The following is an article from”All Hands” December 2017 edition of the Australian Maritime Museum Volunteers’ Quarterly Newsletter. By Wal Robson The museum’s popular patrol boat has a significant birthday ...
HMAS Arrow
Occasional Paper 51: The Attack Class Patrol Boat
April 2019 By Dennis J Weatherall JP TM AFAITT(L) LSM Volunteer Researcher, Naval Historical Society of Australia Patrol boats have proven to be the most flexible and versatile elements of ...
Australian Naval History on 2 December 1977
AB R. A. McLeod, RAN, was awarded the Australian Bravery Medal for the rescue of five members of the crew of HMAS ARROW, (patrol boat), which sank in Darwin Harbour ...
Australian Naval History on 13 January 1975
RAN Clearance Diving Team 1, under LEUT D. Ramsden, RAN, salvaged the patrol boat HMAS ARROW at Darwin. The patrol boat sank during Cyclone Tracy. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1975
HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and HMAS STUART, (destroyer escort), arrived in the cyclone destroyed city of Darwin. Over the following days they were joined by HMA Ships STALWART, HOBART, SUPPLY, ...
Australian Naval History on 25 December 1974
Cyclone Tracy struck and leveled the city of Darwin. The Naval Headquarters building was destroyed, and the Naval Officer Commanding Northern Australia, (CAPT E. E. Johnston, OBE, RAN), and two ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970
An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...
Australian Naval History on 3 July 1968
The Attack class patrol boat HMAS ARROW, was commissioned. ARROW was laid down in Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, in September 1967, and launched on 17 February 1968. Mrs Hansen performed ...