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The Special Service Squadron – An episode in the peacetime history of theRoyal Navy 1923-1924

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

Rohan Goyne The ‘World Cruise’ of a special service squadron of the Royal Navy was an inter-war episode of flag waving across the world’s oceans from arguably a declining world ...

Commander J.M. Alliston DSO, DSC*, US Legion of Honour, Royal Navy

Captain Peter Hore, RN · Sep 30, 2004 ·

Commander John Alliston, who has died aged 94, was one of the Second World War’s most highly decorated destroyer captains, who afterwards brought up his family on a remote island ...

The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 – Naval Operations

Francis, Richard · Mar 9, 2002 ·

In mid 1941 the British naval defence of the Malayan peninsula comprised a small number of old cruisers and destroyers, all dating from the end of WW I or shortly ...

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Heroes Too Long Forgotten

Bradford, John · Sep 11, 1994 ·

As part of the media countdown to the launching of HMAS COLLINS in August of last year, the Adelaide `Advertiser’ ran an article under the banner heading: `SUB NAME TO ...

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Australian Naval Aviation – Part 3

Issacs, Keith, AFC, ARAeS, Group Captain, RAAF (Retd) · Mar 31, 1974 ·

In the third part of his story on Australian Naval Aviation, Group Captain Isaacs discusses the merits of the Sopwith Ship’s Strutter and the Sopwith Ship’s Camel, aircraft that played ...

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Australian Naval History on 10 December 1941

On This Day · Dec 10, 1941 ·

Japanese bombers sank HMS PRINCE OF WALES, (battleship), and HMS REPULSE, (battle-cruiser), in the South China Sea. HMAS VAMPIRE, (destroyer), picked up survivors. One of those lost in the sinking ...

Australian Naval History on 12 December 1917

On This Day · Dec 12, 1917 ·

HMAS AUSTRALIA, (battle-cruiser), was damaged in a collision with HMS REPULSE, (battle-cruiser). ...

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