Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD)

Letter: HMAS Choules

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Dec 16, 2011 ·

In early 2011, it was announced the RAN would purchase RFA Largs Bay, a six year old Landing Ship Dock (LSD) now surplus to British requirements. The purchase price was ...

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Book Review: Australia’s Fighting Ships

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 14, 2011 ·

Australia’s Fighting Ships – A Century of War & Peace by Ross Gillett. Published by Topmill Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2011. Available in both a limited edition hard cover at $49.95 ...

Observation or Espionage

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Dec 10, 2010 ·

This article provides an interesting insight for all those who have suffered the travails of completing a midshipman’s journal. In my time one of the many tasks inflicted on midshipmen ...

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What Ship Was That?

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Mar 1, 2009 ·

At the time of writing, John Smith was Vice President of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. Most of the members of the Naval Historical Society of Australia would presume ...

The Later River Class Frigates in the RAN

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 5, 2008 ·

The December 2007 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained a brief history of the RAN River Class Frigates. It also referred to the major differences between the six ships ...

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Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD)

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