Born 1828 at Pirton, near Kempsey, Worcester, England. Entered Royal Navy 1842, retired 1888. Died 31 January 1896 at North Sydney, NSW, Australia. THE ROYAL NAVY’S AUSTRALIAN STATION was established ...
Edward Albert Amphlett – Paymaster RN
American Plans for Invading New Zealand & Australia – Part2
Australian Naval History on 1 March 2003
The Huon class mine hunter coastal HMAS YARRA, was commissioned. YARRA was laid down in ADI Yard, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 19 January 2002. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 2003
The main body of Clearance Diving Team 3 arrived in Bahrain for service in the Persian Gulf/Iraq, as part of the Australian commitment to Operation Falconer, (the war in Iraq). ...
Australian Naval History on 4 February 2003
HMAS Kanimbla II departed Darwin for her second deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations BASTILLE and, later, FALCONER ...
Australian Naval History on 23 January 2003
HMAS KANIMBLA, (CMDR D. G. McCourt), departs Sydney for service in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Bastille. The LPA had previously served in the Persian Gulf during the ...
Obituary: Vice Admiral Rodney Graham Taylor, AO RAN Retd
Admiral Taylor joined the RAN as a 13 year old junior entry cadet midshipman in 1954. He undertook his initial training at the Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Cerberus, ...
Letters: Lloyds Patriotic Fund Sword
LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD AT LADY DENMAN MARITIME MUSEUM Dear Sir, Engraving on the sword reads: “From the Patriotic Fund at Lloyds to Mr Wm. Pitt Bowler, Midshipman of HM Sloop Swift ...
Lloyds Patriotic Fund Presentation Swords
Submarine Memories
Darwin’s Floating Dry-Dock
Service in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1940 – 1946
U Boat surrender in Loch Eriboll – 8th to 23rd May 1945
American Plans for Invading New Zealand & Australia – Part1
Book Review: The Royal Navy in Australia 1900-2000
The Royal Navy in Australia 1900-2000 By Ross Gillett and Vic Jeffrey Published by Maritime Books, Lodge Hill, Liskeard in Cornwall, PL14 4EL, United Kingdom Recommended Retail Price is not ...
Book Review: Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy
Fairmile ships of the Royal Australian Navy by Peter Evans, AM Australian Military History Publications, 13 Veronica Place, Loftus. 2232. $40.00 Reviewed by Max Thomson Of all the ‘wet’ ships ...
Book Review: Kill the Tiger
Kill the Tiger By Peter Thompson and Robert Macklin Published by Hodder Headline Australia. $29.95 Reviewed by John Jones “Kill the Tiger” is the story of Rimau, the special forces ...
Book Review: HMS Vanguard 1944 -1960 Britain’s Last Battleship
HMS Vanguard 1944 -1960 Britain’s Last Battleship By Neil McCart Published by Maritime Books. The book is available through Maritime Press on e-mail: www.navybooks.com Reviewed by Ross Gillett Britain’s last ...
Book Review: So Long Singapore
So Long Singapore by Hugh Campbell and Ron Lovell. Reasonably priced at $25.00 plus $7 postage and packing, this book is thoroughly recommended. Available from the author (Hugh Campbell) at: ...
Australian Naval History on 5 November 2002
The former destroyer HMAS HOBART was scuttled off Lady Bay, (South Australia), as a dive wreck. Sunk in 29 metres of water, the destroyer had been specially prepared to be ...
Australian Naval History on 17 September 2002
HMAS ADELAIDE, (frigate), arrives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a good will visit. ...
Book Review: The Shores of Gallipoli
Title: The Shores of Gallipoli Author: Tom Frame. Publisher: Hale & Iremonger 2000. Reviewed by: Peter Colthorpe. The legend of ANZAC is well known by all but few know of ...
Book Review: We Seemed To Get There
Title: We Seemed to Get There Author: Captain Herbert W. Bolles, MN Ever wondered what the Merchant Navy did, both in War and Peace? This is a truly superb book – an ...
Book Review: Summary & Review – RAN in WW2
Title: Summary and Review of the RAN War Effort and Activities September 1939 to August 1945 Publisher: Naval Historical Society of Australia (Inc) [Ed: The Society recently published this book] ...
Book Review: HMAS Murchison
Title: HMAS Murchison – Baron of the Han Author: Robert E Capes Publisher: Naval Historical Society of Australia (Inc) [Ed: The Society recently published this book] This book was written ...