The following article is based on an address by Robert Hyslop to the Canberra and District Historical Society which appeared in that Society’s journal of September 1986, and still relevant ...
HMAS Creswell
Obituary: Captain John Frederick Bell, RAN, (Retired)
The Melbourne/Voyager Collision – Untold Story
Australian Naval History on 22 December 2003
Sea King aircraft from 805 Squadron were involved in water bombing to fight several fires burning near HMAS CRESWELL, Jervis Bay, NSW. Over 100 campers, from nearby Green Patch, also ...
Letters: Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword
LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD AT LADY DENMAN MARITIME MUSEUM Dear Sir, Engraving on the sword reads: “From the Patriotic Fund at Lloyds to Mr Wm. Pitt Bowler, Midshipman of HM Sloop Swift ...
Captain Fogarty Fegen VC RN (1891-1940)
Royal Australian Naval College
Australian Naval History on 5 January 1994
The RAN School of Survivability and Ship Safety (RANSSSS) was transferred from HMAS PENGUIN to HMAS CRESSWELL. ...
Lieutenant-Commander R.W. Rankin of HMAS Yarra
On 14th August, 1992, shortly after HMAS CRESWELL’S annual Passing Out Parade, Miss Trish Rankin presented her father’s medals to Captain C.S.H. Harrington, RAN, Commanding Officer of HMAS CRESWELL. Fifty ...
Australian Naval History on 13 March 1993
The 35th Anniversary of HMAS CRESWELL at Jervis Bay, NSW, was celebrated by a visit of the first Captain, RADM W. J. Dovers, DSC, and members of the 1958 Normal ...