Yarra shows Aust, flag

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34106, 19 March 1976, Page 17

Yarra shows Aust, flag

Shipping News

* Th» Rsyil Australian Navy it floes not pretend to be able fo fulfill all Australia's naval I defence requirements, according to Commander J. S. Dick- i| son, captain of the destroyer - escort Yarra which arrived in Lytteton yesterday. But the R.A.N. was strong! enough to make a “significant . contribution” to Australia’s own, defence, he said, and could deal!! with anv immediate threat top the country p However, Australia would need ! the support of her allies in any long-term conflict, he said ,V ■ result strengthening re-) lanons with neighbouring powers: b' "showing the flag” has become an important part of Aus-: tralian naval operations. I In fact “showing the flag is the primary reason for the i T&ura's visit to Lyttelton. Lvttelton is her last port of■ call on a good-w ill mission I which has taken her to Noumea. Fiji and Auckland Commander Dickson said that since the scaling dow n of the | activities in the Far East the; R.A.N has become more strongly orientated towards Aus ! India’s immediate Pacific neigh-j hours. At present the R.A.N has atj least two other vessels busy in, New Zealand waters —the oceano- J graphic research ship Kimbla in: Auckland and the training ship Duchess in the Marlborough' Sounds )1 The Yarra is the oldest of they R.A.N.’s six "river” class de-i strover escorts. Built in 1961. | she is designed for escort duties i imd has an all round capability| to deal with submarines, aircraft. and ships A feature of her armament is i her Tkara anti-submarine missile: system, developed in Australia. ] The system has a rocket. i tracked and guided from the ) •hip. carrying a torpedo which is released once the target area; is reached On her return to Sydney, the Yarra will have one of her; periodic refits to modernise her I operational equipment and svs-l terns ARRIVALS Timaru Star <6.2 a.m.l. 5973, Capl. G. Bow den. Auckland 'Blue ■ Port'. Viminale (6.47 a.m,'. 6956, Wei-i Ungton Shipping Corp, of N.Z.i. Union Sydney (7.27 a.m.i. 4752, Capt R Stewart. Dunedin it’.S.S.i. Rangatira 6.37 a.m.i. 9387, Capt. R. Pugh-Williams. Wellington iL'.S.S. < H.M.A.S Yarra <10.55 a.m.i.l Commander J S. Dickson, from; sea 'R.N.ZA’.i. Destroyer. Post Champion 1- . p m. 1,1 15 967. t apt N Hayward. Wellington ‘P and O>. DEPARTURES Westport 7 20 a.m i. 2610. Capt j N Reeves. Westport tKinseyi Union Sydney - p m . 4752. Cap’ R Stewart, Wellington (U. 5.5... Rangatira — p.m 9387.1 Capt R Pugh-Williams. Welling I ton lU SS.’. EXPECTED ARRIVALS tnlon Auckland, Auckland. today British Fl 1 , today Beatrice Asia, March 20. Shun Oh. March 22 Coastal Trader. Auckland. March • 22 Conastaga, Persian Gulf. March Iron Arnheim. March 23. Hawea, Dunedin March 23 Kuaka. Marsden Point, March 24

.Coastal Trader, limaru, March 24 Podgora. Auckland. March 25. Sinklang. Wellington. March 25. i Poyang, Wellington, March 25. I Straat Cumberland, Wellington, March 25. lAzuma. Wellington. March 26. PROJECTED DEPARTURES iFrysna. today. (Post Champion, today. Straat Agulhas. Auckland, today. Main Lloyd, today. 'Timaru Star. Dunedin. March 22. i Continental Pioneer. Bluff, March 23. i Eastern Saga March 23. ; Cedric. March 24. Coastal Trader. Dunedin, March Hawea Wellington, March 23. Viminale. Dunedin. March 23. ;Coastal Trader. Auckland March I 24. 'Beatrice, Timaru March 24. VESSELS IN PORT 'Straat Agulhas. Cashin Quay No. I. | Cedric, Cashin Quay No. 2. I Kikusai Maru No 21, G.P.E. | Eastern Saga, G.P.E. ' Main Lloy d. No. 1 Breastwork. [Continental Pioneer', No. 2 East. Timaru Star, No. 3 West. . Frysna, No. 3 East. j Teraaka. No. 4 East. TI.M.A.S. Yarra, No 4 West. : James Cook. No. 5 East. | Holmdale, graving dock. ; Viminale. No. 7 East. Kenku Maru No. 7. No 7 West. ; Post Champion. Oil Wharf.