HMAS Childers (HMVS)

Occasional Paper 197: The Countess of Hopetoun Incident, December 1915

Swinden, Greg · Sep 1, 2025 ·

By Greg Swinden This article was first published in the Naval Historical Review, June 2000 edition. HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (commanded by Boatswain Samuel Waugh, RN), a 23-year-old Torpedo Boat ...

The Countess of Hopetoun Incident, December 1915

Swinden, Greg · Jun 20, 2000 ·

Dangers of Service at Sea The fire onboard HMAS Westralia in May 1998 in which four members of the RAN were killed and the loss of six yachtsman in the ...

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