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Cannon Balls – Dispelling a Myth

A.N. Other · Dec 5, 2008 ·

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 ...

RANVR – The Forgotten Few

Wright, Ken · Dec 5, 2008 ·

When Hitler declared war on Great Britain in 1939, here in Australia, the Prime Minister Robert Menzies addressed the nation on 3 September: ‘Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty ...

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Leadership: Sir Ernest Shackleton – 1874-1922

Taylor, Megan, Midshipman, RAN · Dec 5, 2008 ·

‘Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results.’ Ernest Shackleton, 1916 ‘It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It ...

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AE2 – Unsung Hero of Gallipoli

Spencer, Mark · Dec 5, 2008 ·

On May 24, 1914, Australia acquired its first submarines from England as part of a new post‑federation initiative to achieve more autonomy in the protection of our shores. These were ...

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Book Review: Mururoa Protest

Book reviewer · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Mururoa Protest The story of the voyages by HMNZ Ships Otago and Canterbury to protest against the French atmospheric nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll in 1973. By Gerry Wright. ISBN ...

A Letter from HMAS Sydney

Barrey, R.B., Flying Officer · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Editor’s note: This letter was written by Flying Officer R.B. Barrey who was the pilot of the Walrus Amphibian aircraft in HMAS Sydney in 1941. He did not survive the ...

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Operation ASTUTE: The RAN In East Timor

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Operation ASTUTE, the ADF’s deployment of ‘troops to bring security, peace and confidence to the people of Timor-Leste,’ has been accompanied by the expected flood of media analysis. With some ...

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HMAS Australia – A ship for a nation

Stevens, David · Sep 5, 2008 ·

‘There would be an element of tragedy in such an end to any ship; but when the ship represents as much, and suggests as much, as the Australia does, the ...

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Leadership: Captain Alfred T. Mahan USN

Waring, P.S., Midshipman, RAN · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Academic leadership, writings on the history of seapower and his influence on the international struggle for command of the sea pre-WWI (submitted as an entry in the RANC Graduation Naval ...

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Halvorsen’s – boat building during WW2

Svensen, Randi · Sep 5, 2008 ·

This article is an edited extract from Wooden Boats, Iron Men – The Halvorsen Story published by Halstead Press and with the kind permission of the author, Randi Svensen of ...

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Lifeboat No. 7 – 23 days at sea

McIntosh, Ian, Sub-Lieutenant, RN · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Note: Sub Lieutenant McIntosh RN was later to become Vice Admiral Sir Ian McIntosh, RN, KBE CB DSO DSC I was brought up on the family property Camperdown in Victoria’s ...

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Letters: Obituary of Rear Admiral Dovers

Letter Writer · Jun 12, 2008 ·

Dear Sir, I note Tony Howland’s obituary [your Editor assures you he is in fact alive and well!] published in the December 07 edition. I have also read other obituaries ...

Book Review: Flinders Year 1947

Book reviewer · Jun 5, 2008 ·

Flinders Year 1947 Presents the stories of twenty four young men who joined the Royal Australian Navy at age thirteen by entering the Naval College at Flinders Naval Depot, HMAS ...

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The History of the Radford-Collins Agreement

Brown, Andrew, Commander, RNZN · Jun 5, 2008 ·

Many students of world history would be aware of the security treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America dated 1 September 1951, commonly referred to as ...

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Whales and Active Sonar: Challenges and Opportunities

Periodical, Semaphore · Jun 5, 2008 ·

This article was first published in the March, 2007 edition of Semaphore, the magazine published by the Seapower Centre of Australia and is reprinted here with their kind permission. The ...

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The Later River Class Frigates in the RAN

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 5, 2008 ·

The December 2007 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained a brief history of the RAN River Class Frigates. It also referred to the major differences between the six ships ...

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Japanese Surrender in Toyko-from Warramunga’s Surgeon

Rischbieth, H.G., Surgeon-Lieutenant, RAN · Jun 5, 2008 ·

Henry George Rischbieth, second son of Harold and Eileen Rischbieth (nee de la Poer Beresford) served in the Royal Australian Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant during World War II. He ...

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Report of Engagement between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran

NHSA Webmaster · Jun 5, 2008 ·

On Wednesday 19th November 1941 we intended to lay mines at the approaches to Shark Bay off Carnarvon in Western Australia. It was intended to use the hours of darkness ...

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Letters: Dry Land Sailors

Letter Writer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Dear Editor, I read with interest the recent article entitled Dry Land Sailors. In this article, Commander Swinden suggests that the Bridging Train was ‘barely known about in 1917, let ...

Obituary: Reinhold von Malapert

Newspaper, London Daily Telegraph · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This Obituary was first published in the UK’s Daily Telegraph and appears here with that paper’s kind permission Capitan-Leutnant Reinhold von Malapert, who has died aged 93, witnessed the last ...

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Minesweeping after WW2 – Loss of Warrnambool

Swinden, Greg · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Following the end of World War II there was a requirement to sweep the thousands of mines laid in defensive minefields throughout Australian waters. During the war the RAN’s minelayer, ...

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Torres Strait – Small-ship Refuelling Stopovers

Thomson, Max · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Thursday Island and nearby Horn Island in the Torres Strait were always welcome stopovers for fuel or water for so many WWII Fairmile patrol vessels as they ‘went north’ to ...

The Midshipman – A Corvette Wartime Experience

Ward, Kirwan · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This article first appeared in As You Were, a compilation of articles by ex-Navy men and women writing about their wartime experiences, and published by the Australian War Memorial in ...

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The Sinking of MV Koolama, 1942

Wright, Ken · Mar 5, 2008 ·

For anyone fortunate enough to be holidaying in the top end of Western Australia and find themselves on the old section of the Wyndham pier, spare a thought for the ...

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The RAN Band Ashore And Afloat

Periodical, Semaphore · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This article was first published in Semaphore, published by the Seapower Centre in 2007, and appears here with their kind permission. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Band is a ceremonial unit ...

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