A poetical tribute to Lieutenant Commander R. (Dusty) Rhodes DSC, RAN, on his relinquishing command of HMAS Quickmatch in 1944. Now Cobbers, fellow shipmates, The time is drawing near When we shall lose that gallant man, ...
Australian Units
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1974
HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), rescued the crew of the disabled yacht CUTTY SARK, in 95 knot winds south of Norah Head, NSW. PO D. Krietling, AB R. Lindsay, and AB ...
Australian Naval History on 16 May 1974
Lieutenant (P) Ralph McMillan lost his life in a Skyhawk TA4G (879)which crashed into the sea 64 Km NE of Nowra during a mock attack on HMAS Melbourne. ...
Australian Naval Aviation – Part 3
AUSTRALIA Sinks the Elenore Woerman
WHEN THE NEW BRITAIN – NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN drew to a close HMAS Australia was ordered to the Atlantic. The route selected was east across the Pacific, and so the ...
Out of the Past – pictorial
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Australian Naval History on 6 March 1974
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), picked up a boat containing survivors from the merchant ship WARAWI, which had foundered in the Arafura Sea. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1974
HMAS TORRENS escorted the royal yacht BRITANNIA on the Royal Tour of the Pacific. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 February 1974
The landing craft heavy HMAS BETANO, was commissioned. BETANO was laid down in Walkers Yard, Maryborough, QLD, in September 1972, and launched on 5 December 1972. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 February 1974
HMAS CAIRNS, (Shore Establishment in Cairns), was commissioned. ...