Флот / 100 Years of Royal Australian Navy 1911-2011

Издательство: Faircount
Название: 100 Years of Royal Australian Navy 1911-2011
Язык: английский
Год издания: 2011
Количество страниц: 299
Формат: pdf
Размер: 150 мб

By the 1850s, separate British colonies had been established in New South Wales (NSW), Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. All relied on the Royal Navy's (RN) global supremacy for protection, and the stationing of a small British squadron in Sydney offered some measure of visible presence. Despite this, the discovery of gold and Australia's growing agricultural wealth increasingly raised questions about the adequacy of security provided, particularly with the squadron frequently absent on patrol in the South Pacific. As the possibility of war with Russia waxed and waned, NSW and Victoria went so far as to acquire the beginnings of their own local naval defence.