Author: Blue, Lieutenant Commander Ross
The Silver Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy's Clearance Diving Branch was celebrated this month and to mark the occasion we are publishing extracts from United and Undaunted by Lieutenant Commander Ross Blue, commanding Clearance [...]
Author: A.N. Other
by A N Other This article appeared in The Navy and Army Illustrated dated 15th October 1897. The New South Wales Naval Brigade was the least developed of the Colonial Navies for the obvious reason that [...]
Author: Book reviewer
Compiled by Mike Critchley and Steve Bush Reviewed by Vic Jeffery This is a superb book, clearly targeted at sailors and anyone with a love of the sea. It is 96 pages of superb full-page black and [...]
Author: Garden Island
'. . . reached harbour despite bad weather' KELLY, PROCEEDING AT 29 KNOTS, was hit port side abreast the bridge by a torpedo. There was immediate and rapid flooding between 35 and 48 bulkheads, followed by [...]
Author: Gallagher, L. S. QMG
Relics of SMS Emden bask in the sunshine on the lawn of HMAS Penguin at Balmoral, Sydney. The principal relic is one of the German cruiser's ten 4 1 inch guns complete with armoured half [...]