816 Squadron – the Fighting Tigers

A.N. Other · Mar 13, 2012 ·

By LCDR Nick Hattersley, RAN “Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more; Or close up the wall with our English dead. In peace there’s nothing so becomes a ...

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A chip off the Old Rock

A.N. Other · Mar 13, 2012 ·

We recently received a visit from one of our overseas members David Lort-Phillips from Pembrokeshire in Wales. As one of David’s relatives John Lort Stokes was one time captain of ...

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S.Y.Aurora – Australia’s first Antarctic mail ship

A.N. Other · Mar 4, 2012 ·

By Richard Breckon Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14 marked the effective commencement of Australian involvement in Antarctica – the subject of 100-year celebrations recently. The ship carrying ...

The Career of Vice Admiral Mortimer L’Estrange Silver, CBE, RN.

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Midshipman D.M. Greenwood, RAN Damian Greenwood was born in Hong Kong. After completing high school at Forbes in NSW he attended the University of Hong Kong where he gained ...

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Titanic and her Sisters

Rivett, Norman C · Mar 3, 2012 ·

The 15th of April 2012 marks the centenary of one of the most recorded events in recent maritime history, the sinking of RMS Titanic. While details have been more than ...

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The Norfolk Island Museum and HMS Sirius

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Lisa Richards – Curator Norfolk Island Museum We are pleased to continue a series on maritime museums and in this edition we are grateful for these articles by Lisa ...

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The Naval Board and its Flag

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

For centuries past flags have played an important part in naval customs and traditions. Flags used by ships help identify nationality, the individual importance or rank of a senior officer ...

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Jane’s Fighting Ships

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

In a recent chat one of our more senior members, Norm Rivett, recalled as a young apprentice listening to Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) on German propaganda radio interviewing the ace U-Boat commander ...

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These Gallant Aviators

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Midshipman W.A. Stow, RAN William Stow was born in Plymouth, England in 1987 and spent the majority of his youth moving with his father, an officer in the Royal ...

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The Sound of Musical Submarines

A.N. Other · Mar 3, 2012 ·

By Peter Judge The September 2011 edition of the Naval Historical Review contained an interesting summary on submarine warfare which brings into perspective some little known facts concerning Baron von ...

Australian Naval History on 16 December 2011

On This Day · Dec 16, 2011 ·

817 squadron decommissioned and last Sea Kings withdrawn from RAN service ...

Letter: HMS K13 Bible

Letter Writer · Dec 16, 2011 ·

I enclose the Holy Bible of HMS K13 which sank during trials in Gare Lock Scotland on 29 January 1917. Mr Charles Freestone was Leading Telegraphist on K13 at the ...

Letter: HMAS Choules

Smith, John, Cmdr, RAN (RTD) · Dec 16, 2011 ·

In early 2011, it was announced the RAN would purchase RFA Largs Bay, a six year old Landing Ship Dock (LSD) now surplus to British requirements. The purchase price was ...

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Book review: The Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force

Book reviewer · Dec 16, 2011 ·

The British Pacific Fleet – The Royal Navy’s Most Powerful Strike Force by David Hobbs. Published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, 2011. Hard cover, 462 pages plus B & W illustrations, ...

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The Impact of Jet Propulsion on RAN Aviation Squadrons

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By Midshipman S.R. Gidley, RAN MIDN Gidley grew up on Sydney’s North Shore but in 2011 moved to Jindabyne in the Snowy Mountains. After completing secondary education at Sydney’s Shore ...

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The Sea Swapping Captain

Editorial Staff · Dec 16, 2011 ·

The Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Brett Sonter, RAN, kindly agreed to be interviewed by our Editor and in this article he answers a series of questions which creates ...

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Sydney-Emden battle stamps of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By Richard Breckon Following from recent cover pictures of the June edition of the Review featuring Australian warships depicted on postage stamps the well known philatelist Richard Breckon has ...

Chloe and Sadie – or 100% Pitched and Ditched

Haynes, Fred · Dec 16, 2011 ·

This article is by Fred Haynes who for many years worked at Garden Island Dockyard firstly as a Scientific Instrument Maker and later as Technical Officer in charge of the ...

817 Squadron: You will miss us when we are gone

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

This short history has been assembled from Squadron records. 817 Squadron has its origins in the Royal Navy (RN) where it was commissioned as a torpedo/reconnaissance squadron at Royal Naval ...

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The Fairey Gannet A/S1

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By CMDR (P) R.V. Morritt, RAN Rtd The Fairey Gannet A/S 1 aircraft was introduced into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Fleet Air Arm (FAA) in 1955. When embarked in ...

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Introduction of the A4 Skyhawk into the RAN Fleet Air Arm 1967/1968

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By John Da Costa Following the reversal, in the early 1960s, of an earlier Australian Government decision to disband the RAN Fleet Air Arm and to pay-off the carrier HMAS ...

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