Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Members, partners, & friends. The 1942 Japanese midget submarine attack on ships in Sydney Harbour remains a topical subject. However, many Sydneysiders know little about this watershed event. It was
Overview: The RAN began training its own trades apprentices in July 1956 at HMAS NIRIMBA. The decision to train its own apprentices was due to a severe shortage of transfers
Overview: From 1939 to 1945 the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest running battle of the Second World War. German submarines worked furiously to sink convoys that shipped crucial
Overview: This presentation reviews the latest developments in large reactors, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), Micro Modular Reactors (MMRs), Advanced Reactors and Nuclear-powered Submarines. What is the status of these technologies
Members, partners, & friends. Would you like to know more about Royal Australian Navy (RAN) activities and facilities in Sydney Harbour from 1788 to the present, especially during WW II?
Overview: In January 1941 Vice-Admiral Inoue Shigeyoshi of the Imperial Japanese Navy issued a call for a radical change of Japanese naval policy, including the abolition of the construction of
Members, partners, & friends. Would you like to know more about Royal Australian Navy (RAN) activities and facilities in Sydney Harbour from 1788 to the present, especially during WW II?
Members, partners, & friends. Would you like to know more about Royal Australian Navy (RAN) activities and facilities in Sydney Harbour from 1788 to the present, especially during WW II?
Overview - Andrew will address a lesser-known aspect of Australia's naval history during World War II: the short-lived story of the Fairmile ‘B’ Motor Launches that served in the RAN
Members, partners, & friends. Would you like to know more about Royal Australian Navy (RAN) activities and facilities in Sydney Harbour from 1788 to the present, especially during WW II?
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.