When I first arrived at HMA Naval Dockyard, Garden Island, on 24th January, 1955 – which happened to be my wedding anniversary – the system of time-keeping was very familiar ...
Naval Historical Review
The Long Journey Home – Unknown HMAS Sydney Sailor
We Regret to Inform You . . . .
The Melbourne/Voyager Collision – Untold Story
Tales from the Dockyard: Dan Craig’s Medal
Tales from the Dockyard: ‘Ingenuity Rules’
Lest it be thought that there was no humour in HM Naval Yard, Garden Island, during G.H. Bromwich’s long term in office, the following account by an apprentice boilermaker of ...
Book Review: Treachery
Treachery by Julian Stockwin. Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. rrp $32.99 Reviewed by Barry Nobes Treachery is ninth in a series of Napoleonic War naval stories by Julian Stockwin, ...
General Knowledge Question
Which ship of the RAN wore the flag of an Admiral of the Fleet longer than any other? Answer Though her commission in the RAN was very brief, HMAS Suva ...
The Story of a Hundred Gallon Barrel
Green and Gold Malaria
The day would soon arrive when I could not ignore the rash. I was obviously ill and so I called on Doctor Nash. This standard consultation would adjudicate my fate. ...
Leadership: Admiral Raymond Spruance, USN
Letters – Cannon Balls and Brass Monkeys
Oh, dear. Not that old saw again! (Cannon Balls – Dispelling a Myth, The Review, December, 2008.) It’s an amusing yarn but there’s not a word of truth in it. The ...
Letters – Brass Monkeys
UK Defence Bullying Report – RAF Worst of the Three Services
A recent report by the Equal Opportunities Audit Team has found that allegations of ‘a culture of widespread bullying and brutality’ within the British Forces are, in the most part, ...
The Angels Came in Ships
The Quetta Story
Taken from ‘The Quetta. – Queensland’s Worst Disaster’ At 6am on 18 February 1890 RMS Quetta left Parbury Wharf, Brisbane for what should have been just another voyage back to ...
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 ...
What Ship Was That?
At the time of writing, John Smith was Vice President of the Naval Historical Society of Australia. Most of the members of the Naval Historical Society of Australia would presume ...
Book Review: A Bloody Job Well Done
A Bloody Job Well Done The History of the Royal Australian Navy Helicopter Flight Vietnam 1967-1971. Available from HMAS Cerberus 03 59315750. rrp $29.95 Reviewed by Steve Eather One of ...
Letters: VC for Sheehan is a Pandora’s Box
Noting the statement regarding the Sheehan’s family fight for VC, I thought that the enclosures may be of interest to your members. While there is no denying the bravery of ...
Loss of HMAS Yarra – 4 March, 1942
HMAS Yarra, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Robert ‘Oscar’ Rankin, was sunk while defending a convoy against a vastly superior Imperial Japanese Navy squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Nobutake ...
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: Beneath the Dardanelles
Beneath the Dardanelles By Vehici and Hatice Basarin Published by Allen and Unwin in paperback, rrp $24.95. Reviewed by Barry Nobes This unusual book purports to present the sinking of ...
