At the end of World War II most of the older small ships of the RAN, which had served valiantly in peace and war, were disposed of. At this time ...
Origins of the QUEENSLAND Navy
Old Thunder and Lightning – the Origins of the Queensland Navy IT WAS A RUSSIAN SCARE in the eighteen seventies that caused the Queensland Government of the day to form ...
Ship Design at the Turn of the Century
The turn of the century produced an unusual range of warships as these photographs show: ...
For God’s Sake Send Help – They Sent the Navy
THE DARWIN DISASTER has been too well covered for us to attempt to document Cyclone Tracy and its tragic aftermath. However, it is this Society’s duty to emphasise that the ...
Naval Actions in the Crimea War – Pictorial
The Navy’s role in the Crimea War was in the main support of the armies ashore. However, these operations were not confined to the Black Sea. Squadrons were in action against ...
For Valour- Naval Victoria Crosses of World War II
The Pusser’s Bus
The Seagull V amphibian or Walrus or Pusser’s Bus was the best known aircraft of the Royal Australian Navy in World War Two. Carried by all cruisers this ubiquitous aircraft ...
The 1929 Cruise of Albatross
HMAS Parramatta: First Born of The Commonwealth Navy
Navy’s First Ship to Become City’s Hovermarine Terminal
Parramatta was being stripped before being towed to sea as a gunnery target when the State Government conceived the idea of using her and her sister ship Swan as accommodation ...