent AccommodationModerate Tariff• Fully Licensed• Attractions Galore• Swimming in CrystalClear Water• For The Holiday ofA LifetimeThe Hon.DON CHIPPMP.Navy Day is an appropriate time to reviewwhat is happening in the Royal Australian Navytoday.In the past 12 months. Australia's fightingships and their men have ably displayed theirprofessionalism in combat operations.The guided missile destroyer H.M.A.S.HOBART. which has been attached to the U.S.Seventh Fleet, has been highly praised by theAmericans for her high performance in Vietnamesewaters. Her destruction of shore installations.trucks, small craft and other supportequipment has effectively disrupted the VietCong's flow of supplies.HOBART spent six months with the SeventhFleet and she has now been relieved by hersister-ship H.M.A.S. PERTH. A Navy clearancediving team and R.A.N, helicopter crews arealso contributing to the allied effort in Vietnam.capable of reacting immediately to any threat inAustralia's area of strategic interest.Recently, Australia's first submarine for 36years. H.M.A.S. OXLEY. joined the fleet andthree more sister-boats are under construction.The first of 20 new 100ft. patrol boats havebeen launched and before the end of the yearthe flagship H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE will pickup her new Grumman Tracker anti-submarineand Douglas Skyhawk fighter-bomber aircraftfrom the U.S.The third guided missile destroyer H.M.A.S.BRISBANE is expected to be delivered by theend of 1967 and the Australian-designed andbuilt destroyer tender H.M.A.S. STALWARTwill be commission later this year. The two newType 12 escort ships H.M.A.S. TORRENS andH.M.A.S. SWAN are due for completion in1S>69.• Booking Any RecognisedTravel Agent . ^The Navy performance in Vietnam is significantin that it highlights the state of readinessand capabilities of our ships and men.The Navy is becoming increasingly effective,too, with the delivery of new ships and equipment.The R.A.N. has developed and is continuingto develop along lines which make itBooking the growth in ships and equipmentis the increase in manpower. There are nowmore than 16.000 men in the Permanent NavalForces and the number is growing.The Navy's role in the defence of Australia isa vital one and the R.AN. is capable of fulfillingits obligations in the world of today.Pog» TwoTHE NAWAuguit-Septembor-October, 1947Augutt-September-Octobor, 1967 THE NAVY Po|i Thrw