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Littoral Combat Ships

Editorial Staff · Dec 22, 2023 ·

The June edition of this magazine announced the commissioning of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Canberra in Sydney on 22 July 2023. Less than a month later it came ...

Commander Len Forsyth – North America knows how to preserve its maritime history

David Michael · Jun 27, 2021 ·

Commander Len Forsyth toured the West Coast of North America and gives an entertaining account of some 18 preserved ships that he visited. Although this presentation does not have the ...

Occasional Paper 34: Paddle Steamer Weeroona

Thomson, Max · Oct 29, 2018 ·

September 2018 Recently the attention of the NHSA was drawn to the possibility of a paddle-steamer serving in the RAN.  It appears that the closest was PS Weeroona built as ...

Lieutenant (SP) H.L. Billman, DSC, RANVR

A.N. Other · Mar 24, 2018 ·

By Hector Donohue Harold Leon (Bill) Billman had a relatively short war in the RAN of just three years, but as a bomb and mine disposal officer he was regularly ...

Tales of the South Pacific, Broadway and a South Pacific World War II Museum

Editorial Staff · Mar 24, 2018 ·

The South Pacific has a wondrous reputation as the home of tales from the sea, producing great characters such as Robinson Crusoe and Bligh of the Bounty. In later times ...

Operation Praying Mantis

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2015 ·

By Scott Dalton  Scott Dalton is enrolled in an external studies program for a Master of Arts in military history through the University of New South Wales ADFA campus. The ...

United States Naval Base Ulithi

A.N. Other · Sep 20, 2015 ·

By Noel Burgess We might be forgiven for not knowing much about the United States Naval Base at Ulithi, as for a long time its existence was kept secret, but ...

Leadership: Captain Alfred T. Mahan USN

Waring, P.S., Midshipman, RAN · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Academic leadership, writings on the history of seapower and his influence on the international struggle for command of the sea pre-WWI (submitted as an entry in the RANC Graduation Naval ...

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How the USA Flexed its Industrial Muscle in 1941

A.N. Other · Jun 27, 1998 ·

From December 7, 1941 to August 15, 1945, American shipyards constructed 10 battleships, 13 heavy cruisers, 33 light cruisers, 27 aircraft carriers, 110 escort aircraft carriers, 352 destroyers, 498 destroyer ...

Female Submariners

Periodical, In Depth (Submarine Association of Australia) · Mar 6, 1997 ·

In the last issue, Vol. 17 No.4 (December 1996) we published an article, “Harmony at Sea”. There is ongoing debate in various foreign navies on the merits of whether women ...

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The Naming of USS “Canberra” – 1942

Hobden, D.T. · Sep 5, 1996 ·

The following correspondence is self-evident and highlights the warm relationship between the USN and the RAN during WWII. Canberra Dated September 1, 1942 Recd 9:43 a.m., 2nd Secretary of State, ...

Japanese Surrender Signals – USN/RN

William F. Cook, MVO, Captain, RAN (Rtd) · Sep 1, 1995 ·

Those of us who were serving in the armed forces will remember the enormous sense of relief and sheer joy occasioned by the news of the Japanese surrender and the ...

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Table of Equivalent Ranks

A.N. Other · Dec 19, 1989 ·

KRIEGSMARINE UNITED STATES NAVY ROYAL NAVY Grossadmiral  –  – Generaladmiral Fleet Admiral Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Admiral Admiral Vizeadmiral Vice Admiral Vice-Admiral Konteradmiral Rear Admiral Rear-Admiral Kommodore Commodore Commodore ...

The Fletcher Class Destroyers

NHSA Webmaster · Dec 28, 1981 ·

IN HIS BOOK “DESTROYERS“, Antony Preston refers to the Fletchers as ‘The Magnificent Fletchers’, and this is a very fitting description indeed. One would have to be an absolute bigot ...

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