PRIMARY ROLE OF NAVY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14638, 6 April 1948, Page 3

PRIMARY ROLE OF NAVY

ECTION OF SEA iUNICATIONS Class Frigates To ! Commissioned lie Anti-Submarine Armament ' fecial to Tho Times) Wellington, today. Itery and immediate role k is the protection, in eonijphjhe Air Force, of trade iKnmunications in the South Ms the report on New gfence policy released by ft cf Defence. "At the Km Naval Forces must Wised that they can join j»Forces of other parts of «•Commonwealth to form m combat force. large these.tasks in emer«ayy must be well organJ trained and remain in a M readiness. It cannot be m in any future emer's?Ml enjoy a long period fy from attack; the deJ«submarines has in- * dangers in which trade Rations with New Zean placed. Vessels J these various roles, and pons with the Admirfm decided to maintain gacne cruiser at present JS'capacity and a flotilla slTOine"escort vessels wonaKand one surveying J, instant employment. J-one;cruiser "will- be JW a New Zealand, tojmmeswoepers and har--2 craft. The anti-sub-m vessels recommended . Jjlty are Loch Class £j* of these, and a }JJ of similar size to be Afinanent surveying im secured. m selected will be RJew Zealand lakes and Ljouncement will .be g particulars of the B&.W the detailed ar- : j, 1 delivery cf these r ar few Zealand. These tj described by the the most for- £ ; { u Jmarine armament tfi? S he Post-war fleet.' Wift la t un ched between & st ' 1944 > and com»rds the end of that W® reduction of the S'%y'*ereplaced icS ena nc2 as units of ®sf vessel is still to m w OU / n [t will be 8 'Mhe frigates. While I v e £ ssibl ? to man and fesw! s simultaneously, te being taken to I*imf„S* th l Navy 190 Rn« S ' all ran ks, mWu Naval Personnel |£ Wrens. This year the S to 1820, all Wnt ff n tar S et peacetime 4j*edini9so. feomL Naval Fcrc * is I S ence of the dockii2fc establishment. require some h matter is under

P e n - The R.N.Z.N.R. JVL bein K renovated 11S? allow for re- - months' time. The

four Volunteer Reserve Divisions at Auckland, Wellington, Chnstchurch and Dunedin, when .fully manned will comprise approximately 200 officers and men to each Division. PNZ.N Volunteer Supplemen ary Reserve has also been formed, con sisting of officers who have heitt connection with the naval WW The immediate manning of ships yi; ; be dependent upon these reserves.