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HMAS Melbourne II

Occasional Paper 191: Aviation in the Royal Australian Navy, the first 65 Years, 1917 to 1982

Editorial Staff · Mar 1, 2025 ·

Sopwith Pup from HMAS Sydney with HMAS Melbourne in the background

The following story is based on a Royal Australian Navy News story first published on Friday 23 April 1982, page 4. Australian Naval aviation this month celebrated the 65th anniversary ...

Book Review: Abide With Me – The HMAS Voyager Tragedy

Kingsley Perry · Mar 23, 2024 ·

Abide With Me – The HMAS Voyager Tragedy by Elizabeth McCarthy This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the collision between HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager off the New South ...

The Last National Serviceman – Part 3

A.N. Other · Mar 6, 2024 ·

Part II of this series appeared in the December 2023 edition of this magazine. By Robert Stephenson In 1952, after the acquisition of HMAS Sydney III, the Royal Navy lent ...

Letter: HMAS Melbourne Repairs

John Jeremy, AM Vice President NHSA · Jun 26, 2022 ·

The following letter has been received from John Jeremy who for many years served at Cockatoo Island Dockyard being its last Chief Executive. Dear Walter, The March 2022 edition of ...

Reunion for Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees (MG99) by HMAS Melbourne, 21 June 1981

David Stratton · Jul 16, 2021 ·

On Sunday 21 June 1981 HMA Ships Melbourne and Torrens were participating in Exercise Starfish 81 in the South China Sea when they rescued 99 Vietnamese refugees, now known as ...

Occasional Paper 114: Rescue of Vietnamese Refugees (MG99) by HMAS Melbourne, 21 June 1981

Editorial Staff · Jun 30, 2021 ·

On Sunday 21 June 1981 HMA Ships Melbourne and Torrens were participating in Exercise Starfish 81 in the South China Sea when they rescued 99 Vietnamese refugees, now known as ...

HMAS Melbourne Refugee Rescue Mission

A.N. Other · Jun 19, 2021 ·

  By John Ingram ‘Oh, hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea’. Some of the immortal words of the Naval Hymn composed by ...

The HMAS Melbourne-Voyager Collision: A Tragedy that Damaged and Reformed

A.N. Other · Dec 28, 2016 ·

By MIDN Mollie Burns, RAN – NEOC 54 Naval Historical Society Prizewinning Essay Introduction The collision of HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager remains the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) worst peacetime disaster. Occurring ...

Occasional Paper 4: HMAS Melbourne II

A.N. Other · Dec 1, 2016 ·

December 2016 By Tom de Voil Introduction I recently had a brief article about HMAS Melbourne, the aircraft carrier, published and consequent on that I was asked to give this ...

Nauru – the Pleasant Isle

A.N. Other · Mar 24, 2013 ·

By Walter Burroughs In the December 2012 edition of this magazine there appeared an article on the Cocos and Christmas Islands. This theme is continued with a discussion on Nauru ...

The Impact of Jet Propulsion on RAN Aviation Squadrons

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By Midshipman S.R. Gidley, RAN MIDN Gidley grew up on Sydney’s North Shore but in 2011 moved to Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains. After completing secondary education at Sydney’s Shore ...

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Chloe and Sadie – or 100% Pitched and Ditched

Haynes, Fred · Dec 16, 2011 ·

This article is by Fred Haynes who for many years worked at Garden Island Dockyard firstly as a Scientific Instrument Maker and later as Technical Officer in charge of the ...

817 Squadron: You will miss us when we are gone

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

This short history has been assembled from Squadron records. 817 Squadron has its origins in the Royal Navy (RN) where it was commissioned as a torpedo/reconnaissance squadron at Royal Naval ...

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The Fairey Gannet A/S1

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By CMDR (P) R.V. Morritt, RAN Rtd The Fairey Gannet A/S 1 aircraft was introduced into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Air Arm (FAA) in 1955. When embarked in ...

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Introduction of the A4 Skyhawk into the RAN Fleet Air Arm 1967/1968

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By John Da Costa Following the reversal, in the early 1960s, of an earlier Australian Government decision to disband the RAN Fleet Air Arm and to pay-off the carrier HMAS ...

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The Melbourne/Voyager Collision – Untold Story

Stephen, Kerry · Jun 21, 2009 ·

On 10th February 1964 the Search and Rescue (SAR) crews arrived at the Marine Section at the usual time, 0750, to have their coffee and prepare for another day’s work. ...

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Book Review: A Century of Carrier Aviation

Book reviewer · Mar 1, 2009 ·

A Century of Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of Ships and Shipborne Aircraft. By David Hobbs. Seaforth Publishing (2009). ISBN 978-1-84832-019-2. Reviewed by Commodore (P) John Da Costa RAN (Rtd) This large ...

A Short History of HMAS Albatross

A.N. Other · Jun 30, 2004 ·

Reprinted from a Welcome Aboard pamphlet (date unknown) The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was ...

Obituary: Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot KBE AO (1922-2001)

A.N. Other · Dec 9, 2001 ·

Born at Corowa, NSW and educated at Geelong Grammar School. Anthony Synnot joined the RAN as a cadet midshipman in 1939 as a Special Entry and trained in Britain with Prince ...

Carrier Flying – the Greatest Sport

van Gelder, Commander John RAN (Rtd) · Jun 8, 2001 ·

Some time ago, whilst having a drink in the bar of the local yacht club, I met a man whom I had never met before. In general conversation on learning ...

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RAN Aircraft Hoisting – Changing Techniques

Vickridge, G.L.W., Lieutenant, RANR · Sep 7, 2000 ·

Two very different types of aircraft are being hoisted in the two photographs in this article.  The open cockpit Seagull III, A9-3 is seen being hoisted inboard to HMAS Albatross. While ...

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HMAS Melbourne Service Band

Letter Writer · Mar 19, 2000 ·

Dear Sir, I read with interest in the last edition of your magazine the articles on the history of RAN bands. I knew quite a few of the bandmasters from ...

Obituary: Rear Admiral GV Gladstone

A.N. Other · Dec 23, 1999 ·

REAR ADMIRAL GEOFFREY VERNON GLADSTONE AO, DSC & Bar, RAN (Ret.) On Wednesday, 15 September a full naval funeral was held in the Naval Chapel, Garden Island, for a former ...

Obituary: Harry Train 1918-1999

Newspaper, Daily Telegraph · Dec 23, 1999 ·

Born: Millthorpe, October 26, 1918 Died: Balmain, May 23, 1999 Harry Train gave 30 years of his life to serving his country with the RAN. After enlisting in 1936 as ...

Book Review: In the Wake

Loosli, Geoffrey, Rear Admiral, RAN · Sep 1, 1999 ·

Title: In The Wake Author: Jo Stevenson Publisher: Hale and Iremonger, Sydney. HMAS Melbourne was involved in two collisions during her lifetime. In 1964 HMAS Voyager was cut in two ...

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