Keeping the Fleet at Sea
A World War 2 propaganda short produced for the Department of Information by Argosy Production Pty Ltd with the Department of the Navy at National Studios, Pagewood, NSW. Shows work ...
Videos
Videos
The following videos produced by the Royal Australian Navy and other organisations are of historical significance to the RAN.
Life on HMAS Shropshire by Stan Nicholls
Part One Part Two Published on Sep 25, 2017 These videos are a reflection by Stan Nicholls on his experiences serving in HMAS Shropshire during World War 2 including the ...
Battle of the Java Sea
Netherlands Institute for Military History Published on Apr 3, 2017 Animation of the battle on February 27 1942 when an Allied squadron, under command of the Dutch admiral Karel Doorman, ...
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal allows ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, saving them a long journey around the tip of South America. This video addresses the construction of ...
Hammerhead Crane, Garden Island Naval Dockyard, Sydney
This presentation by Mr Rick Mitchell was provided to RAHS members at History House on 31 July 2014 ...
HMAS Platypus celebrates 50 years
Watch Channel 7 news coverage of Sydney’s former submarine base 50th anniversary event at Neutral Bay Sydney. ...
Docking the ex-HMAS Sydney
On 12th June 2017, Ex-HMAS Sydney was docked at the Western Australian Government owned Australian Marine Complex Common User Facility in Henderson Western Australia by AMC Management, the Facility Manager ...
Japanese Surrender Signing On USS Missouri (1945)
This footage is of Japans formal surrender to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. The surrender ceremony was conducted in Tokyo Bay on board USS Missouri 2 ...
Ships, clocks & stars – interview with curator Richard Dunn
Curator Richard Dunn from the Royal Museums Greenwich discusses some of the highlights of Ships, Clocks & Stars. The exhibition offers visitors the rare chance to see the extraordinary nautical ...
Garden Island Hammerhead Crane Deconstruction Documentary
Liberty Industrial carried out the deconstruction of the historic Hammerhead Crane located at the Garden Island Naval Base on Sydney Harbour. The project involved dismantling the giant cantilevered dockside crane ...