As part of the fiftieth anniversary of the loss of the cruiser HMAS SYDNEY with her entire complement of 645 sailors, a beautiful granite memorial with four bronze plaques featuring ...
Publications
Letters: U Boats in the Atlantic
I enjoyed Sub Lieutenant A J Staal’s essay printed in your December 1991 issue of The Naval Historical Review. However, I would take issue with his statement “they continued their ...
Letters: HMAS Tingara
I feel compelled to respond to the article by Lt. Swinden, RAN, in the December issue of the Naval Historical Review, entitled “HMAS Tingira – 1912-1927, a Legacy of Service”. ...
Letters: Loss of the HMAS Terka
Re the article on HMAS TERKA in the March 1992 edition of the Bulletin, readers may be interested in the following note. During the late 60s and early 70s, one ...
Letters: HMAS Terka and the Clearance Diving Team
I was very interested to read in the March Bulletin the history and background of HMAS Terka submitted by D J Davis. I was the second in command of Clearance ...
The Factors that Led to the Formation of the RAN in 1911
Obituary: Commodore Rodney Rhoades – The man who fed Tobruk
Commodore Rodney Rhoades RAN, who commanded HMAS Vendetta of the celebrated “Scrap Iron Flotilla” which supplied Tobruk during the World War II siege, has died in Sydney. He was 83. ...
Maritime Change: Issues for Asia – Conference Report
HMAS CERBERUS – An Overview
Often referred to as The Cradle of the Navy, HMAS CERBERUS is the premier training establishment of the Royal Australian Navy and has a complement of 132 Officers, 310 Senior ...