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Australian Naval History on 4 October 2009

On This Day · Oct 4, 2009 ·

HMAS Canberra II was scuttled in 28 metres of water off Ocean Grove, Victoria to create an artificial reef and diving site. ...

The Australians at Jutland

Swinden, Greg · Sep 21, 2009 ·

The Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 was the major naval battle of World War I. For a few short hours on that day the British Grand Fleet and ...

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The Long Journey Home – Unknown HMAS Sydney Sailor

Swinden, Greg · Jun 21, 2009 ·

He was badly wounded and dying, but somehow he made it into the Carley Float. Whether he fell into it, was blown in by a bursting shell or was placed ...

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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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Australian Naval History on 9 June 2009

On This Day · Jun 9, 2009 ·

HMAS Toowoomba II departed for the Middle East region. Toowoomba’s deployment was the Navy’s 45th individual ship deployment to the Middle East region since 1990 ...

Australian Naval History on 17 May 2009

On This Day · May 17, 2009 ·

Whilst transiting the ‘Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor’ in the Gulf of Aden, HMA Ships Sydney IV and Ballarat II came to the assistance of a merchant vessel, MV Dubai Princess, ...

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 ...

Loss of HMAS Yarra – 4 March, 1942

Periodical, Archives · Dec 5, 2008 ·

HMAS Yarra, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Robert ‘Oscar’ Rankin, was sunk while defending a convoy against a vastly superior Imperial Japanese Navy squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Nobutake ...

Book Review: Beneath the Dardanelles

Book reviewer · Dec 5, 2008 ·

Beneath the Dardanelles By Vehici and Hatice Basarin Published by Allen and Unwin in paperback, rrp $24.95. Reviewed by Barry Nobes This unusual book purports to present the sinking of ...

Book Review: The Collins Class Submarine Story

Book reviewer · Dec 5, 2008 ·

The Collins Class Submarine Story. By Peter Yule and Derek Woolner. Cambridge University Press (2008). ISBN – 13 978-0-521-86894-5 Reviewed by Tim Duchesne This enthralling and still controversial story is ...

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AE2 – Unsung Hero of Gallipoli

Spencer, Mark · Dec 5, 2008 ·

On May 24, 1914, Australia acquired its first submarines from England as part of a new post‑federation initiative to achieve more autonomy in the protection of our shores. These were ...

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Book Review: Mururoa Protest

Book reviewer · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Mururoa Protest The story of the voyages by HMNZ Ships Otago and Canterbury to protest against the French atmospheric nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll in 1973. By Gerry Wright. ISBN ...

A Letter from HMAS Sydney

Barrey, R.B., Flying Officer · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Editor’s note: This letter was written by Flying Officer R.B. Barrey who was the pilot of the Walrus Amphibian aircraft in HMAS Sydney in 1941. He did not survive the ...

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Operation ASTUTE: The RAN In East Timor

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Operation ASTUTE, the ADF’s deployment of ‘troops to bring security, peace and confidence to the people of Timor-Leste,’ has been accompanied by the expected flood of media analysis. With some ...

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HMAS Australia – A ship for a nation

Stevens, David · Sep 5, 2008 ·

‘There would be an element of tragedy in such an end to any ship; but when the ship represents as much, and suggests as much, as the Australia does, the ...

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Australian Naval History on 26 June 2008

On This Day · Jun 23, 2008 ·

805 Squadron decommissioned at NAS Nowra after the Super Sea Sprite program was cancelled in March 2008 ...

The Later River Class Frigates in the RAN

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Jun 5, 2008 ·

The December 2007 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained a brief history of the RAN River Class Frigates. It also referred to the major differences between the six ships ...

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Japanese Surrender in Toyko-from Warramunga’s Surgeon

Rischbieth, H.G., Surgeon-Lieutenant, RAN · Jun 5, 2008 ·

Henry George Rischbieth, second son of Harold and Eileen Rischbieth (nee de la Poer Beresford) served in the Royal Australian Navy as a Surgeon Lieutenant during World War II. He ...

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Report of Engagement between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran

NHSA Webmaster · Jun 5, 2008 ·

On Wednesday 19th November 1941 we intended to lay mines at the approaches to Shark Bay off Carnarvon in Western Australia. It was intended to use the hours of darkness ...

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Obituary: Reinhold von Malapert

Newspaper, London Daily Telegraph · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This Obituary was first published in the UK’s Daily Telegraph and appears here with that paper’s kind permission Capitan-Leutnant Reinhold von Malapert, who has died aged 93, witnessed the last ...

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Minesweeping after WW2 – Loss of Warrnambool

Swinden, Greg · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Following the end of World War II there was a requirement to sweep the thousands of mines laid in defensive minefields throughout Australian waters. During the war the RAN’s minelayer, ...

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The RAN Band Ashore And Afloat

Periodical, Semaphore · Mar 5, 2008 ·

This article was first published in Semaphore, published by the Seapower Centre in 2007, and appears here with their kind permission. The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Band is a ceremonial unit ...

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Australian Naval History on 4 October 2009

The Australians at Jutland

The Long Journey Home – Unknown HMAS Sydney Sailor

The Melbourne/Voyager Collision – Untold Story

Australian Naval History on 9 June 2009

Australian Naval History on 17 May 2009

Book Review: A Century of Carrier Aviation

Loss of HMAS Yarra – 4 March, 1942

Book Review: Beneath the Dardanelles

Book Review: The Collins Class Submarine Story

AE2 – Unsung Hero of Gallipoli

Book Review: Mururoa Protest

A Letter from HMAS Sydney

Operation ASTUTE: The RAN In East Timor

HMAS Australia – A ship for a nation

Australian Naval History on 26 June 2008

The Later River Class Frigates in the RAN

Japanese Surrender in Toyko-from Warramunga’s Surgeon

Report of Engagement between HMAS Sydney and Kormoran

Obituary: Reinhold von Malapert

Minesweeping after WW2 – Loss of Warrnambool

The RAN Band Ashore And Afloat

Australian Naval History on 22 February 2008

Australian Naval History on 19 January 2008

Australian Naval History on 18 December 2007

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