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RAN operations

Escape From Gumusluck (Turkey, 1943)

Perry, W.G. · Jun 7, 1979 ·

Printed by permission of the Editor of the Journal of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors Association IN OCTOBER 1943 I was serving as FNCO on the staff of the ...

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HMAS Warramunga, the Second of the Australian Built Tribals 1942 – 1963

NHSA Webmaster · Dec 25, 1977 ·

ON THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY 1942 Mrs. Frank Forde, wife of the then Minister for the Army, smashed the traditional bottle of wine across the sharp stem of the ship ...

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The Navy – Old and New

Lind, L.J. · Mar 19, 1977 ·

THE NAVY IN THE EARLY YEARS of the century prided itself in being capable of doing anything anybody else could do and do it better. It was the last years ...

RAN Guarded Nip Prisoners 1945-46

Kenny, L.B. · Dec 25, 1976 ·

IN SHARP CONTRAST to the Nuremburg Trials, the role of the Australian Government in convening and conducting war crimes trials is very little known. The first series of trials were ...

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Clearance Divers Now 25

Blue, Ross, Lieutenant Commander · Dec 25, 1976 ·

The Silver Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy’s Clearance Diving Branch was celebrated this month and to mark the occasion we are publishing extracts from United and Undaunted by Lieutenant ...

The Fleet off Crete

Lind, L.J. · Mar 30, 1976 ·

This extract from the address The Land and Sea Battle for Crete illustrates the great difficulties under which the Royal Navy operated in the Mediterranean in 1941. In this campaign, ...

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For God’s Sake Send Help – They Sent the Navy

A.N. Other · Mar 30, 1975 ·

THE DARWIN DISASTER has been too well covered for us to attempt to document Cyclone Tracy and its tragic aftermath. However, it is this Society’s duty to emphasise that the ...

The RAN in Antarctic Waters

Vickridge, G.L.W., Lieutenant, RANR · Jan 30, 1972 ·

PRIOR TO 1911, AUSTRALIAN INVOLVEMENT in Antarctic exploration was limited to providing a jumping-off point for many of the expeditions. The first truly Australian venture was led by Douglas Mawson ...

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