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The Epaulettes of the Father of the RAN – Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell KCMG KBE

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Dec 6, 1997 ·

Sir William was born at Gibraltar in 1852. At age 13, he entered the Royal Navy, joining the “Britannia” as a Cadet. As a Midshipman in H.M.S. “Phoebe” he enjoyed ...

Obituary: Captain Morton Henry Moyes OBE RAN

Storey, A.S, DSC, Commander, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 6, 1997 ·

In 1997, the 50th anniversary of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, it is most appropriate that the Naval Review should include a “salute” to Morton Henry Moyes. He was ...

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The Loss of HMAS Voyager I – Timor, 1942

Wood, Owen W · Dec 6, 1997 ·

I would like to comment on the loss of HMAS Voyager I – Monograph No. 25, transcript by Commodore Bryan Cleary, RAN (Rtd). I was serving in HMAS Voyager at the time ...

WW2 Bickley Naval Guns at Rottnest Island W.A.

Jeffrey, Vic · Dec 6, 1997 ·

It has often been incorrectly thought that the two 6-inch guns located at the World War Two Bickley coastal gun battery came from the famous World War One cruiser HMAS ...

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The Capture of U-570 and Commissioning as HMS Graph – 1941

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Dec 6, 1997 ·

One of the best kept secrets of the Royal Navy during WW II was the capture of a Type VII C Submarine, U-Boat 570, and her subsequent commissioning with a ...

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