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Ship histories and stories

Letter – late LCDR Geoffrey Ingleton

Letter Writer · Jun 7, 1999 ·

I read with interest your latest Review (Vol. 20 No. 1 March 1999) and noticed a reference to the late LCDR Geoffrey Ingleton by CDRE Snow. Until recently I had ...

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A Brief History of HMAS Cerberus

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 1999 ·

Settlers started arriving on the Mornington Peninsula in 1840. At that time, Alfred Mayrick, from whom the township of Merricks takes its name, took up the Coolart ‘run’ which included ...

Book Review: Bombers and Battleships

Loosli, Geoffrey, Rear Admiral, RAN · Jun 1, 1999 ·

Title: Bombers and Battleships, The struggle between ships and aircraft for the control of the surface of the sea Author: David Hamer Publisher: Allen and Unwin, Sydney The endless conflict between submarines ...

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Garden Island – The Barracks Building

Rivett, Norman C · Jun 1, 1999 ·

In keeping with other historic buildings on Garden Island “The Barracks Building” has been fortunate never to have been officially named. Names tend to relate to periods and thus have ...

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HMAS Flinders – 25 Years of Service

Cheverton, N., Lieutenant, RAN · Mar 1, 1999 ·

At 1430 on the 12th October 1998, the Australian -White Ensign was lowered for the final time in the Royal Australian Navy’s Hydrographic Survey Vessel, HMAS Flinders. Flinders had served Australia for ...

Letters: Inquiry into the loss of HMAS Sydney

Winter, Barbara · Mar 1, 1999 ·

Ref: Naval Historical Review, Dec. 1998 The generally intelligent and logical analysis by I.H.N. of the communications aspects of the encounter between Sydney and Kormoran falls down in one respect where ...

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Letters – Queen Mary & HMAS Voyager Averted Collision, April 1942

Letter Writer · Mar 1, 1999 ·

Dear Sir I refer to the article “Abandoned at Sea” in The Review, September 1998. [Ed: Retitled SS Queen Mary and the Loss of HMS Curacoa 1942] There is another incident ...

Book Review: The Vung Tau Ferry

Book reviewer · Dec 18, 1998 ·

THE VUNG TAU FERRY – HMAS SYDNEY and Escort Ships (Vietnam 1965-72) By Rodney Nott and Noel Payne 1998 has certainly been a bumper year for Australian Naval histories concerning the ...

About HMAS Tingira

A.N. Other · Dec 14, 1998 ·

HMAS Tingira, often called The Cradle of the R.A.N., lay in the middle of Rose Bay from 25th April 1912 until 1927 as a training ship for lower deck new entries. ...

Admiral Sir Victor Crutchley – Award of the Victoria Cross

Loxton, Bruce, Commodore, RAN Rtd · Dec 7, 1998 ·

Rear Admiral KA.C. Crutchley V.C., D.S.C., RN was Flag Officer Commanding H.M.A. Squadron – June 1942-June 1944 In late 1917 the German unrestricted submarine campaign was winning the war for ...

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The AE2 Graves

Swinden, Greg · Dec 7, 1998 ·

In the Baghdad North Gate Cemetery (Iraq) are the graves or memorials of four RAN sailors who died during World War I. Who were these men? How did they come ...

History of the “Consuela” Figurehead at Garden Island

Rivett, Norman C · Dec 7, 1998 ·

Standing at the right-hand side of the main entrance to the Barracks Building of 1888 at Garden Island is the imposing figurehead from HMS Sealark known affectionately by all since ...

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The launch of HMAS Warramunga II

NHSA Webmaster · Sep 18, 1998 ·

[Extracts from a letter from Marsden Hordern: …I was recently on Three Hammock Island with the 87 year old John Alliston – you may have read his book, “Destroyer Man‘ ...

HMAS Canberra’s Crest – Return from P&O Liner Canberra

Dedman, Aub · Jun 27, 1998 ·

On the 24th April, 1964 a small group of survivors from HMAS Canberra met on board the P&O Liner Canberra to present to the captain a replica of HMAS Canberra’s crest, i.e., the ...

Torpedo Boat 191

Pennock, R.J.R. · Jun 27, 1998 ·

The 2nd Class torpedo boat (TB 1 or TB 191) inherited by the Navy in South Australia in 1905, was somewhat of an enigma. The Engineer Corps of the Tasmanian ...

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ENTERPRIZE

Brock, David K., Lieut. (E), RAN (Rtd) · Jun 27, 1998 ·

On 30th August 1835, the original schooner Enterprize landed Melbourne’s first European settlers on the north bank of the Yarra River. If you went to school in Victoria, you would ...

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Book Review: H.M. Bark Endeavour: Her Place in Australian History

Book reviewer · Mar 24, 1998 ·

Title: H.M. Bark Endeavour: Her Place in Australian History Author: Ray Parkin, The Miegunyah Press, 467pp, $150 (2 vol. boxed set). For years I have had three heroes in the ...

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HMAS Hawkesbury – The Pathos of Palawan

Thomson, Max · Mar 23, 1998 ·

For an RAN ship, Palawan on the edge of the South China Sea was a unique place indeed to visit; especially amid circumstances that were dramatic to say the least. ...

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Mystery of paper trail for HMAS Yarra gallantry claims

Bradford, John · Mar 7, 1998 ·

The February 1979 edition of the magazine, `Parade’, featured an article `Life and death of the YARRA’ describing the epic wartime service of the sloop, HMAS YARRA, from the time ...

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The Last Chapter of HMAS Moresby II

Hanlon, Michael, Lt. Commander, RAN · Mar 7, 1998 ·

The first page of the last chapter has just turned over as 1997 will be the final year for HMAS MORESBY (II). She is due to pay off in November ...

HM Barque Endeavour – Visit to Whitby 1997

Newsletter, Masthead (Endeavour Guides) · Mar 6, 1998 ·

BOSTON TO WHITBY 6 to 9 May 1997 – Endeavour was followed out of the dock by a commercial cargo sailing vessel Albatross, which is Dutch registered, built in 1897. ...

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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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HMS Calliope in the Great Hurricane at Samoa – 1889

Wilson, Graham, Warrant Officer Class Two, Australian Intelligence Corps · Dec 6, 1997 ·

Introduction By mid-afternoon of 15 March, 1889, it was apparent to all aboard the small fleet of British, American and German warships crammed into Apia harbour at Samoa that a ...

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The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images  of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.

Articles from this Edition

  • Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
  • Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
  • Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
  • HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
  • HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
  • Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
  • Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base