FACTS AND FIGURES AT A GLANCE

All figures at 30th June, 1964

Number of ratings in the R.A.N. 11,163
Number of officers in the R.A.N. 1,406
Number of officers and men in the Naval Reserve Forces 5,200
Number of officers in the W.R.A.N.S. 17
Number of ratings in the W.R.A.N.S. .. 471
Number of ships in commission .. 18
Number of new ships under construction 10

Following figures based on 12 months to 30th June, 1964

Total number of different ports visited in Australia and overseas was 118

Countries where R.A.N. personnel served ashore

Malaya
Borneo
United States of America
Great Britain
Singapore

Number of separate items of Naval Stores required to support the Fleet 320,300

Number of international exercises in which R.A.N. ships participated:
Commonwealth Far East Fleet Exercises,
Annual SEATO Exercises,
Australian Maritime Exercises

Number of sorties flown by Fleet Air Arm pilots - 7,700

Number of miles steamed by R.A.N.ships - 1million

Yards of cloth used to make Naval uniforms 440,000
Food consumed by Naval personnel 6,700 tons
Paint used on R.A.N. ships 50,000 gallons

Number of miles steamed by R.A.N. Hydrographic and Oceanographic service 125,180

Information on the Nayy
Additional general information about the Navy may be obtained from—
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS,
Navy Office,
CANBERRA.

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Details on joining the Navy can be obtained as follows:—
Australian Capital Territory—
The Director of Naval Recruiting, Navy Office, Canberra, Australian Capitol
Territory.
Phone 65 3367

Victoria—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, Queen’s Gate, 83o Queen’s Road, St. Kildo, S.C.3.
Phone 51 5371

New South Wales—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, 1 8-20 York Street, Sydney.
Phone 292122

Queensland—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, 30 Mary Street, Brisbane.
Phone 31 1031

South Australia—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, 127 Pine Street, Adelaide.
Phone 23 2981

Western Australia—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, A.N.A. House, 44 St. George’s Terrace, Perth.
Phone 23 1356

Tasmania—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, Naval Office, Franklin Wharf, Hobart.
Phone 2 7054

Northern Territory—
The Naval Recruiting Officer, Naval Staff Office, Darwin.
Phone 2911

OR YOUR NEAREST DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

The R.A.N.’s own newspaper, “Navy News “, is published fortnightly, price 4d. To arrange advertising in “Navy News “, or to order copies, write to The Editor, “Navy News “, Naval
Headquarters, Garden Island, Sydney.

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