About the Author: Lieutenant Commander Leon Verdi Goldsworthy was born in Broken Hill, NSW, in 1909. Mobilised as a Sub-Lieutenant on Probation in 1941, he proceeded to England, there to ...
The Touch and Go War
Coastwatching Remembered
Admiral Dumaresq-A Son of Australia
SYDNEY CAN CLAIM with a great deal of pride that it is the birthplace of a man who has made not only Australian, but Commonwealth Naval History. In the harbourside ...
Leyte Gulf – Biggest Sea Fight in History
The RAN in Antarctic Waters
Australian Naval History on 24 January 1972
RADM H. D. Stevenson was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 January 1972
Navy Transport HMAS Jeparit sailed from Sydney on her final voyage to Vietnam. Jeparit made a total of 43 voyages, 5 voyages with a civilian crew, 21 as an ANL ...
Australian Naval History on 7 January 1972
LEUT J. C. Buchanan, (RAN Helicopter Flight-Vietnam), was awarded the DFC for conspicuous gallantry while rescuing a disabled patrol boat which was drifting close to enemy positions near U Minh, ...
Australian Naval History on 4 January 1972
The following awards to the RAN Fleet Air Arm for service in Vietnam, were announced:-DSC LCDR W. P. JamesDFC LEUT B. G. AbrahamMBE LEUT G. P. AllenMID LEUT A. J. ...
The Southern Base of the RAN
The Navy’s Secret War in the Pacific
Admiral John Paul Jones and the ships that honoured him
From Warrior to Vanguard
British Landing Craft of World War II
Emden-Sydney Relics at Penguin
Relics of SMS Emden bask in the sunshine on the lawn of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney. The principal relic is one of the German cruiser’s ten 4 1 inch ...
Orion into the Breach
The Tower Building at Garden Island
Foreword to the first issue
There can be no doubt as to either the importance or interest of the study of history to those who follow or support the profession of arms at sea. For example, the ...
Australian Naval History on 8 December 1971
The landing craft heavy HMAS BALIKPAPAN, was commissioned. BALIKPAPAN was laid down in Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, in May 1971, and launched on 15 August 1971. In Vung Tau HMAS ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 1971
The Five Power Defence Agreement, (FPDA), was created with membership by Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom. This alliance was created as a result of the withdrawal ...
Australian Naval History on 1 November 1971
Following the expiration of the Anglo-Malaysian Defence Agreement, the Strategic Reserve was replaced by ANZUK, under the Five Power Defence Arrangement plans for the defence of Singapore and Malaysia. A ...
Australian Naval History on 15 October 1971
HMAS Brisbane arrived back in Sydney after having left the Vietnam gunline for the last time on 5 September marking the end of the RAN’s combat role in the Vietnam ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1971
HMA Submarine OTWAY, (LCDR T. Roach, RAN), with only two thirds of the crew aboard (44 men) rescued the crew of seven from a life raft, after the 101-year-old ketch ...
Australian Naval History on 1 October 1971
HMAS DIAMANTINA, (oceanographic research vessel), represented Australia at the Christmas Island Territory Day celebrations. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 September 1971
HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Subic Bay on completion of her second deployment in Vietnam. BRISBANE fired 7,760 rounds in the deployment. ...