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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.

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