A Speech Presented to the Savage Club Monday Forum, Melbourne, 19 November 2007 Australian Colonial Navies were small and meant basically just to protect ports. Apart from Victoria’s monitor Cerberus ...
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Book Review: Who’s Who in Naval History: 1550 to Present
Who’s Who in Naval History: from 1550 to the Present By Alastair Wilson and Joseph F. Callo Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, Oxon, 2004. Reviewed by LCDR Glen Kerr, RAN ...
Letters – Unacknowledged heroes
I have read with interest the comments in the Naval Historical Review on HMAS YARRA and Leading Seaman Taylor’s heroic action. I also believe this last action of YARRA’S has ...
Mystery of paper trail for HMAS Yarra gallantry claims
Tresco – History of the First Sydney Naval Residence of the RAN
The RAN’s Destroyers
HMAS Perth – A Brief History 1936-1942
HMAS Amphion, a 6″ modified ‘Leander’ Class Cruiser, was commissioned into the Royal Navy in June 1936, under Captain R. L. Burnett, OBE, RN. Of 6,980 tons, 72,000 hp, giving ...