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The Rescue Yacht

Taylor, Lieutenant F RNZNVR · Oct 30, 1977 ·

HMAS PERTH AND USS HOUSTON were sunk in the very early hours of 1st March 1942, after a terrific fight against overwhelming odds. Many of the Perth survivors were picked ...

The Fate of Singapore’s Guns – Japanese Report

Bogart, Charles H. · Jun 25, 1977 ·

In a previous issue of Naval Historical Review we published an article on the guns of Singapore and their ultimate fate. Mr. Bogart, a United States member of the Society, ...

The Passing of the Encounter 1902- 1932

Newton, A.C., RN (Rtd) · Jun 25, 1977 ·

‘TO HEAR OF HIS OLD SHIP BEING SOLD to the shipbreakers is, to the sailor, like the death of an old pal.’ So wrote Mr. A. C. Newton, R.N. (Rtd.), ...

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An Australian with Jellicoe (1919)

Ricketts, D C · Jun 25, 1977 ·

In 1919, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount, later Earl, John Jellicoe, visited Australia, travelling in the battle cruiser New Zealand, and toured the capital cities. AT THAT TIME, CONSIDERATION was ...

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Stuart sinks Gondar (1941)

Lind, L.J. · Jun 25, 1977 ·

HMAS STUART WENT BY MANY NAMES in her long career. In her youth in the Mediterranean Fleet she was ‘The White Lady’, later she became the ‘Grey Old Lady’ and ...

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