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Post WWII

The RAN and Cyclone Tracy 1974

David Stratton · Dec 26, 2024 ·

During the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, devastated the city of Darwin with winds in excess of 160 knots, killing 49 people ashore and a further 16 at sea. ...

History of Australian Defence Landing Craft and the Balikpapan Class Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) 1971 – 2014

David Michael · Dec 12, 2024 ·

This Historical Booklet (Monograph 200) by Bjarne Kristensen was published by the Naval Historical Society of Australia in December 2024. This paper discusses the history of Australian Defence Amphibious vessels ...

Australian Submarines in the Cold War — A force Multiplier in the West

Dr Tom Lewis OAM · Dec 3, 2024 ·

This Historical Booklet (Monograph 199) by Dr Tom Lewis was published by the Naval Historical Society of Australia in September 2024. This paper discusses the role of the Royal Australian ...

Occasional Paper 161: HMAS Tobruk (II) Recognized for Operation SOLACE Service

Editorial Staff · May 2, 2023 ·

Thirty years after the event, HMAS Tobruk and the crew members of her 1992-93 Operation SOLACE deployment to Somalia received approval from the Minister for Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh for ...

An Essay on Lessons to be Learnt from the Korean War

A.N. Other · Sep 16, 2022 ·

By MIDN Li-Chun Chen RAN Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chen grew up in Melbourne where they developed a love of learning with particular interests in science and philosophy. The younger ...

HMAS Melbourne Refugee Rescue Mission

A.N. Other · Jun 19, 2021 ·

  By John Ingram ‘Oh, hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea’. Some of the immortal words of the Naval Hymn composed by ...

Commander Guy Alexander Beange DSC RAN

A.N. Other · Dec 19, 2020 ·

By Hector Donohue  Commander Guy Alexander Beange DSC RAN served with the Royal New Zealand Navy Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War and trained as a Fleet Air Arm ...

Occasional Paper 75: The Vietnam War and the Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Apr 14, 2020 ·

The following address was delivered by Captain Ralph T. Derbidge MBE RAN (Retired) at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance to mark Vietnam Veterans Day on 18 August 2010.  It describes ...

Book review: Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam 1965-72

Book reviewer · Mar 28, 2020 ·

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Royal Australian Navy in Vietnam 1965-1972. Second Edition. By John R. Carroll. First published in 2013, this second edition has been revised with ...

Israeli Naval Submarine Dakar

Editorial Staff · Mar 27, 2020 ·

Earlier this year (2019) while filling in time during heavy morning traffic in Haifa and passing the Naval Museum a tour guide related a story about the conning tower from ...

Big wave of destruction

David Stratton · Dec 24, 2018 ·

A voyage from Fremantle to Cocos Islands to farewell the Royal Yacht SS Gothic at the successful end of Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to Australia ended badly when two ...

Occasional Paper 30: HMAS Hobart

David Stratton · Oct 29, 2018 ·

Several events concerning the three HMA Ships Hobart come together with a memorial and commemoration service at the Garden Island Chapel on Sunday 22nd July starting at 10.00am. HMAS Hobart ...

Occasional Paper 36: HMAS Sydney (III) Delivery to Australia 1949

David Stratton · Sep 29, 2018 ·

Our thanks go to Debbie Irwin for the letter by her uncle, Stoker Mechanician James (Jim) Ashwood of HMAS Sydney (3) to his sister Nancy dated 8 May 1949 about ...

The Unit Citation for Gallantry of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam Extraordinary and Gallant

A.N. Other · Sep 24, 2018 ·

By CDR Ian (Max) Speedy, DSC, RANR With the passing of the years, we tend to forget just how defining the Vietnam War was in so many aspects. It was ...

Commander Frederick Campbell Darley 1886 – 1926

Swinden, Greg · Jun 28, 2017 ·

Frederick Campbell Darley was born at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, NSW on 12 February 1886, the eldest child of Cecil West Darley (Public Works Engineer) and Constance Leila Annette Darley (nee ...

The Swimmer/Sapper Attack at Vung Tau 23 May 1969

Linton, E.W. (Jake), BEM, MCD, Commander, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 27, 2016 ·

By Hector Donohue and Jake Linton The following article describes the first swimmer/sapper attack involving CDT3 in Vietnam and is drawn mainly from the recently published book United and Undaunted ...

Operation DAMASK: RAN Operations Against Iraq During The Gulf War

A.N. Other · Jun 22, 2016 ·

By SBLT Nathan Willrow, RAN Following completion of secondary education at Melbourne High School Nathan gained entry to the University of Melbourne where he graduated as a Bachelor of Science ...

Royal Australian Navy Border Protection: A focus on illegal immigration since 1975

A.N. Other · Sep 24, 2013 ·

  By Sub Lieutenant R.E. Whitby, RAN  Rian Whitby was born in Bowen and spent his childhood in rural Queensland. There is a strong family tradition of service in the ...

Bomb Disposal with Victor (Vic) Turner

A.N. Other · Mar 24, 2013 ·

By Leyland Wilkinson Victor Turner, who on account of his winning ways and fiery temperament, was always known as Paddy, was born to a WW I soldier settler family who farmed ...

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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Battle Honour Board – HMAS Kanimbla

A.N. Other · Dec 10, 2010 ·

At a recent ceremony held onboard HMAS Kanimbla (CMDR Tim Byles, RAN) the ship’s recently refurbished Battle Honour Board was re-dedicated by Chaplain Col Acton, RAN. The Battle Honours Board ...

The Dubai Princess and the Pirates

Periodical, Semaphore · Dec 21, 2009 ·

This article originally appeared in the August, 2009 edition of  SEMAPHORE, published by the Seapower Centre of Australia. On 29 May 2009 the Australian Government announced a decision to flexibly ...

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Book Review: A Bloody Job Well Done

Book reviewer · Mar 1, 2009 ·

A Bloody Job Well Done The History of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam 1967-1971. Available from HMAS Cerberus 03 59315750. rrp $29.95 Reviewed by Steve Eather One of ...

Operation ASTUTE: The RAN In East Timor

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Operation ASTUTE, the ADF’s deployment of ‘troops to bring security, peace and confidence to the people of Timor-Leste,’ has been accompanied by the expected flood of media analysis. With some ...

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An RAN Clearance Diver in the Gulf War

Maxwell, Eugene · Dec 4, 2007 ·

Eugene Maxwell served as a Royal Australian Navy clearance diver from 1977 to 1998, reaching the rank of Chief Petty Officer. Within that time he served with the Clearance Diving ...

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