Offshore yachtsmen might reflect on the perils of the Australian coast before the establishment of navigational marks and aids now taken for granted. Extract from King of the Australian Coast, ...
Naval Historical Review
Australia’s First Warship – The Torpedo Boat Acheron
Which was Australia’s first ‘real’ warship is a question often asked by naval historians. Today, what colony you originally came from or where you now reside, could be important elements ...
Book Review: Lost but not forgotten – a bitter sweet victory
Lost but not forgotten – a bitter sweet victory HMAS Sydney II – in memory of the 645. by Keith Shegog Self-published Reviewed by Peter Colthorpe This book is no ...
Book Review: Into the Blue – Boldly going where Captain Cook has gone before
Into the Blue – Boldly going where Captain Cook has gone before by Tony Horwitz Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2002. 480pp., maps, index, bibliog.,pb., rrp $29.95 Reviewed by Bob Nicholls ...
Lloyds Patriotic Swords – further information
LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD AT LADY DENMAN MARITIME MUSEUM Further research in the Library of NHSA has discovered a little more of the story behind the presentation of this sword ...
The Raid on Limbang – 1962
HMAS Queenborough – Medivac in the Southern Ocean 1966
The Loss of HMS Oxley 1939
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 ...
Shadows of Death
HMS Danae in Adelaide – Christmas 1936
Edward Albert Amphlett – Paymaster RN
American Plans for Invading New Zealand & Australia – Part2
Obituary: Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor, AO RAN Retd
Admiral Taylor joined the RAN as a 13 year old junior entry cadet midshipman in 1954. He undertook his initial training at the Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Cerberus, ...
Letters: Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword
LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD AT LADY DENMAN MARITIME MUSEUM Dear Sir, Engraving on the sword reads: “From the Patriotic Fund at Lloyds to Mr Wm. Pitt Bowler, Midshipman of HM Sloop Swift ...
Lloyds Patriotic Fund Presentation Swords
Submarine Memories
Darwin’s Floating Dry-Dock
Service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1940 – 1946
U Boat surrender in Loch Eriboll – 8th to 23rd May 1945
American Plans for Invading New Zealand & Australia – Part1
Book Review: The Royal Navy in Australia 1900-2000
The Royal Navy in Australia 1900-2000 By Ross Gillett and Vic Jeffrey Published by Maritime Books, Lodge Hill, Liskeard in Cornwall, PL14 4EL, United Kingdom Recommended Retail Price is not ...
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 ...
Book Review: Kill the Tiger
Kill the Tiger By Peter Thompson and Robert Macklin Published by Hodder Headline Australia. $29.95 Reviewed by John Jones “Kill the Tiger” is the story of Rimau, the special forces ...
Book Review: HMS Vanguard 1944 -1960 Britain’s Last Battleship
HMS Vanguard 1944 -1960 Britain’s Last Battleship By Neil McCart Published by Maritime Books. The book is available through Maritime Press on e-mail: www.navybooks.com Reviewed by Ross Gillett Britain’s last ...