Firstly let me explain that the Australasian Naval Forces (ANF) and the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and vice versa, are not the same thing. Following Federation in 1901 the various ...
History - general
Developing Australian Naval Forces
Developing Australian Naval Forces
In celebrating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) we should recognise the RAN was born at a most turbulent time in our recent history. The turn of ...
Book Review: A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island
A History of the Naval Chapel, Garden Island Author – Norman C Rivett Reviewed by LCDR Ron Robb, RAN, Rtd. A detailed history of the Naval Chapel on Garden Island ...
They Also Served – Leading Cook Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms
The Tingira Tram
The Queensland Floods and HMAS Diamantina
The River class frigate HMAS Diamantina was one of eight of this large class of over 130 WW II convoy escorts to enter the RAN. She was built by Walkers ...
HMAS Anzac (III) – first in class
HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’
Type of Boy Required . . .
The Royal Australian Naval College in its early years was certainly definitive about what type of entrant was thought most suitable for officer training. A look at the 1918 edition ...