The June 2023 edition of this magazine contained an article Tristan da Cunha and a Tribute to John Smith, providing a shortened version of the remarkable life story of Commander ...
Australian Units
A War Artist’s Nude Painting
By Beryllouise Mitchell In 1999, after the 30 August ballot in East Timor (later Timor-Leste) that was to determine the territory’s future went drastically wrong, the United Nations sanctioned an ...
USS Canberra commissions in Sydney
An historically significant ceremony occurred at Sydney’s Fleet Base East on Saturday 22 July 2023 when the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Canberra commissioned into the United States Navy. This ...
Occasional Paper 169: HMAS Vendetta and Commander Eric Eugene Johnston RAN; Vietnam Deployment 1969 – 1970
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Occasional Paper 168: The Royal Australian Navy in the Pacific War: 1943
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Occasional Paper 166: A history of HMAS Waterhen
by CMDR Rick Westoby, OAM, RAN Past History of the Site The site of HMAS Waterhen, on the shoreline of Balls Head Bay, sits within the traditional land of ...
New Entry Officers’ Course Essays
In 1985 the Naval Historical Society (NHS) first donated an essay prize to the college. The prize consisted of a one-year subscription to the Society and a six-volume bound collection ...
Australian Naval History on 22 June 2023
The Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Woolamai was officially accepted ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 2023
HMA Ships Benalla II and Shepparton II decommissioned at Cairns ...
Occasional Paper 164: Saving the old Parramatta
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Occasional Paper 163: Able Seaman Frank McGovern OAM 1919 – 2023
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Australian Naval History on 1 June 2023
HMAS Launceston II was decommissioned at Darwin ...
Occasional Paper 161: HMAS Tobruk (II) Recognized for Operation SOLACE Service
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Occasional Paper 162: Port Phillip’s Fleet Review 1920
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Occasional Paper 159: River Class Torpedo Boat Destroyers
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Occasional Paper 160: Shipwright First Class Patrick Daniel Murphy BEM
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Australian Naval History on 30 March 2023
HMAS Armidale II decommissioned in Darwin ...
Book Review: The Scrap Iron Flotilla
The Scrap Iron Flotilla by Mike Carlton. William Heinemann Australia. Paperback of 448 pages. rrp $34.99 On Sunday September 3rd 1939, history was tumbling over itself. In the mess decks ...
An Australian minesweeper goes to Cyprus
The following arises from the article A Magnificent Greek Warship published in the December 2022 edition of the Naval Historical Review which explored the history of the Greek museum ship ...
Remembering Platypus and the Mothballed Fleet
By Vince Fazio We recently became aware of a proposal to upgrade the Watsons Bay Wharf and have written of our concerns (see Letters) to the Manager of the Project ...
Australian Naval History on 13 February 2023
The Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Capricorn was officially accepted ...
Occasional Paper 154: The Expedition to Malaita
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The bizarre story of HMAS STALWART and 300 tons of rotten onions
In 1939 Sydney had a shortage of onions. A period of drought had affected the Victorian crop, and in order to fulfil the demand for the 20, 000 tonnes of ...
Australian Naval History on 8 December 2022
HMAS Wollongong II decommissioned at Cairns ...
An Essay on the 2005 Nias Island Sea King Crash
By MIDN T.D. Craig This well researched essay providing a critical analysis of serious problems within the Fleet Air Arm was a runner up to the Naval Historical Society history ...