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These Gallant Aviators

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Midshipman W.A. Stow, RAN William Stow was born in Plymouth, England in 1987 and spent the majority of his youth moving with his father, an officer in the Royal ...

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The Sound of Musical Submarines

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Peter Judge The September 2011 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained an interesting summary on submarine warfare which brings into perspective some little known facts concerning Baron von ...

Letter: HMS K13 Bible

Letter Writer · Dec 16, 2011 ·

I enclose the Holy Bible of HMS K13 which sank during trials in Gare Lock Scotland on 29 January 1917. Mr Charles Freestone was Leading Telegraphist on K13 at the ...

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: The Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force

Book reviewer · Dec 16, 2011 ·

The British Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force by David Hobbs. Published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2011. Hard cover, 462 pages plus B & W illustrations, ...

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