On 28th April 1940 the trawler Arab was on patrol in Namsen Fjord along with her sister ships of the 15th and 16th A/S Striking Forces. Commanding the Arab was ...
Lieut. R B Stannard VC – HMS Arab – Norway 1940
The Contribution of Merchant Seamen During the Fall of Crete – 1941
It is not always appreciated that British and Australian merchant seamen served ashore (probably inadvertently) during the withdrawal of Allied forces from Greece and subsequently, Crete. One such story deserves ...
Australian Naval History on 24 November 2001
HMAS PERTH, (former guided missile destroyer), was sunk as a dive wreck at Seal Rock, Albany, WA. The scuttling charges were fired by a former member of the crew of ...
Australian Naval History on 18 November 2001
A memorial to HMAS SYDNEY, (cruiser),which was sunk in the action with the German raider KORMORAN, was dedicated at Mount Scott in Geraldton, WA. The memorial consists of a dome ...
Australian Naval History on 8 November 2001
The Indonesian fishing boat SUMBER LESTARI, (later termed SIEV 10), with 164 suspected illegal immigrants onboard, caught fire and sank near Ashmore Reef. The patrol boat HMAS WOLLONGONG, (CMDR W.M. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 October 2001
HMAS Kanimbla II departed for the Middle East as part of the maritime force assigned to Operation SLIPPER. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 October 2001
A suspected illegal entry vessel, (SIEV), departs the Indonesian port of Lampung, Sumatra, bound for the Australian territory of Christmas Island, with 420 men, women and children onboard. Many of ...
Australian Naval History on 2 October 2001
The Centenary Naval Review, to commemorate the Centenary of Federation, was due to commence, however, the bulk of activities were cancelled due to the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in ...
Malaya – Permission to open fire
During the Confrontation period 1963-67 there were often little incidents which came to light from the very different experiences enjoyed by the many vessels from several navies who participated. This ...
Letters: Torpedoing of SS Ormiston
Dear Editor, It was with considerable interest that I read your article “Torpedoing of S.S. Ormiston 1943″ by L.A. d’Alpuget, Lieut. RANVR (Rtd) in the Naval Historical Review Vol 21 ...
Book Review: Stoker’s Submarine
Title: Stoker’s Submarine Authors: Fred & Elizabeth Brenchley Publisher: Harper Collins Nearly every Australian could tell you the history of the landing at Anzac Cove, on 25 April 1915, of ...
Book Review: Southern Trident
Title: Southern Trident: Strategy, History and the Rise of Australian Naval Power Publisher: Allen and Unwin The general reader should not be deterred by the sub-title which implies it is ...
Book review: Memoirs: Mostly Musical
Title: Memoirs Mostly Musical Author: Cedric Ashton Publisher: self-published The reviewer found it most difficult to be objective in his assessment of this book, but to one who is fond of music ...
The Alchiba Travail
Australian Naval History on 14 September 2001
Australia invokes the ANZUS Treaty following terrorist attacks in the United States ...
Australian Naval History on 11 September 2001
Terrorist attacks were launched against the United States. Hijacked aircraft were flown into the World Trade Centre, in New York, causing the twin towers to collapse. Another aircraft hit the ...
Cedric H Ashton MBE (1910-2001) – Artist, Musician, Sailor
In the company of Cedric Ashton one covers a tranquillity of life – artist, musician, sailor and a man’s man of capital ship dimensions! Cedric spent his teenage years in ...
X-Lighters in WWI and at Gallipoli
The Battle of the Atlantic – Western Approaches Command
Australian Naval History on 29 August 2001
The master of the MV TAMPA declared a ‘state of emergency’, due to the health of some refugees, and the potential for violence amongst others, and took the vessel into ...
Australian Naval History on 26 August 2001
The master of the MV TAMPA, (CAPT Arne Rinnan), attempted to take his vessel to Indonesia, to offload the 460 people he had rescued from the fishing boat PALAPA. Several ...
Australian Naval History on 24 August 2001
HMAS CANBERRA and HMAS WARRAMUNGA, (guided missile frigates), with HMAS MANOORA (landing platform amphibious), arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for a good will visit. A team of RAN ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 2001
HMAS KANIMBLA, (landing ship personnel assault), arrives in the Solomon Islands to commence peacekeeping duties as part of Operation Trek. She was later relieved by HMAS MELBOURNE, (guided missile frigate), ...
