By Commander David Jordan CSC RAN (Retd) Background and need During the late 1950s and well into the 1960s, the Royal Air Force (RAF) still had flying boats in service. ...
Jervis Bay
End of an Era: Sail Training at Royal Australian Naval College
By LCDR David Jones RAN Changing Times From 2022, sailing has been removed from the initial training curriculum for new entry officers at RANC. Non-motorised small boat handling, sailing and ...
The Melbourne/Voyager Collision – Untold Story
Recollections of the SS Jervis Bay – a Path to the Sea
HMAS Albatross – a brief history
The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was declared in 1939. The RAAF occupied the new ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1941
HMAS SYDNEY arrived in her namesake city, Sydney, to an enthusiastic welcome. The Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, thanked the men on behalf of King George VI, and Sydney’s Lord Mayor unveiled ...