RAN serviceman, naval artist, writer. Born Sydney, February 18, 1908. Died Padstow, July 26, 1996, aged 88. In 1913, when he was five years old, John Bastock perched on his ...
Australian Units
Australian Naval History on 27 July 1996
The Collins class submarine HMAS COLLINS, (CMDR P. R. Sinclair, RAN), was commissioned. COLLINS was laid down in The Australian Submarine Corporation Yard, Adelaide, SA, and launched on 28 August ...
Letters: Naming of HMAS Warramunga
There has been a successful and happy outcome to the saga of the naming of the new Warramunga. (See the March issue of the Review, page 21). The following letter ...
HMQS “Gayundah” – Conduct Unbecoming – 1888
A Memoir on Milford Sound (NZ)
The Preservation of HMAS Diamantina – Diamantina’s dilemma
Preserving yesteryear’s warships to enhance our maritime heritage is never easy. Even in the U.K. with its big population, the task of maintaining HMS BELFAST in the Thames opposite the ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1996
The ANZAC class guided missile frigate, HMAS ANZAC was commissioned. ANZAC was laid down at Tenix Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 16 September 1994. Lieutenant Colonel V. Statham, AO, ...
Reflections on HMAS Australia and Sydney at Gallipoli – 1936
As April 25 approaches, it is fitting to remember that it is just on 60 years since Gallipoli was visited by HMA Ships Australia and Sydney II. I was a midshipman ...
Book Review: Contact!
Title: “CONTACT! HMAS RUSHCUTTER and Australia’s Submarine Hunters 1939 -1946.” The disproportionate contribution of Australia to Allied victory in World War II, bearing in mind her limited resources, is common knowledge. ...