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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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Book Review: Forgotten Fleet 2

Book reviewer · Mar 18, 2006 ·

Forgotten Fleet 2 By Bill and Ruth Lunney Forfleet Publishing, Medowie NSW 2318. ISBN 0 9751683 0 4. rrp $50.00 plus $8.00 p&p. Available from the publisher at 7 Wade ...

Book Review: Compass

Book reviewer · Mar 18, 2006 ·

Compass by Alan Gurney W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2005. rrp A$30.00 Reviewed by Tony Howland In the year 1552, one John Hamilton wrote ‘a skipper can not guide ...

The Kelly Story

Wright, Ken · Mar 3, 2006 ·

2 April 1937 Kelly began her life as Job number 615 at the R. & W. Hawthorn/Leslie & Company Limited shipyard at Hebburn-on-Tyne, Newcastle. She and her sister ship 614 ...

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Remembering “Hec’ – Captain H Waller RAN

Garrard, Richard Noel (Jerry) , RANR · Mar 3, 2006 ·

Captain ‘Hec’ Waller DSO and Bar RAN Captain ‘D’ of the 10th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean 1939 to 1941 A personal appreciation of By Richard Noel (Jerry) Garrard, S3376 RANR ...

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Rear Admiral Raizo Tanaka and his famous ‘Tokyo Express’

Dunne, Mike · Mar 3, 2006 ·

Admired by friend and foe alike for his exploits as commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Destroyer Squadron 2, Tanaka gained everlasting fame as their greatest leader of destroyer forces. ...

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Submarine in the Bush – Holbrook NSW

Wahlquist, Gilbert · Mar 3, 2006 ·

I suppose it is the fantasy of every submariner – up periscope, a quick circuit and there, a cable’s length away – is the local pub. Dreams are about to ...

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Leadership: Admiral Karl Doenitz

Hume, A.R.N., Midshipman, RAN · Mar 3, 2006 ·

‘Admiral Doenitz was a great naval officer; our main regret should be that he was not on our side. He and a few thousand men in submarines came very near ...

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Nirimba Apprentices – Masters of their Craft

Newspaper, The Newcastle Herald · Mar 3, 2006 ·

Ten former Navy apprentices involved in the building of a yacht more than 40 years ago were reunited with the vessel in Newcastle this week as its new owners. The ...

Letters: Followup on HMS Nabob

Letter Writer · Dec 3, 2005 ·

In the article “HMS Nabob 1944″(REVIEW Sep 2005) mention is made of LCDR Bobby Bradshaw, particularly the landing on HMS Nabob and leading his squadron of Avengers under the Harbour ...

Letters: The Compassionate Japanese Destroyer Captain

Letter Writer · Dec 3, 2005 ·

I have just received some information from my friend Commander Andrew David RN which might be appropriate for mention in the NHS REVIEW. I have told him that I will ...

Book Review: The Voyage of HMS Herald 1861

Book reviewer · Dec 3, 2005 ·

The Voyage of HMS Herald 1861. By LCDR Andrew David RN. Miegunyah Press, (The Miegunyah Press is an imprint of Melbourne University Press).  This is the authoritative account of one ...

Book Review: A Merciful Journey

Francis, Richard · Dec 3, 2005 ·

Merciful Journey – Recollections of a World War II Patrol Boat Man – by Marsden Hordern – The Miegunyah Press – imprint of Melbourne University Publishing Ltd., 2005. The distinguished ...

Book Review: Warship 2005

Jeffrey, Vic · Dec 3, 2005 ·

Editor John Jordan. Conway Maritime Press, London W10 CSI’, UK. Sadly the founding editor of this excellent series, Antony Preston, passed away as this edition, the 27th volume, was going ...

Some notes on WW2 Survival in Liferafts

Francis, Richard · Dec 3, 2005 ·

After the sinking of HMS Glorious with very heavy loss of life from exposure in Arctic waters, Ron Dowle explained that an admiral afterwards asked him what he would have ...

The “Lighter” Side of the War at Sea

Thomson, Max · Dec 3, 2005 ·

As movies, so many of the films screened to RAN personnel in rare moments of comparative leisure time in wartime ships were easily forgettable. For the author and many like ...

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Where does the word “news” come from?

Newspaper, The West Australian · Dec 3, 2005 ·

Al. During the days of explorers like Marco Polo and Ferdinand Magellan, trade merchants arriving at a foreign port would have the courtesy to inform departing vessels what the ocean’s ...

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