Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
The 19.5 metre diving boats SEAL and PORPOISE were taken over by the RAN at Geraldton, WA after completion by Geraldton Boat Builders. They joined SHARK, which is already in service with CDT4. Seal was allocated to CDT1 and Porpoise to CDT2 both based in Sydney.
A RAN press release announced the name change of the second Anzac class guided missile frigate from Arrente, to the original ARUNTA, as used by her predecessor.
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.
