SURFEIT OF ADMIRALS
Problem For R.N. (Special Crspdt, N.Z.P.A.) LONDON, February 12. The Royal Navy was facing the crucial problem of where to put its admirals, says the “Yorkshire Post” naval correspondent. By the summer only one admiral would have a permanent seagoing flagship. AU the others would have to fly their flags ashore or in reseerve ships. Few modern warships, except cruisers and aircraftcarriers, were large enough to carry an admiral and his staff, and smaller ships did not have the necessary communication facilities. “The only admiral left affoat on a permanent basis will be the Flag Officer, Aircraft Carriers; he is on H.M.S. Centaur in the Far East.” says the correspondent.
“The four new County Class guided-missile destroyers are largely taking the place of cruisers in the fleet, but they cannot handle the .enormous number of signals transmitted arid received by a flagship. The Hampshire, of this class, for example, k going to the Far East, but she will not be the flagship of the second-in-command in place of Lion.”
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30365, 14 February 1964, Page 16
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