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‘Up and Downers’ save the day

‘Up and Downers’ save the day

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

By Bob Hetherington This story was first published in All Hands, the magazine for volunteers at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), and is reproduced with their and the author’s kind ...

The Naval Evacuation of Singapore – February 1942

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

Singapore – a bastion of the British Empire, an impregnable fortress, fortified to withstand attack and prevent siege. With that in mind, thoughts of evacuation were therefore unnecessary. What the ...

Four things people ‘know’ about swords

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

By John McGrath For the great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. ...

Prime Minister William Morris Hughes and his impact on Australian naval and maritime affairs: All at Sea with Billy

Editorial Staff · Jun 6, 2019 ·

To the returning servicemen Hughes was ‘the Little Digger’ a symbol of Australian self-confidence.      Geoffrey Button Formative years William Hughes, the father of William Morris Hughes, came from ...

Booby Island and its Post Office

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

By Peter Brigden An article in the March 2019 edition of this magazine titled They Also Servedcovers the memoirs of LCDR Frank Simon RD, RANR. I was lucky enough to ...

HMAS Reserve in the Liberation of the Philippines and the Not-so-Little Tug that Could

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

By Paul Baker On Christmas Day 1944, just as the 34 members of the crew of HMAS Reserve celebrated the occasion aboard their ship in San Pedro Bay in the Philippines, ...

An Essay on Autonomous Ships

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

By Lieutenant M. De Angelis, RFD, RANR Mario De Angelis enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Melbourne Port Division on 22 January 1974. Initially joining as a Cook, he ...

Matthew Flinders: A personal assessment

A.N. Other · Jun 6, 2019 ·

Peter Ashley (2005) perhaps encapsulates an apt description of Flinders as a person: Driven, ambitious, sometimes arrogant and occasionally reckless, few navigators had a greater share of misfortune than Captain ...

Occasional Paper 54: The Church Pennant

A.N. Other · May 17, 2019 ·

May 2019 The Church Pennant: A Naval Furphy While researching naval history Society’s Senior Researcher, John Smith regularly encounters mythology which is perpetuated over time unless cation is taken to ...

Occasional Paper 53: Petty Officer Fredrick Harold Harvey and Colombian Naval Service

A.N. Other · May 17, 2019 ·

May 2019 As told by his son CMDR Vic Harvey, RAN, Rtd Fredrick Harold Harvey was a proud Geordie lad, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne’s suburb of Benwell, on 13 August 1899. ...

Occasional Paper 52: The RAN and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

A.N. Other · May 17, 2019 ·

May 2019 Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Issue 6 of Semaphore, the publication produced by The Sea Power Centre Australia in March 2006. We are indebted to them ...

Battle of the Coral Sea

Tony Townsend · Apr 30, 2019 ·

You must be a logged-in member to view this post. If you recently purchased a membership it can take up to 5 days to be activated, as our volunteers only work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are not a member yet or your membership just expired you can Join Now by purchasing a new membership from the shop. ...

Occasional Paper 51: The Attack Class Patrol Boat

A.N. Other · Apr 12, 2019 ·

April 2019 By Dennis J Weatherall JP TM AFAITT(L) LSM Volunteer Researcher, Naval Historical Society of Australia Patrol boats have proven to be the most flexible and versatile elements of ...

Occasional Paper 50: Royal Australian Navy’s 118th Birthday

Swinden, Greg · Apr 12, 2019 ·

April 2019 On 1 March 2019 a ceremony was conducted at the Royal Australian Navy Memorial, ANZAC Parade, Canberra to mark the Australian Navy’s 118th Birthday.  The program of events ...

Occasional Paper 49: The Good Times and The Bad Times

A.N. Other · Apr 12, 2019 ·

April 2019 The following paper describes the experiences of a young Royal Navy conscript, Gordon Cansdale who served in the Fleet Air Arm from 1945 to 1947.  Gordon describes the ...

Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth: Aircraft Carrier

Webmaster · Apr 10, 2019 ·

You must be a logged-in member to view this post. If you recently purchased a membership it can take up to 5 days to be activated, as our volunteers only work on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are not a member yet or your membership just expired you can Join Now by purchasing a new membership from the shop. ...

Special Service Squadron ‘down under’ March to April 1924

David Stratton · Apr 1, 2019 ·

In 1924 the Royal Navy’s Special Service Squadron visited Australia and New Zealand.   Ships involved: Battlecruisers under Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Field – HMS Hood (Captain John K Im Thurn) ...

Letter: HMS Shropshire and Rex the mascot

Letter Writer · Mar 26, 2019 ·

The following email was recently received by our Research desk with a photograph of a handsome canine nattily decked out as a Leading Seaman Gunner with two Good Conduct Badges. ...

Letter: Recollection of an Admiral’s Barge

Letter Writer · Mar 26, 2019 ·

Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading Bill Burrell’s recollections of admirals’ barges (Naval Historical Review, December 2018). He errs, though, in referring to the Admiral Hudson as a barge: it’s a cabin ...

Victoria Crosses awarded to Civilians

Rivett, Norman C · Mar 26, 2019 ·

An article in the December 2018 edition of this magazine on Victoria Crosses makes no mention of the award to civilian recipients, in particular two Mercantile Marine1officers. The following may ...

The Royal Australian Naval College’s debt to Admiral Creswell

A.N. Other · Mar 26, 2019 ·

The following article is based on an address by Robert Hyslop to the Canberra and District Historical Society which appeared in that Society’s journal of September 1986, and still relevant ...

Chinderah Bay Antiques and Museum of the Seas

Editorial Staff · Mar 26, 2019 ·

The September 2018 edition of this magazine reported on the closure of the Sydney Maritime Model Museum and the disposal of its considerable content of maritime artifacts. It is therefore ...

The German Raider HSK Stier and the American Freighter SS Stephen Hopkins

A.N. Other · Mar 26, 2019 ·

Many volumes have been committed to the deadly encounter between the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider HSK Kormoran. Depending on which side of the fence you sit, this ...

The debt owed to the Norwegian Merchant Service and MV Herstein

Editorial Staff · Mar 26, 2019 ·

What if anything what does Norway, at the far end of the northern hemisphere, have to do with the wartime security of Australia? As this story unfolds the answer is, ...

The Admiralty Islands

A.N. Other · Mar 26, 2019 ·

By David Mattiske Recent announcements that the United States will partner Papua New Guinea and Australia on an initiative to further develop a naval base on Manus Island has aroused ...

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