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Australian Naval History on 6 November 1945

On This Day · Nov 6, 1945 ·

LEUT E. Howitt, RANVR, was MID for outstanding service while commanding ML427 in the Philippines. ...

Australian Naval History on 2 November 1945

On This Day · Nov 2, 1945 ·

CAPT Theodore Detmers, of the German raider KORMORAN, informed the Commandant of his Australian POW camp, of the whereabouts of film taken in the German raider at the time of ...

Australian Naval History on 29 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 29, 1945 ·

Battleship HMS King George V arrived at Melbourne for a visit. Thousands of people lined the fore-shore for miles to see the giant warship, assisted by four tugs, make her ...

Australian Naval History on 29 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 29, 1945 ·

Battleship HMS King George V arrived at Melbourne for a visit. Thousands of people lined the foreshore for miles to see the giant warship, assisted by four tugs, make her ...

Australian Naval History on 28 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 28, 1945 ·

HMAS Norman decommissioned and was transferred back to the Royal Navy and was broken up in 1958 ...

Australian Naval History on 25 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 25, 1945 ·

HMAS Napier was decommissioned and returned to the Royal Navy after 5 years service for the RAN ...

Australian Naval History on 22 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 22, 1945 ·

HMAS Nepal decommissioned after steaming over 200,000 miles for the Royal Australian Navy. She was transferred back to the Royal Navy and was broken up in 1956 ...

Australian Naval History on 20 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 20, 1945 ·

HMAS QUEENSBOROUGH was commissioned into the RAN after service in the RN. She replaced HMAS NORMAN on transfer to the RAN. ...

Australian Naval History on 18 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 18, 1945 ·

The Q class destroyer HMAS QUADRANT was commissioned into the RAN after service in the RN. She replaced HMAS NIZAM on transfer to the RAN. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 14, 1945 ·

The DSC was awarded to LEUT E. J. Peel, RAN, and LCDR S. W. S. Scott, RAN(E), for conspicuous gallantry in the Battle of the Philippines. LEUT Peel’s award was ...

Australian Naval History on 9 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 9, 1945 ·

Chief Stoker Percy Collins became the first Australian to be awarded a Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal. He was awarded the DSM for service in HMAS NAPIER off Crete ...

Australian Naval History on 1 October 1945

On This Day · Oct 1, 1945 ·

The Japanese surrender of Ocean Island was signed on board HMAS DIAMANTINA. The RN was represented by the motor launch HMS KIA KIA. ...

Australian Naval History on 27 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 27, 1945 ·

The British Navies laid 260,000 mines in WWII, which sank or damaged 1588 enemy vessels. The Axis laid 225,000 mines which claimed 1117 victims. ...

Australian Naval History on 26 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 26, 1945 ·

HMAS STRAHAN was damaged by a mine explosion while sweeping a minefield off the China coast. The ship returned to Hong Kong for repairs. ...

Australian Naval History on 22 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 22, 1945 ·

A BBC announcer described the scene in Tokyo Harbour, after the surrender ceremony:- ‘and there are the four Australian minesweepers BALLARAT, IPSWICH, PIRIE, and CESSNOCK. They are a husky bunch ...

Australian Naval History on 19 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 19, 1945 ·

HMAS SWAN, (sloop), accepted the Japanese surrender at Namatanai, New Ireland. ...

Australian Naval History on 17 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 17, 1945 ·

US Submarines based in Australia during WWII, sank 25 destroyers, 17 frigates, four minesweepers, 10 submarine chasers, torpedo boats, and gunboats. Eighteen Australian-based submarines were lost through enemy action. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 14, 1945 ·

HMAS Winter decommissioned in Sydney. She was sold on 25 January 1946. ...

Australian Naval History on 13 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 13, 1945 ·

The Japanese surrender of Nauru was signed on board HMAS DIAMANTINA, (frigate). ...

Australian Naval History on 12 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 12, 1945 ·

HMAS HAWKESBURY, (River class frigate), became the first ship of the RAN to enter Singapore since the surrender to the Japanese in 1942. The surrender of Japanese forces at Wewak, ...

Australian Naval History on 11 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 11, 1945 ·

Japanese forces on Timor signed the surrender document on board HMAS MORESBY, (survey vessel/escort). ...

Australian Naval History on 10 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 10, 1945 ·

The Japanese surrender of Kairiru and Muschu islands was signed on board ML805. HMA Ships GLENELG, COOTAMUNDRA, JUNEE, and LATROBE, (minesweepers), embarked liberated POW’s at Ambon, and transported them to ...

Australian Naval History on 9 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 9, 1945 ·

HMA Ships BUNDABERG, KAPUNDA, BLACK SNAKE, RIVER SNAKE, and ML 1343, plus army craft used by SRD, AM 1629, AM 1499, AM 1983, and AM 1985, accepted the Japanese surrender ...

Australian Naval History on 8 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 8, 1945 ·

HMAS VENDETTA transported 28 released European POW’s from Rabaul to Madang, for repatriation to Australia. The surrender of Dutch Borneo by the Japanese was accepted on board HMAS Burdekin by ...

Australian Naval History on 6 September 1945

On This Day · Sep 6, 1945 ·

The surrender of Dutch Borneo was signed by the Japanese, in HMAS BURDEKIN, (frigate). Twenty five per cent of the 76,000 mines laid by British naval forces in WWII, were ...

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Naval Historical Review: June 2007
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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.

Articles from this Edition

  • Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
  • Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
  • Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
  • HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
  • HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
  • Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
  • Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base