(Courtesy Australasian Pioneers’ Club, lecture given by the late Brigadier John Howard 1988) Many history books used in schools and universities and for general reading and even some Bicentennial handouts ...
Sydney – Convict Colony or a ‘normal’ British Colony?
RAN Ships and Their Commanders at the Outbreak of WW2
Commodore in command of Australian Fleet at the outbreak of 1939-45 War: Commodore 2nd Class W.R. Patterson, C.V.O. (R.N.) Commanding Officers, H.M.A. Ships at the outbreak of 1939-45 War: ADELAIDE: ...
ANZAC Class Frigates – Naming Issues
The New Anzac Class Frigates, the first of which will be delivered during 1995, have been named to commemorate previous ships of the Royal Australian Navy, all of which had distinguished ...
Letter: Naming of Frigates
I write to record my disappointment, and no doubt reflect the feelings of many others, with the names chosen for the ‘Anzac’ frigates. Firstly, the continuing of the names ARUNTA ...
Faces of the Past (early 1942)
Top Row (l-r) Captain Esdale, Paymaster Capt. Trivett, Lt Cmdr Lewis, Lt Cmdr Wilkinson, Engineer Capt. Doyle. Middle Row (l-r) Commander Clark, Commander Langford, Commodore Muirhead-Gould, Paymaster Cmdr E. Kinesford-Smith, Stubbs Chaplain Bottom ...
Australian Naval History on 17 November 1992
The former HMA Ships STUART and YARRA, (destroyer escorts), were reported broken up in an Indian ship-breaking yard. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1992
HMAS TEAL, (former minesweeper), was advertised for sale under a liquidator’s order in Greek waters. The 152 foot long vessel was converted to a cruise ship with accommodation for 49 ...
Australian Naval History on 31 October 1992
At 11:41am in position 11 36.29’S, 135 38.33’E off Arnhem Land, HMAS Moresby II became the first RAN vessel to steam one million nautical miles. The ship was appropriately running ...
Australian Naval History on 22 October 1992
The Australian Government agreed to build 22 Pacific patrol boats for presentation to eleven of the emerging nations in the Pacific area. Successful contractor for the $138 million contract was ...
Australian Naval History on 19 October 1992
The newly-commissioned HMAS ADELAIDE, (guided missile frigate), was home-ported on Fremantle, W.A. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 September 1992
The Taiwanese fishing trawler LIAN YIH SHENG No. 2, valued at more than $200,000, was apprehended by HMAS BUNBURY, (patrol boat), illegally trawling in the Australian Fishing Zone off North ...
Loss of HMAS Altana – New Years Day 1946
In the Pacific region during World War II the Royal Australian Navy was caught up in history’s greatest naval conflict in which numerous large sea/air battles were fought. There were ...
Leyte Gulf – the RAN in the Biggest Naval Battle of all time
Australian Naval History on 25 August 1992
Serious allegations of sexual harassment of a female officer in HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), were made public. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 August 1992
RADM R. A. K. Walls, A.O, Maritime Commander of the RAN, commanded RFU Forces in RIMPAC 92. United States, Canadian, Korean and Australian ships participated in the exercises. The Australian ...
Australian Naval History on 14 August 1992
HMAS DARWIN, (guided missile frigate), arrived on station in the Arabian Gulf for her 115 day deployment. In this patrol she was to board 296 merchant ships passing through her ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 1992
HMAS OTWAY, (Oberon class submarine), became the first RAN submarine to fire Mk48 torpedoes against a manned submarine, when she fired on the US Submarine NEW YORK CITY, during RIMPAC ...
Australian Naval History on 23 July 1992
The RAN’s Seahawk Helicopter Introduction and Transition Unit was commissioned as HS 816 Squadron, equipped with RAN S-70B-2 Seahawk helicopters. This squadron was originally formed in 1940, and served in ...
Loss of HMAS Canberra – 9 August 1942
Search for the German Asiatic Squadron – 1914-1916
Ville de Bordeaux – Incident At Port Adelaide – 1841
USS Mount Hood – Catastrophe 1944
MS Ramses – 1942 – Blockade Runner
HMAS Sydney – Memorial
Letters: U Boats in the Atlantic
I enjoyed Sub Lieutenant A J Staal’s essay printed in your December 1991 issue of The Naval Historical Review. However, I would take issue with his statement “they continued their ...