History - general

British and German submarine statistics of World War II

A.N. Other · Dec 31, 1972 ·

THE GERMAN NAVY commenced World War II with fifty-six submarines, of which only twenty four were suitable for operations in the Atlantic. In the five and a half years of ...

Nestor died slowly

Lind, L.J. · Dec 31, 1972 ·

(An extract from N Class by L. J. Lind and M. A. Payne) At 1806, during a high level bombing attack, Nestor was straddled by three 1,000 pound bombs. One ...

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Twins Were Pioneers of the RAN

A.N. Other · Dec 31, 1972 ·

An announcement that two brothers had been appointed to command sister ships in Australia’s Destroyer Squadron has brought to light the careers of twin brothers who were pioneers of the ...

At frequent intervals a British Freighter, the Port Victor, sails unassumingly into the Port of Melbourne on her workmanlike task of trading regularly between Australia and other world ports. Like ...

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The Touch and Go War

Goldsworthy, Lieutenant Commander L V GC DSC GM RANVR · Jan 31, 1972 ·

About the Author: Lieutenant Commander Leon Verdi Goldsworthy was born in Broken Hill, NSW, in 1909. Mobilised as a Sub-Lieutenant on Probation in 1941, he proceeded to England, there to ...

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Coastwatching Remembered

Downs, Ian G F · Jan 31, 1972 ·

THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY established a coast watching organisation prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. It was a voluntary service under which selected persons undertook to report to ...

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Foreword to the first issue

Smith, Sir Victor, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C., Vice Admiral, RAN · Dec 25, 1971 ·

There can be no doubt as to either the importance or interest of the study of history to those who follow or support the profession of arms at sea. For example, the ...

Out of the Past – pictorial