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Ship histories and stories

Letter: Piper Report and Dangers to Navigation

Letter Writer · Dec 4, 2012 ·

Dear Sir, Well done for the September issue of the Naval Historical Review. Another good read. May I say that as far as my service with the Royal Australian Navy ...

HMAS Australia Night Order Book Raises Kamikaze Queries

Wrigley, Ian (Peter) · Sep 29, 2012 ·

HMAS Australia – bridge and open gun platform, 1944 (Image:RAN)

The 1944 Captain’s Night Order Book from HMAS Australia was recently received by our Society from an anonymous donor. The last entry in this book is 20 October 1944, the ...

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Dangers to Navigation

A.N. Other · Sep 25, 2012 ·

By Lieutenant Commander Tony Maskell, RAN (Rtd) OVER THE YEARS since the arrival of the First Fleet there have been a number of notable shipwrecks. Examples can be found from ...

Australian Hospital Ships

A.N. Other · Jun 13, 2012 ·

By Graeme Andrews Hospital Ships of World War One The provision of dedicated hospital ships to support soldiers injured in combat seems to have evolved at about the time the ...

HMAS Wyatt Earp

Ellis, John · Mar 30, 2012 ·

John Ellis joined the RAN College in 1953; this was followed by the then traditional training in HMAS Swan, Britannia RN College Dartmouth and the RN Engineering College Manadon. He ...

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Book Review: Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima

Book reviewer · Mar 30, 2012 ·

Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima by Andy Millar. Published by Big Sky Publishing, Sydney, 2012 – to be launched in March. Hard cover, 260 pages with b&w photographs ...

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Farewell to the LPAs

Swinden, Greg · Mar 13, 2012 ·

CRY HAVOC IN WAR AND PEACE – FAREWELL TO THE LPAs I am just an aging LPA and in the war’s I used to sail, and I’ve been deployed to ...

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A chip off the Old Rock

A.N. Other · Mar 13, 2012 ·

We recently received a visit from one of our overseas members David Lort-Phillips from Pembrokeshire in Wales. As one of David’s relatives John Lort Stokes was one time captain of ...

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S.Y.Aurora – Australia’s first Antarctic mail ship

A.N. Other · Mar 4, 2012 ·

By Richard Breckon Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14 marked the effective commencement of Australian involvement in Antarctica – the subject of 100-year celebrations recently. The ship carrying ...

The Norfolk Island Museum and HMS Sirius

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Lisa Richards – Curator Norfolk Island Museum We are pleased to continue a series on maritime museums and in this edition we are grateful for these articles by Lisa ...

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Jane’s Fighting Ships

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

In a recent chat one of our more senior members, Norm Rivett, recalled as a young apprentice listening to Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) on German propaganda radio interviewing the ace U-Boat commander ...

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Letter: HMAS Choules

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Dec 16, 2011 ·

In early 2011, it was announced the RAN would purchase RFA Largs Bay, a six year old Landing Ship Dock (LSD) now surplus to British requirements. The purchase price was ...

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The Sea Swapping Captain

Editorial Staff · Dec 16, 2011 ·

The Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Brett Sonter, RAN, kindly agreed to be interviewed by our Editor and in this article he answers a series of questions which creates ...

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Sydney-Emden battle stamps of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

  By Richard Breckon  Following from recent cover pictures of the June edition of the Review featuring Australian warships depicted on postage stamps the well known philatelist Richard Breckon has ...

The Fairey Gannet A/S1

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By CMDR (P) R.V. Morritt, RAN Rtd The Fairey Gannet A/S 1 aircraft was introduced into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Air Arm (FAA) in 1955. When embarked in ...

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Newcastle Maritime Centre

A.N. Other · Sep 4, 2011 ·

Australia is well blessed by a number of small maritime museums but as these are on our doorsteps they are often overlooked. We have asked the curators of a number ...

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Letters: The Navy and a yacht race

Letter Writer · Jun 14, 2011 ·

I refer to the article The Navy and a Yacht Race in the December 2010 Review. I would like to correct your information regarding Rani’s construction. As stated she was ...

Book Review: Waterline Warships

Book reviewer · Jun 14, 2011 ·

Waterline Warships by Philip Read. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley (UK) The author is a professional model maker who has been commissioned to build a static waterline model of the Ca class ...

Book Review: Australia’s Fighting Ships

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 14, 2011 ·

 Australia’s Fighting Ships – A Century of War & Peace by Ross Gillett. Published by Topmill Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2011. Available in both a limited edition hard cover at $49.95 ...

Commercial trawlers in Two Wars

Andrews, Grahame, (Honorary Life Member) · Jun 14, 2011 ·

During the Falklands War in the early 1980s the warring navies of Great Britain and Argentina quickly called upon merchant shipping to pad out their naval capacity. In Great Britain, ...

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The First Hundred Years

Gillett, Ross · Jun 14, 2011 ·

We gratefully acknowledge the following article which is taken from the author’s new book “Australia’s Fighting Ships”, published in April 2011 by Topmill Pty Ltd. On 10 July 2011 the ...

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HMAS Australia at Dakar 1940

Fazio, Lieut. V. RANEM · Jun 13, 2011 ·

To the current generation Australia being at war with France is unthinkable but this account of events during the early days of WW2 shows the role HMAS Australia played in ...

HMAS Anzac (III) – first in class

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The third ship to carry the proud name of Anzac was the lead ship of a class of ten similar vessels built by Transfield Defence Industries, later known as Tenix ...

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HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

With the end of World War II in sight the RAN had to plan for replacement ships of its hard worked destroyer force. The remaining ‘V&W’ destroyers HMA Ships Vendetta ...

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HMAS Anzac (I) – Flotilla Leader

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

In naval terms a flotilla is a small fleet. The role of the flotilla leader was to operate as the spearhead of the group of destroyers, acting as the headquarters ...

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