Naval Perspective Research Articles

India–Israel Defence Engagement: A Naval Perspective

P. V. Narasimha Rao took over as the ninth Prime Minister of India on June 21, 1991. Rao, a reluctant prime minister, presided over a period that witnessed the most defining events in modern histor...

Xerxes’ Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective - by H. T. Wallinga

Xerxes’ Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective - by H. T. Wallinga

Xerxes' Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective

Xerxes' Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective

Book Review: Xerxes' Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective

Book Review: Xerxes' Greek Adventure: The Naval Perspective

The Kelly naval mission to Greece, May 1919–October 1921

This article focuses on the activities of the Kelly naval mission to Greece between 1919 and 1921, the period when the geographic importance of Greece from the naval perspective and the potential of her navy attracted the interest of Britain. Notwithstanding the fact that plans to institute a pivotal Anglo–Greek naval partnership in the Eastern Mediterranean were frustrated because of the Asia Minor catastrophe, the Kelly naval mission to Greece was largely successful in developing the Greek Navy. During its term in Greece, work was expedited at the Ministry of the Marine, the recruiting law was revised and a significant number of Greek naval officers were admitted to British naval schools. Moreover, the syllabus of Greek naval colleges was updated and the Greek Naval Air Service developed on solid foundations. Financial difficulties and political complications hindered the realization of the more ambitious projects of the mission, i.e. the establishment of a new arsenal at Skaramanga and the procurement of sorely needed naval units. However, maintaining the many old Greek warships in working condition would have been impossible had it not been for the success of the mission in developing the organization and infrastructure of the Salamis arsenal.

The Evolution of Marine Gas Turbine Controls

The background and evolution of gas turbine fuel controls is examined in this paper from a Naval perspective. The initial application of aeroderivative gas turbines to Navy ships utilized the engine’s existing aircraft fuel controls, which were coupled to the ship’s hydropneumatic machinery control system. These engines were adapted to Naval requirements by including engine specific functions. The evolution of Naval gas turbine controllers first to analog electronic, and more recently, to distributed digital controls, has increased the system complexity and added a number of levels of machinery protection. The design of a specific electronic control module is used to illustrate the current state of the technology. The paper concludes with a discussion of the further need to address the issues of fuel handling, metering and control in Navy ships with particular emphasis on integration in the marine environment.

A Perspective on the Dibb Review

The Dibb Review has generated widespread public interest and media comment. There is a consensus that the review is a sound document making a major contribution to informed public discussion of defence issues. The Review is of particular interest to the Centre as an organisation aware of the increasing economic and strategic importance to Australia of our surrounding offshore areas. Captain Oxenbold's paper provides a naval perspective of the review and highlights some of the ongoing problems it presents for Australian defence planners.