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Letters: Followup on Disappearance of AE1

Letter Writer · Dec 3, 2006 ·

I was very interested in reading about the disappearance of the AE1 submarine without a trace in 1914. I have an idea that it may have been sucked down by ...

Book Review: Shadow Voyage – Escape of the SS Bremen

Book reviewer · Dec 3, 2006 ·

Shadow Voyage – The Extraordinary Wartime Escape of the Legendary SS Bremen, by Peter Huchthausen, Published by John Wiley Reviewed by Ian Pfennigwerth In July 1929 the new Nord-Deutscher Lloyd ...

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Leadership: Vice Admiral Nagumo & the Third Wave Decision

Thomas, Mitchell, Midshipman, RAN · Dec 3, 2006 ·

Royal Australian Naval College New Entry Officers’ Course History Essay – Prizewinner INTRODUCTION: ‘But for chance and a critical loss of nerve by the Japanese commander (author’s emphasis), the attack on ...

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Christmases Past …

A.N. Other · Dec 3, 2006 ·

1776 Captain James Cook with HM ships Resolution and Discovery, arrived at Kerguelen or Desolation Island and named it after Capitan de Kerguelen, the French navigator. 1789 Entry in New ...

HM Barque Endeavour Replica: Around the Horn 2002

Ellis, John · Dec 3, 2006 ·

(with apologies to Kenneth Horne et al) – by John Ellis (Member) The author was a volunteer member of the crew of HM Barque Endeavour on passage from Sydney to ...

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Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle 1941

Captain Peter Hore, RN · Dec 3, 2006 ·

Ninety two year old Baron Reinhold von Malapert is today the senior surviving officer of the German raider Kormoran and as Radio Officer he had a grandstand view of the ...

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Book Review: Japanese Submarine Raiders – 1942

Book reviewer · Sep 3, 2006 ·

Japanese Submarine Raiders – 1942. A Maritime Mystery. By Steven Carruthers. Caper Publications Pty Ltd, Narrabeen. ISBN 0-9775630-0-4. Hard cover, 264pp Reviewed by Sandy Saunders Being a comparative newcomer to ...

Book Review: The Rattlesnake

Book reviewer · Sep 3, 2006 ·

The Rattlesnake by Jordan Goodman. Published by Faber and Faber 358 pages, illustrated.ISBN 1 5712 1973 2 Reviewed by Graeme Andrews. Who was Owen Stanley that he could get a ...

The Moresbys and Norfolk Island

Doyle, J.J., A.M, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Sep 3, 2006 ·

HMAS Moresby was named for Admiral John Moresby, RN. It was the third ship to carry that name; the first, HMS Moresby, a World War I destroyer, had the distinction ...

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Sebastiano Venier-Mediterranean 1941: Tribute to an Enemy

Wright, Ken · Sep 3, 2006 ·

At the Axis held port of Benghazi in Libya on the afternoon of 8 December 1941, Italian soldiers assembled 2,000 assorted Australian, British, New Zealand and predominately South African prisoners ...

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Captain Francis Hixson VD RN and the NSW Naval Forces

Haken, J.K., Dr · Sep 3, 2006 ·

Francis Hixson served for fifteen years in the Royal Navy, rising to ship’s Captain and taking part in many surveys in the Pacific. He resigned to become Superintendent of Pilots, ...

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Women in the RAN – a Personal Perspective

A.N. Other · Sep 3, 2006 ·

By Telegraphists S.V.T and D.G.H. This article first appeared in the Australian War Memorial publication HMAS in 1943. Ed. During the Great War of 1914-18, several new auxiliary services were ...

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HMS Byron and the Captain’s Appendix

Whitehouse, John · Sep 3, 2006 ·

HMS Byron was one of the 78 American-built Destroyer Escorts (DEs) acquired by the Royal Navy as welcome additional convoy escort vessels under Lend-Lease arrangements, and immediately employed in the ...

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A Reminiscence – Bombers and MTBs in the Med

A.N. Other · Sep 3, 2006 ·

By Telegraphist L.M.D., HMAS Townsville. (Obviously he has moved on to quieter times since this article was written). Editor’s note: I’m sure many of you will recall the series of ...

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Naval Communications – One for the Sparkers 1942

Cox, Leonard J. · Sep 3, 2006 ·

In October 1942, an Australian ‘N’ Class and an RN Destroyer were searching for survivors from a ship torpedoed some 800 miles south of the Cape of Good Hope. The ...

Disappearance of AE1 – 14 September 1914 – Still a Mystery

Fuqua Chris S · Sep 3, 2006 ·

This article brings together an article, Australia’s First Naval Casualty Remains a Mystery, written by Chris Fuqua and Rick Kennett, which first appeared in the NHS Review in June 1991, ...

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Book Review: Captain Eric Nave, Australian Codebreaker

Book reviewer · Jun 18, 2006 ·

A Man of Intelligence – The Life of Captain Eric Nave, Australian Codebreaker Extraordinary By Dr Ian Pfennigwerth, Captain, RAN (Rtd) Reviewed by LCDR Ron Robb, RAN (Rtd) This book ...

16th Minesweeping Squadron – Plaque Dedication

Moffatt, Allan (Shorty) · Jun 5, 2006 ·

On 31 March 2006 at 10.00am, I attended a Plaque Dedication Service at the West Wing, Australian War Memorial to honour those who had served on the sweepers during Indonesian ...

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Letters: Followup on Admiral Karl Doenitz

Letter Writer · Jun 3, 2006 ·

Dear Editor Re: Admiral Karl Doenitz and his Leadership, Naval Historical Review, March, 2006 I realise that the opinions and judgements expressed in articles do not necessarily reflect the views ...

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Book Review: A Man of Intelligence -The Life of Eric Nave

Book reviewer · Jun 3, 2006 ·

A Man of Intelligence – The Life of Captain Eric Nave, Australian Codebreaker Extraordinary. By Dr Ian Pfennigwerth, Captain, RAN (Rtd). Publisher Rosenberg Publishing P/L, Dural, 2006. Reviewed by LCDR ...

HMA Anti-Submarine School – The Rushcutter Story

Cleary, Brian, Commodore, RAN (Rtd) · Jun 3, 2006 ·

During World War I, the only underwater detection device in use was the hydrophone – a passive listening set. In June 1917, the British Admiralty and the Royal Navy embarked ...

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Reuben Mitchell DSM, RAN – Survivor of HMS E14

Smith, Peter · Jun 3, 2006 ·

The following story is of an Australian Able Seaman whom some military historians believe should have been awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage and compassion while under enemy fire ...

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HMS Belfast – The Missing Spadrem

Whitehouse, John · Jun 3, 2006 ·

Come the end of the War, someone in the Supply Department, doubtless with an eye to promotion, decided to hold a massive Stores Audit throughout the Fleet, presumably to discover ...

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HMAS Bass: The Thin White (and Buff-coloured) Line

Howland, Tony · Jun 3, 2006 ·

It was early 1964. I recall it was a Sunday. Darwin dozed through a typical Wet Season day – humidity ‘off the clock high’, stinking hot, ‘suicide weather’ the locals ...

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Rushcutter Graduates in the Battle of the Atlantic

Worledge, Ray · Jun 3, 2006 ·

Editor’s Note: The full text of Ray’s article described the evolution of HMAS Rushcutter as the Australian A/S School in 1938/39, and the training of both officers and sailors in A/S Warfare equipment ...

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