In the case of the submarine force, the Government takes the view that our strategic circumstances necessitate a substantially expanded submarine fleet of 12 boats … a larger force ...
Ship design and development
Book Review: A Century of Carrier Aviation
A Century of Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of Ships and Shipborne Aircraft. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publishing (2009). ISBN 978-1-84832-019-2. Reviewed by Commodore (P) John Da Costa RAN (Rtd) This large ...
Letters: Later River Class Frigates
In your June Edition, John Smith wrote an article about the later River Class Frigates in the RAN and wondered whether the changes made from the first four led them ...
Book Review: The Collins Class Submarine Story
Cannon Balls – Dispelling a Myth
In days of old, when muzzle-loading cannons constituted the main armament in ships of war, it was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannons. The ...
Whales and Active Sonar: Challenges and Opportunities
The Later River Class Frigates in the RAN
Book Review: The Plimsoll Sensation
The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea. By Nicolette Jones. Published by Abacus Books 2007. ISBN 978-0-349-11720-1. Reviewed by Sandy Saunders This book chronicles, in great ...
Is this the Future of Maritime Patrol?
The following article is an extract from a report in the November 2006 edition of RAAF News. The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has successfully completed a trial aimed ...
River Class Frigates in the RAN – a Brief History
Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
The Royal Australian Navy – a History Edited by David Stevens, published by Oxford University Press. First published in 2001 as a hardback version, reprinted several times and so well ...
HMS Invincible – A Flawed Design
Book Review: Warship 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 ...
Letters: HMAS Adelaide
Dear Sir, Congratulations on Graeme Andrews’ excellent and timely article on the “forgotten” cruiser, HMAS Adelaide. The front cover shows one of the 6″ Mark XII guns, not gun mounting ...
Anti-Submarine Measures from World War I
Abridged from an article in “History of the World Wars”, previously published in the RAN Corvettes Association Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 98 and kindly permitted to be reprinted here. AT ...
The Gift Minesweepers
The first dedicated minesweeping vessels in the RAN made their appearance in Australian waters at the end of WW1 to sweep minefields sown by a German raider during the war, ...
Australians in Midget Submarines
A short account of British midget submarine operations during WW2 in which Australians participated with considerable success. Previously published in ANWM Wartime Issue 19 and the Naval Officers’ Club Newsletter ...
Visit To HMAS Sheean – Garden Island 2003
The Editor managed to score an unexpected conducted tour of one of the RAN’s latest Collins Class submarines, HMAS Sheean, alongside the dedicated submarine berth in Fleet Base East. ON ...
Book Review: The Kellys
The Kellys – British J, K & N Class Destroyers of World War II By Christopher Langtree Published by Chatham Publishing, Kent, England Distributed in Australia by Peribo 58 Beaumont Street, ...
Stand-by to Snort, Standing Charge Starboard!
Periscope Repair – Defects by Fin, Friend, and Feather
Torpedo Pioneers – 14 November Anniversary
Extract from The Times of London, 14 November 2002. Forwarded by David Simmonds (Member, WA) A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE has been noticed on the anniversaries of two of the pioneer developers ...
Cockatoo Island – An Historical Account
The Lorcha from Macau
THIS TYPE OF VESSEL was once common in the South China Sea during the colonial period of the 19th century, particularly around Macau. The type meant a vessel of hybrid ...
Book Review: Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy
Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy by Peter Evans, AM Australian Military History Publications, 13 Veronica Place, Loftus. 2232. $40.00 Reviewed by Max Thomson Of all the ‘wet’ ships ...