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The Origin Of Port (Side To . .)

Periodical, The Spectator · Jun 10, 2004 ·

IN 1844 THE ADMIRALTY issued an order, stating: ‘The word ‘Port‘ is frequently substituted for the word ‘Larboard‘, and as the distinction between ‘Starboard‘ and ‘Port‘ is so much more ...

HMAS Hawkesbury and Singapore POWs return

Thomson, Max · Jun 10, 2004 ·

With the unveiling by CDF General Cosgrove at Ballarat on 6 February 2004 of the memorial dedicated to 35,000 Australians who became prisoners-of-war in all conflicts, journalist and Navy veteran ...

HMS Vanessa North Atlantic 1941

Crockett, Davie, Sub-Lieutenant, RNVR · Jun 10, 2004 ·

A Lower Deck account of the misery at sea in an old destroyer during an Atlantic gale. WHEN I JOINED THE NAVY the probability of encountering dangerous weather did not ...

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HMS Viscount 1940

Taylor, Buck, Lt. · Jun 10, 2004 ·

Lt. Taylor is a former Supply Assistant and this is an account of his service in a V&W destroyer. Contributed by Old Hands of Ballina Maritime Museum. I ‘VOLUNTEERED’ FOR ...

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Chief of Naval Staff Visits HMAS Benalla

Jarrett, Hugh · Mar 30, 2004 ·

DURING WW2 we had commissioned the corvette HMAS Benalla as a survey ship and she was lying alongside Station Pier West, Port Melbourne, about to start acceptance and work-up. A ...

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