Bastock, John

SERVING ABOARD THE TOWN CLASS CRUISERS

Bastock, John · Jun 4, 2025 ·

A transcript of the 1972 presentation to the NHSA by naval historian and member John Bastock When the first Australian Fleet Unit arrived in Sydney on 4 October 1913, I ...

HMS/HMVS Nelson – 120 gun Line-of-Battleship 1814

Bastock, John · Dec 5, 1979 ·

THIS THREE-DECKER BATTLESHIP was laid down in December 1809 and launched on 4th July 1814. Nelson was the first three-decker to be launched in England after the victory at Trafalgar ...

From Warrior to Vanguard

Bastock, John · Dec 31, 1971 ·

Introduction: Britain’s first sea-going ironclad, HMS Warrior, took the water in December 1860. For nearly one hundred years afterwards, Warrior’s successors dominated the naval scene, and the battleships of Britain ...

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