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Australian Naval History on 27 May 2011

On This Day · May 27, 2011 ·

HMAS Manoora II decommissioned ...

Australian Naval History on 19 May 2011

On This Day · May 19, 2011 ·

HMAS Toowoomba II departed Australia for the Middle East region under Operation SLIPPER. HMAS Toowoomba II was Navy’s 50th individual ship deployment to the Middle East region since 1990 ...

The Three Ships called Anzac

A.N. Other · Mar 20, 2011 ·

The following tributes to the three ships which have borne the proud name Anzac have been brought together from information held in our archives. It is perhaps the expected problem ...

They Also Served – Leading Cook Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

Francis Bassett ‘Dick’ Emms was born at Launceston, Tasmania on 28 November 1909, the eldest of four children of Henry Joseph Emms, a blacksmith’s assistant and tailor, and Stella Marion ...

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The Tingira Tram

Swinden, Greg · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The navies of the world are governed by rules and regulations and the RAN is no exception. Among the thousands of items of administration which have guided and directed the ...

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The Queensland Floods and HMAS Diamantina

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The River class frigate HMAS Diamantina was one of eight of this large class of over 130 WW II convoy escorts to enter the RAN. She was built by Walkers ...

The Lessons Learnt from Hydrogen Sulphide Incidents in the Royal Australian Navy

Midson, D.W., BSc LLB (Hons), Acting Sub Lieutenant, RAN · Mar 10, 2011 ·

David Midson studied science and law at the University of Tasmania before joining the RAN in 2008. Following New Entry Officer Courses at HMAS Creswell he began work as a ...

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HMAS Anzac (III) – first in class

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

The third ship to carry the proud name of Anzac was the lead ship of a class of ten similar vessels built by Transfield Defence Industries, later known as Tenix ...

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HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

With the end of World War II in sight the RAN had to plan for replacement ships of its hard worked destroyer force. The remaining ‘V&W’ destroyers HMA Ships Vendetta ...

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HMAS Anzac (I) – Flotilla Leader

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

In naval terms a flotilla is a small fleet. The role of the flotilla leader was to operate as the spearhead of the group of destroyers, acting as the headquarters ...

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Australian Naval History on 28 January 2011

On This Day · Jan 28, 2011 ·

808 Squadron recommissioned into the Fleet Air Arm at Nowra to fly the MRH-90 Taipan ...

Obituary: Len Meakin

A.N. Other · Dec 10, 2010 ·

The Submarine Association of Australia has informed us of the passing over the bar on 2nd November 2010 at age 83 of Len Meakin, Gunnery Instructor, Submarine Chief Coxswain, and ...

Battle Honour Board – HMAS Kanimbla

A.N. Other · Dec 10, 2010 ·

At a recent ceremony held onboard HMAS Kanimbla (CMDR Tim Byles, RAN) the ship’s recently refurbished Battle Honour Board was re-dedicated by Chaplain Col Acton, RAN. The Battle Honours Board ...

An Historic Letter

Walker, Jefferson H., MVO, Lieutenant Commander, RAN · Dec 10, 2010 ·

Editor’s Note: This is a copy of a letter from Lieutenant Commander Jefferson H. Walker, MVO, RAN, (then CO of HMAS Parramatta (II)) to his wife, describing a particularly nasty ...

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Kamikazes, Suicide Bombers and Us

Shinkfield, Des · Dec 10, 2010 ·

The following speech was delivered to the Australian Naval Historical Society on Monday, 26 June, 2006 Thank you for the opportunity to speak about kamikazes. But let me enlarge on ...

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HMAS Maryborough – Indian Ocean May 1942

Ogle, Brian · Sep 10, 2010 ·

On 6th May 1942 the Captain of HMAS Maryborough, Commander Cant, sent the following signal by Aldis lamp: ‘Get all those bloody passengers into the stokehold.’ This is recorded in ...

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The RAN and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 10, 2010 ·

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Issue 6 of Semaphore, the publication produced by The Sea Power Centre Australia in March 2006. We are indebted to them for their ...

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Australian Sailors at Zeebrugge, 1918

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 10, 2010 ·

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the March, 2007 issue of Semaphore, the newsletter of the Sea Power Centre of Australia. We are grateful for their ongoing permission to ...

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Malta Revisited

Hill, Gordon · Jun 10, 2010 ·

Memories of HMAS Vendetta in Malta in World War ll The George Cross Island Association Reunion 2004 gave me the opportunity to revisit Malta. I knew that if I put ...

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Obituary: Captain John Frederick Bell, RAN, (Retired)

Wright, W Graham, Captain, RAN (Retired) · Mar 21, 2010 ·

William Shakespeare wrote: ‘The good men do is oft interred with their bones’. So that this will not happen here, I will tell you about John Bell, the boy, which ...

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Obituary: Commander H.K. Duncan, OAM, RAN

Fogarty, Michael · Mar 21, 2010 ·

The commanding officer attempted to light his cigarette. He had gathered his officers in the wardroom to brief them on a dramatic change to the ship’s 1967 program. HMAS Duchess ...

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The Dubai Princess and the Pirates

Periodical, Semaphore · Dec 21, 2009 ·

This article originally appeared in the August, 2009 edition of SEMAPHORE, published by the Seapower Centre of Australia. On 29 May 2009 the Australian Government announced a decision to flexibly ...

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Australian Navy and the 1909 Imperial Conference on Defence

Periodical, Semaphore · Dec 21, 2009 ·

This article originally appeared in the July, 2009 edition of Semaphore published by the Sea Power Centre, Australia. A century ago, Australia’s Navy, such as it was, seemed in poor ...

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Book Review: Sydney – Cipher and Search

Book reviewer · Dec 1, 2009 ·

Sydney – Cipher and Search By Captain Peter Hore RN (formerly Head of Defence Studies for the Royal Navy and currently chairman of the research committee of the Society for ...

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Australian Naval History on 9 November 2009

On This Day · Nov 9, 2009 ·

A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202Q Dash 8 commenced flying for the R.A.N. Hydrography Institute. ...

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