IN THE BEGINNING there was COAL!! Lots of it. Dirty, dusty, nostril filling and seemingly unlimited in supply. Coaling Ship was an evolution in which everybody was engaged in the ...
Naval technology
Some notes on identification of naval guns
NOW THAT THE SOCIETY is compiling a record of naval relics around Australia it might be an idea to pass on a few tips that may help positive identification of ...
Occasional Paper 170: The Eight Inch Gun Relining Programme
June 1982 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved) When the Second World War broke out the RAN possessed two 10,000 ton County class cruisers armed with BL ...
The QF 12 pounder 8 cwt Naval Field Gun
Naval Hardware – Breech Loaders (Part2)
No. 2285 EOC – BL 6” Gun, HMAS Melbourne, history 1912 to present
Japanese Battle-cruiser Kongo
The Ottoman Navy
The Holman Projector
The emergencies of war and the unpreparedness of Britain for a world war have tested the inventiveness of the nation to build new and often quite bizarre weapons. World War ...