Navy Today 5 Royal Australian Navy
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The RoyalAustralianNavy Today
The Royal Austral ian Navy goes int o the 1970s
with a strength unequalled in peacetime.Wi th the complet ion of a sh ip-b u i ld ing pro
gramme in 1970 begun in the sixties, the
A us tr a lia n Flee t w ill in c lu de over 5 0 sh ips,
inc lud ing an a i rcra f t carr ier , s ix destroyers,
s ix destroyer escorts, four submar ines, mine
sweepers, m inehunters, patrol boats and vari
ous suppo rt sh ips, as well as a i rcra f t o f the
Fleet Air Arm.
New ships on the drawing board include a
combat support ship, which wil l replenish Fleet
ships with a wide variety of stores, fuel and
a m m u n i t ion at sea; a new oceanographic ship
and a small hydrographic ship.
In addition, the R.A.N. is undertaking a pre
l iminary design study for a new c lass of l ight
destroyer a re la t ive ly smal l destroyer w i th
a high top speed, long range and anti-aircraft,
ant i -submar ine and sur face capabi l i t ies.
Today there are over 17,000 off icers and men
in the Perm anent Naval Forces. They serve in
sh ips and shore estab l ishments, both in Aus tra
l ia and overseas, including Vietnam, where the
R.A.N. has one of i ts destroyers serving with
the U.S. Seventh Fleet. A Navy hel icop ter
fl ight and Navy clearance divers are also
serving in Vietnam.
L e f t D a r i n g - c l a s s d e s t r o y e r H M A S V A M P I R E .
O p p o s i t e p a g e H M A S V E N D E T T A ( t o p ) R i v e r
c l a s s d e s t r o y e r H M A S P A R R A M A T T A ( b e l o w ) , I k a r a
a n t i -s u b m a r i n e m i s s i l e la u n c h e d f r o m t h e g u i d e d
m i s s i l e d e s t r o y e r H M A S P E R T H ( r ig h t ) .
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The Fleet Air Arm
Left Skyhawk f ighter-bomber launched f ro m
HMAS MELBOURNE.
To p Prepar ing Skyhawk tor launching.
Ab ov e Tracker ant i -submar ine a i rcra f t leaves
on a patrol.
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This series of pictures shows a Skyhawk
landing on HMAS MELBOURNE.
Ab ove - the approach and Right the
arrest.
Note how the trailing hook has picked
up one of the arrester wires on the deck.
HMAS MELBOURNE carries Skyhawkfighter-bombers, Tracker a nti-submarine
aircraft and Wessex anti-submarine
helicopters.
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Ab ove lef t Crowded f l ight deck HMAS
MELBOURNE.
Above r ig ht Wessex helicopter takes
off from MELBOURNE.
Left Tracker ready for take-off.
Right the R.A.N. carrier and flagship
HMAS MELBOURNE on exercise in
South-East Asian waters.
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Left Tying down Skyhawk onMELBOURNES flight deck.
Above Skyhawk pilot.
Right Flight deck activities.
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Ships andAircraftof the R.A.N.
Modernisation of the Royal Australian
Navy in recent years has given up-to-
date ships and aircraft, some of which
are shown on these pages. Top (left to
right) Wessex anti-submarine heli
copter on patrol during exercises with
allied ships in the South China Sea; the
guided missile destroyer HMAS PERTH
off Vietnam; Skyhawk approaching for
landing at sea; Oberon-class submarine
HMAS OVENS. Left Tracker landing
on HMAS MELBOURNE. Right River-
class destroyer HMAS STUART.
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Navy in Vietnam
the Royal Austral ian Navy has main -t ai ned a destroyer in Vietnam since
March, 1967. These ships, l ike HMAS
PERTH, pictured here, served w i th the
United States Seventh Fleet and havebeen used in a variety of roles, includ-
ing g unf i re support , in terd ic t ion o f
enemy coastal supply traffic and escort
duties. Rig ht a new gun barrel is
f i tted to HMAS PERTH at Subic Bay.
Below r ight Enemy shel ls land c lose
to HMAS HOBART. Both PERTH and
HOBART received high U.S. awards for
meri tor ious serv ice in Vie tnam.
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Also se rv ing in Vietna m are an Au stra lia n
Navy helicopter flight and Navy clear
ance divers.
Ab ov e le f t Iroquois hel icopters, with R.A.N.
crew, used to carry a l l ied troops in to combat
areas.
Left an R.A.N. sai lor and a U.S. Army
specia l is t combine sk i l ls in m ainta in ing a he l i copter engine.
Ab ov e r ig h t R.A.N. clearance divers examine
a suspect rocket earmarked fo r d isposal .
Righ t Clearance d iver work ing under water .
The Navy team is cal led upon for a variety of
tasks, inc lud ing underwater examinat ion of
ships to check whether they have been mined
by saboteurs.
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Above, lef t to r ig h t Aust ra lia n sa ilo r
in Manila with Filipino friend; Helicopter
crew in Vietnam discuss results of a
sortie; Reporting to the bridge.
Right Petty Off icer in the troop trans
po rt HMAS SYDNEY competes with Army
marksmen in target pract ice on way to
Vietnam.
Far r ight Happy in the Service!
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Navy CeremonialLeft New Queen's Colours for the Royal
A u st ra lia n Na vy . Below left Members o f the
ship 's company of HMAS HOBART admire U.S.
Navy Uni t Commendat ion presented to the sh ip
for meritorious service in Vietnam. Below
sim i lar award is presented to Capta in o f HMASPERTH by Commander in-Chief U.S. Paci f ic
Fleet. The U.S. Navy Unit Commendation has
been awarded on ly three t imes to o ther than
U.S. ships. Opposite page Patro l boat
HMAS AWARE ( top le f t ) , Mine hunter HMAS
CURLEW (below le f t ) ; Destroyer escort HMAS
PARRAMATTA (r ight) .
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In format ion on Naval careers may be
obta ined from Recr i t ing Off icers in a l tFur ther genera l in format ion on the
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obta ined from Recru i t ing Off icers in a l t
cap i ta l c i t ies , o r f rom the Di rector o f
Naval Recruiting, Navy Office ,Canberra,
A.C.T., 2600.
Royal Austral ian Navy may be obtained
from the Di rector o f Publ ic Rela t ions,
Navy Office, Canberra, A.C .T., 2600.