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The Two Falkland Islands Wars – 1914 (Part 1)

A.N. Other · Mar 12, 1994 ·

Battle of Coronel – 1914 Although the Royal Navy outnumbered the German navy by a huge margin in 1914, British strength was concentrated in the North Sea, leaving small isolated ...

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HMS Sirius – Australia’s First Flagship

Barton, Alan · Mar 12, 1994 ·

H.M.S. SIRIUS features prominently in our Australian history as she served as Governor Phillip’s flagship, and the guardship to the First Fleet of eleven ships when our nation commenced in ...

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New Diving Launches Arrive

A.N. Other · Mar 12, 1994 ·

August 16, 1993 saw two new large diving launches constructed by Geraldton Boat Builders of Geraldton, arrive at HMAS STIRLING for handover to the Royal Australian Navy in company with ...

HMAS Sterling-Fleet Base West

A.N. Other · Mar 12, 1994 ·

History HMAS STIRLING was selected to honour the name of Captain James Stirling, Royal Navy, the naval officer who landed on Garden Island in 1827 and returned in June, 1829 ...

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HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran – Possible and Probable Search Areas

Kirsner, Professor Kim, (UWA) · Mar 12, 1994 ·

[Update from John Date: Following an intimation in the September 1993 issue of our journal NAVAL HISTORICAL REVIEW by Mike McCarthy, Curator of Maritime Archaeology of the Western Australian Maritime ...

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