A tribute to the memories of Signalman Frederick Randall RN and Able Seaman John Reardon RN and RAN, who as young men contributed to the establishment of the Australia Station. ...
Queens at War
Birth of the Queens The great ocean liners and sister ships Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary feature as two of the most important troop carriers in the annals of Australian ...
The Properties, Office and Duetie of a Gunner
Introduction While searching for another reference this small story from the September 2003 edition of this magazine came to attention. It was written by Cyprian Lucar (1544-1611) and is from ...
Gaza Trident Pier – Start and Finish
An Inspirational Beginning Under a humanitarian aid initiative known as Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS), on Friday 17 May 2024 trucks began delivering shipments of humanitarian aid of food ...
100 Years ago: HMAS Australia and Gerald Muddyman
Observing that 15 April marks the centenary of the intentional sinking of the battlecruiser HMAS Australia, the following article taken from the Newington Magazine website, carefully curated by Robert Curran, ...
First NAAFI Store on board RFA Ship opens
This small article from the UK Forces Network is of some interest to us as there were originally four Bay-class RFA landing ship docks. One of these was RFA Largs ...
HMAS Maryborough escapes from Java
An email was received recently from Ian Gotts of St Albans in England about the wartime exploits of his cousin Able Seaman James Gotts who was rescued from HMS Electra, ...
The Blackwoods of Huon Park
By Walter Burroughs In the northern Sydney suburb of Turramurra lies St James’ Church and adjacent is a War Memorial Hall with its honour board containing the names of those ...
Ada Teresa Burrell – The Mica Queen
Considered by her peers to be the only woman to marry a naval officer for his money We publish many stories about well-known naval personalities concentrating on their illustrious careers ...
Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial
Many stories are received of autonomous craft but these are mostly small prototypes, possibly of limited capability in an offshore environment. The trials now being conducted by Austal Australia using ...
The United States Navy Yangtze Patrol
An historically symbolic commissioning of USS Canberra in Sydney, New South Wales on 22 July 2023 was recorded in the September 2023 edition of this magazine. The article went on ...
Occasional Paper 180: HMAS Yarra (III): IKARA related Configuration Changes Through Life
Commissioned on 27 July 1961 HMAS Yarra underwent significant configuration enhancements during its 24 years of distinguished service in the Royal Australian Navy. Its major refits involved the installation of ...
Ghost Shark for Navy; The Extra-Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
This article first appeared in Australian Warship Issue No 117 published in March 2023 and is reproduced by kind permission of its editor. With so much attention being paid to ...
Littoral Combat Ships
The June edition of this magazine announced the commissioning of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra in Sydney on 22 July 2023. Less than a month later it came ...
Kingfishers over the Shoalhaven
There is a fascinating small book by Barry Pattison titled Kingfishers in the Antipodes which was published in 1998 and later serialised in News & Views, the magazine of the ...
Good Aussie Red takes over from French Champagne in Christening Royal Navy Ships
The previous edition of this magazine contained an article on the remarkable relationship between the Queensland Mining Magnet William D’Arcy and Admiral of the Fleet Lord John (Jacky) Fisher. Towards ...
Young Endeavour Replacement
A new sail training ship will be built in Australia over the next three years, to replace STS Young Endeavour. The original brigantine is now 35 years old, and has ...
Did these Men influence the Development of modern Australia?
There is a growing tendency in our modern society to question the impacts of past colonialisation without acknowledging the historical context of those times and knowing the characters involved. Great ...
Getting in and out of the Naval College
The June 2023 edition of this magazine contained an article Tristan da Cunha and a Tribute to John Smith, providing a shortened version of the remarkable life story of Commander ...
Historic Cannons Guarding Hamilton; Rare Finds at Gregson Park
Those with $2.50 concession cards may recall making the most of their travel limits by having a comfortable day’s train outing from Sydney to Newcastle. Alas, Newcastle’s Central Railway Station ...
Former HMNZS Rotoiti and Pukaki off to Ireland by Heavy Lift Ship
The following article has been sourced from various local and overseas news outlets. The post-war Royal New Zealand Navy was based around two Dido-class light cruisers, HMNZ Ships Black Prince ...
Inside ‘Nuke School’, the elite US Training Ground preparing Australian Submariners for an AUKUS Future
The following article has been taken from an ABC News summary of 8 July 2023. In America’s deep south, a group of students has just completed one of the most ...
USS Canberra commissions in Sydney
An historically significant ceremony occurred at Sydney’s Fleet Base East on Saturday 22 July 2023 when the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Canberra commissioned into the United States Navy. This ...
Occasional Paper 168: The Royal Australian Navy in the Pacific War: 1943
Eighty years ago, in 1943 the tide of the war in the Pacific was at last turning for the better. After four long years of war and significant RAN ship ...
Occasional Paper 167: Littoral Combat Ship Program Overview
The recent visit by USS Canberra to Australia for commissioning was an historic event which captured the attention of Australians, Americans and many others worldwide. However, many people are impressed ...
