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HMAS Oxley I

The Remarkable Cavaye family

A.N. Other · Jun 20, 2021 ·

A colleague from the United Kingdom conducting research into wartime submarine losses recently contacted the Society seeking information on the Australia- born captain of HMS Tempest which was lost in ...

First to Command!

A.N. Other · Dec 28, 2016 ·

Commander Norman Hamon Shaw OBE, RAN The first graduate of the RANC to command a warship By Commander Tony Vine, RANR Norman Shaw was born in Perth Western Australia on ...

The Loss of HMS Oxley 1939

Smith, Peter · Mar 16, 2003 ·

With kind permission of the Submarine Association of Australia magazine ‘In Depth’ HMS Oxley was the first British submarine casualty of the War and the circumstances of her loss were ...

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Captain Frank Edmund Getting, RAN – 1899-1942

Smith, Peter · Jun 11, 1994 ·

Frank Edmund Getting was born on 30 July, 1899, the son of Mr. and Mrs. P.E. Getting of Quarantine Street, Manly, New South Wales. In 1913 Frank applied for entry ...

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Australia’s Submarine History – AE1 & AE2 To Collins

Smith, Peter · Jun 12, 1993 ·

On February 28, 1914, Australia’s first submarines were commissioned at Portsmouth, England. They were AE1 and AE2, boats which for very different reasons would become an important part of Australia’s ...

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Australian Naval History on 10 September 1939

On This Day · Sep 10, 1939 ·

HMS OXLEY, (submarine, ex-HMAS OXLEY), was sunk in error by HMS TRITON, (submarine). The Commanding Officer, and one rating, survived the sinking. OXLEY was the first British submarine lost in ...

Australian Naval History on 16 November 1928

David Stratton · Nov 16, 1928 ·

LEUT Frank E. Getting assumed command of HMAS Oxley to become the first RANC Graduate to command an RAN warship ...

Australian Naval History on 1 April 1927

On This Day · Apr 1, 1927 ·

The O class submarine HMAS OXLEY, (CMDR H. R. Marrack, RN), was commissioned. OXLEY was laid down at Vickers Ltd, Barrow in Furness, UK, in 1925, and launched on 29 ...

Australian Naval History on 30 June 1926

On This Day · Jun 30, 1926 ·

HMAS OXLEY, (submarine), was launched at Vickers Armstrong, England. ...

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Naval Historical Review: June 2007
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The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images  of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.

Articles from this Edition

  • Book Review: The Royal Australian Navy – a History
  • Further Reflections on the Sydney/Kormoran Battle, 1941
  • Gascoyne to the Rescue On Christmas Day 1944
  • HMAS Adelaide – Boarding Party, Persian Gulf 2004
  • HMAS Quickmatch – Medical Rescue – 1944
  • Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers
  • Leadership: Admiral of the Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Letters: Followup on Singapore Naval Base