How the Role of Women has changed within the Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Jun 1, 2012 ·

By Midshipman C.A Smith Midshipman Chanelle Smith hails from the small coastal town of Goolwa in South Australia. Her great grandfather served in the Australian Regular Army; her grandfather was ...

HMAS Wyatt Earp

Ellis, John · Mar 30, 2012 ·

John Ellis joined the RAN College in 1953; this was followed by the then traditional training in HMAS Swan, Britannia RN College Dartmouth and the RN Engineering College Manadon. He ...

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Book Review: Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima

Book reviewer · Mar 30, 2012 ·

Lost at Sea – Found at Fukushima by Andy Millar. Published by Big Sky Publishing, Sydney, 2012 – to be launched in March. Hard cover, 260 pages with b&w photographs ...

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By Driftwood The Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-yonhyaku-gata Sensuikan completed towards the end of WW11 were for many years the largest and potentially the most formidable submarines ever built. Displacing ...

Farewell to the LPAs

Swinden, Greg · Mar 13, 2012 ·

CRY HAVOC IN WAR AND PEACE – FAREWELL TO THE LPAs I am just an aging LPA and in the war’s I used to sail, and I’ve been deployed to ...

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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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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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