Abridged from an article in “History of the World Wars”, previously published in the RAN Corvettes Association Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 98 and kindly permitted to be reprinted here. AT ...
Captain John Cooke, HMS Bellerophon
Captain John Cooke, HMS Bellerophon || Killed at Trafalgar 1805 In a small column of the Sydney Morning Herald on 14-15 May 2005 ((Community RSVP)) a plaintive request was noted ...
Sydney’s Anti-Submarine Boom Defences 1942-46
A small, lonely memorial can be found near the water’s edge at the westernmost shore of Green Point at Watson’s Bay, Sydney Harbour, recalling the erection of a considerable seaward ...
A Short History of HMAS Albatross
Reprinted from a Welcome Aboard pamphlet (date unknown) The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was ...
Visit To HMAS Sheean – Garden Island 2003
The Editor managed to score an unexpected conducted tour of one of the RAN’s latest Collins Class submarines, HMAS Sheean, alongside the dedicated submarine berth in Fleet Base East. ON ...
The Loss of HMS Ambuscade
Advice to the Young
Obituary: Captain Stan Darling, OBE, DSC**, VRD, RANR
JUST PRIOR TO THE START of last year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race a simple ceremony was conducted from the RAN diving launch Seal as the ashes of this distinguished ...
Obituary: Rear Admiral Sir Richard Troubridge,KCVO, Royal Navy
REAR ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD TROUBRIDGE, who died on 9 May 2003 aged 83, was truly one of the remarkable naval career success stories of the twentieth century. He was born ...
Lloyds Patriotic Swords – further information
LLOYDS PATRIOTIC FUND SWORD AT LADY DENMAN MARITIME MUSEUM Further research in the Library of NHSA has discovered a little more of the story behind the presentation of this sword ...