Sydney

Overview: Japan was a pioneer in the development of the seaplane, being the first nation to utilise a seaplane carrier in combat during the early stages of the Great War.

Overview: “Australian Maritime and Heritage Flags” and covers the evolution of the designs of other flags which lead to the unique public competition in 1901 to create our national flag

Overview: Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean  Teddy Sheean VC – which won the Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman National Brook Prize – chronicled not only the final fight of this

Overview: - This presentation covers several topics. An overview of WW I in 1914/1915 and the role of our RAN ships under the command of the RN. The decision by

Overview: - This presentation illustrates the story of the Royal Navy, the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy in peace and war. It

Overview: The attack on Pearl Harbour saw allied naval forces in South East Asia outnumbered and facing the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy. Japanese strategic objectives were the capture of Malaya,

Overview - The classification ‘frigate’ goes back a long way, but the classification re-emerged during World War II to describe the ‘twin-screw corvettes’ designed for the Royal Navy to seek