A Short History of HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown. This is the first section of a two part article on the history of the Royal Australian Navy’s southern dockyard. The authors, ...
Article topics
The Navy’s Secret War in the Pacific
Admiral John Paul Jones and the ships that honoured him
From Warrior to Vanguard
British Landing Craft of World War II
Emden-Sydney Relics at Penguin
Relics of SMS Emden bask in the sunshine on the lawn of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney. The principal relic is one of the German cruiser’s ten 4 1 inch ...
Orion into the Breach
The Tower Building at Garden Island
Foreword to the first issue
There can be no doubt as to either the importance or interest of the study of history to those who follow or support the profession of arms at sea. For example, the ...
Australian Naval History on 21 December 1956
HMAS Arunta (I) passed to dockyard control for refitting for Operational Reserve. She had steamed 95,221 miles during her second commission bringing her total mileage to 357,273 since commissioning in ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1956
Firefly VX381 was involved in a midair collision over Jervis Bay, NSW. The pilot, SBLT(P) David Eagles RN, was able to successfully ditch the aircraft in Hare Bay and he ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1916
The RAN Bridging Train was commended by General Bland, (British Army), for its tireless efforts before and during the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsular. The Commanding Officer of the RANBT ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1915
The last personnel of the RAN Bridging Train, (RANBT), left Suvla Bay at 0430 making them the last Australians to depart the Gallipoli Peninsula. A 50-man team under SBLT C. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 December 1915
The first contingent of three officers and 153 men of the RAN Bridging Train were evacuated from Gallipoli. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1915
‘These men’, wrote CMDR L. S. Bracegirdle, RN, commanding the RAN Bridging Train at Gallipoli, ‘took pride in the fact they were the only Australian naval unit serving in the ...
Australian Naval History on 10 November 1915
The RAN Bridging Train commenced the removal of stores from Gallipoli in preparation for the evacuation. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 October 1915
The RAN Bridging Train was heavily shelled and bombed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 September 1915
The RANBT suffered its second fatality in two days of heavy shelling, at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli Peninsula. CPO E. C. Perkins was killed, and later buried in Hill 10 Cemetery ...
Australian Naval History on 21 August 1915
The RAN Bridging Train was engaged in salvaging torpedo boats, barges and small craft wrecked during a fierce storm which struck the beaches of Gallipoli. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 August 1915
The RAN Bridging Train landed at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. The force was used in building wharves and pontoons, and unloading supply ships. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 July 1915
Transfer of the RAN Bridging Train for service with the Army on Gallipoli was approved by the Admiralty. The train handled the building of jetties and berthing facilities, and the ...
Australian Naval History on 3 June 1915
The RAN Bridging Train, (formed from members of the RAN Naval reserve), were embarked on the PORT MACQUARIE, for service in Gallipoli. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1915
The submarine HMAS AE2, (LCDR H. Stoker, RN), penetrated the Dardanelles while the first ANZAC troops were storming ashore at Gallipoli. After evading Turkish warships and mines, she broke through ...
Australian Naval History on 28 February 1915
The RAN Bridging Train, (RANBT), was formed in Melbourne under the command of LCDR L.S. Bracegirdle. The unit was to be a mounted engineering unit made up of RAN Reserve ...
Australian Naval History on 24 May 1914
The RAN’s first two submarines, AE1 and AE2, arrived in Sydney after a record voyage from England. Within a year both submarines had been lost on active service, with AE1 ...