I was surprised to read on page 15 of the March 1994 Naval Historical Review in the article on HMAS STIRLING that, and I quote “…and returned in June, 1829 ...
Letters: HMAS Stirling followup
Australian Naval History on 25 November 1994
The landing platform amphibious HMAS MANOORA, was commissioned. MANOORA was the former USS FAIRFAX COUNTY, (THSS), which had been commissioned into the USN in 1971. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 November 1994
HMAS Kanimbla II arrived in Sydney for the first time after commissioning in the United States. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 November 1994
The Fringe Benefits Tax Act Amendment raised the RAN’s liability from $11 million to $21 million per annum. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 October 1994
Bitter controversy between the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, and the former Prime Minister, Robert Hawke, was sparked on the responsibility of involving RAN ships in the Gulf War. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 October 1994
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), recovered wreckage from a small airliner which crashed into the Tasman Sea, while on passage from Sydney to Lord Howe Island. Nine passengers and crew ...
Australian Naval History on 16 September 1994
HMAS ANZAC, lead ship in the RAN’s 2035 ton light frigate class, was launched by Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Staham, (nee Bullwinkle), one of the survivors of a group of Australian ...
Battle of Jutland and Leyte Gulf – A comparison
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Operation Rimau 1944 – Search For Grave Sites 1984
Heroes Too Long Forgotten
Biography of Lieutenant Commander R.W. Rankin RAN, and the loss of HMAS Yarra
The Story behind the “Rising Sun” Trophy of Arms
X-Craft: – X20 in the English Channel
HMAS Shropshire – WW2
HMAS SHROPSHIRE was a lucky ship! All drafts to the U.K. safely traversed the Atlantic at the height of U-Boat sinkings and not a man was lost through enemy action. ...
Obituary: Lieutenant C.L.M (Jack) Shepperd, MBE DSM
Anybody who served in HMAS NIRIMBA between 1956 and its closure in 1994 would have known Jack Shepperd. He died on Wednesday, 17th August, 1994 aged 86. Apart from family ...
Book Review: The Shame of Savo Island
The Battle of Savo Island in which HMAS CANBERRA was lost has been the subject of many books, analyses and articles, but in his powerful and enthralling work the author ...
Book Review: Lost ships of Guadalcanal
THE LOST SHIPS OF GUADALCANAL By Robert D. Ballard, Published by Warner/Madison Press This is another book by one of the world’s foremost oceanographers and undersea explorers. Robert Ballard is already ...
Australian Naval History on 1 September 1994
The Minister for Defence, Senator Robert Ray, announced the names of the six coastal mine hunters to be built for the RAN, They were HUON, HAWKESBURY, NORMAN, GASCOYNE, DIAMANTINA, and ...
Australian Naval History on 29 August 1994
The landing platform amphibious HMAS KANIMBLA, was commissioned. KANIMBLA was previously the USS SAGINAW (THSS), which had been commissioned into the USN in 1971. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 August 1994
Australian Defence Industries won the $l billion contract to build six minehunters for the RAN. The ships will be built at Newcastle, NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 August 1994
The hull ex-HMAS ADROIT was sunk as a target off the WA coast by A4 Skyhawks of the RNZAF. HMAS DERWENT was decommissioned at HMAS STIRLING after a 30-year career ...
Australian Naval History on 18 July 1994
The USS ANTIETAM, (heavy cruiser 9,466 tons), arrived in Australia on a goodwill tour. She was returning from duty in the Persian Gulf. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 July 1994
The Department of Defence placed a $23 million contract with AWA Defence Industries, to develop an active missile decoy to protect RAN ships from skimming type missiles. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 July 1994
The Department of Defence placed a $58 million contract with Westland Helicopters for the updating of the Navy’s Sea King helicopter fleet, and flight simulator. The updating will extend the ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1994
Visits of units of the RAN to Asian neighbours of Australia doubled in the financial year. Singapore, with 23 visits, was closely followed by Indonesia. ...
