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Australian Naval History on 21 February 1988

On This Day · Feb 21, 1988 ·

HMAS JERVIS BAY, (training ship), rescued 12 Korean fishermen from a raft in the Cook Strait, (New Zealand).Their vessel, the DONG CHANG, with a crew of 15, sank in heavy ...

Australian Naval History on 26 January 1988

On This Day · Jan 26, 1988 ·

HMAS STUART (River class frigate), led a diamond-shaped Fleet Entry into Sydney Harbour to celebrate the bi-centenary of Australia Day. STUART (the second ship to of this name in the ...

Man Overboard! Warramunga Saga

Whyte,Sam · Dec 13, 1987 ·

A DREADED CRY, which all sailors hope and trust that they never hear. However it does happen and when it does, all crew members try their hardest to help and ...

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Australian Naval History on 22 November 1987

On This Day · Nov 22, 1987 ·

The first memorial service for the crew lost when HMAS GOORANGAI was sunk in collision with coaster DUNTROON, on 20 November 1940, was held at a memorial erected on the ...

Australian Naval History on 10 October 1987

On This Day · Oct 10, 1987 ·

The Bay class mine hunter inshore HMAS SHOALWATER, (LEUT J. R. Griffith, RAN), was commissioned. SHOALWATER was laid down in Carrington Shipyards, Newcastle, New South Wales, and launched on 20 ...

HMAS Waterhen – a history

A.N. Other · Sep 13, 1987 ·

THE LATTER STAGES of the Great War saw the introduction into the Royal Navy of a number of capable and high performance destroyers. To operate with these destroyers the Admiralty ...

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HMAS Swan (Sloop) 1937-38

Mesley, Rear Admiral J.S., CBE, MVO, DSC · Sep 13, 1987 ·

I HAVE BEEN ASKED to prepare a short history of HMAS Swan during the period in which I served in her during her first commission from 21st January 1937, until ...

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Perth Survivor story

Bee, W.A. ("Buzzer") · Sep 11, 1987 ·

‘AND THE DAWN CAME UP LIKE THUNDER out of Java across the Bay’. These few words echoing an amended version of the famous song ‘On the Road to Mandalay’, seemed ...

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Australian Naval History on 3 August 1987

On This Day · Aug 3, 1987 ·

Two crewmen from the Oberon class submarine HMAS OTAMA, (LCDR R. Taubman, RAN), lost their lives, in heavy seas off the east coast of Australia, when OTAMA dived while they ...

Australian Naval History on 30 June 1987

On This Day · Jun 30, 1987 ·

As safety and supportability issues caught up with the ageing Wessex’s, National Task duties were transferred to 817 Squadron and 816 Squadron decommissioned ...

Lost Letter Throws New Light on Sydney-Emden Action

Bywater, G (Naval Archives) · Jun 11, 1987 ·

Locating the Letter: As part of a general clean up and rationalisation of cabinets belonging to the Naval Historian, the Navy Archives staff dug through a number of filing cabinets ...

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Sydney – Emden Action: a short history

A.N. Other · Jun 11, 1987 ·

IN OCTOBER 1914, Sydney and her sister ship Melbourne detached from the Flagship (Australia) and returned to Australia to form a unit of the escort of the first Anzac convoy ...

HMAS Platypus & The Darwin Raid – 1942

Gale, Lieutenant Commander M.B. , VRD, RANR (Retd.) · Jun 11, 1987 ·

THE PLATYPUS (Plats) was a WWI submarine depot Ship which, together with five ‘J’ class submarines, was presented by the RN to the RAN in 1919. She was later paid ...

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Australian Naval History on 16 May 1987

On This Day · May 16, 1987 ·

HMA Ships ADELAIDE and SYDNEY, (guided missile frigates), were placed on standby to assist with the potential evacuation of Australian nationals from Fiji, following a military coup. ...

Wartime Submarine Service

Piggott, Lieut. Cdr. F.M., RD, MNI, RNR. Rtd., · Mar 11, 1987 ·

Recollections of Lieut. Cdr. Piggott of his wartime service in submarines. PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II and general hostilities I had been serving as an officer in the Merchant Service ...

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HMAS Perth POW – Moji Maru Incident

Bee, W.A. ("Buzzer") · Mar 11, 1987 ·

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TWO MONTHS since our group arrived in Singapore from Java when the news was received that we were on the move again. Although rumours were strong ...

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Camouflage in the Royal Australian Navy

Parkin, Ray · Mar 11, 1987 ·

(This short account of camouflage in the Royal Australian Navy was written by Ray Parkin some years ago and throws a little light on the devious art.) I DID NOT ...

Australian Naval History on 4 March 1987

On This Day · Mar 4, 1987 ·

HMAS OVENS, (Oberon class submarine), sank the stripped hulk of the navy tank cleaning vessel, ex-HMAS COLAC, off Sydney, with a Mk.48 torpedo. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 February 1987

On This Day · Feb 16, 1987 ·

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Kim Beazley, announced the Government plan for a two ocean navy. Half of the RAN would ultimately be based at HMAS STIRLING, WA. ...

HMAS Parramatta Silver Jubilee

Old, Commander R.H., RAN · Dec 13, 1986 ·

ON 4 JULY 1986 HMAS Parramatta celebrated her Silver Jubilee – 25 years service preserving the peace. The keel of the third warship to bear the name of the cradle ...

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RAN Formation – A Personal Memory

Feakes, Rear Admiral , CBE · Dec 11, 1986 ·

The following account of how the Royal Australian Navy was born was written by Rear Admiral H.J. Feakes, CBE almost fifty years ago. Feakes was an eyewitness to the great ...

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Australian Naval History on 5 December 1986

On This Day · Dec 5, 1986 ·

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, approved the posthumous award of the Australian Bravery Medal to AB. Michael George Oliver, RAN for bravery during a gas alarm in HMAS STALWART, on ...

Australian Naval History on 1 December 1986

On This Day · Dec 1, 1986 ·

The Bay class mine hunter HMAS RUSHCUTTER, (LCDR G. Mapson, RAN), was commissioned. RUSHCUTTER was laid down in Carrington Shipyards, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 3 May 1986. Lady Bennet, ...

Australian Naval History on 23 November 1986

On This Day · Nov 23, 1986 ·

The memorial to HMAS PARRAMATTA, (sloop),which was sunk in 1941, was relocated to the Queens Wharf Reserve in Parramatta. The original memorial had been set up in June 1973 at ...

Australian Naval History on 11 November 1986

On This Day · Nov 11, 1986 ·

The Shore Establishment HMAS LEEUWIN, (Fremantle, WA), was decommissioned. The base had begun life as a drill hall in Croke Lane, Fremantle, in 1926, and was commissioned on 1 August ...

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