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Ship design and development

Un Sous-marin Français Construit aux Antipodes A French Submarine built in the Antipodes

A.N. Other · Dec 27, 2016 ·

By Commodore Bob Trotter OAM RAN (Rtd)1 ‘The year 1866 stood out because of a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon which doubtless has not yet been forgotten. Not ...

Submarines: The History and Future Underwater Warfare

Editorial Staff · Dec 27, 2016 ·

The following article is taken from a feature first broadcast on ABC National Radio on 25 June 2016. It is reproduced with the kind permission of the author Keri Phillips ...

Book Review: Waterline Warships

Book reviewer · Dec 14, 2016 ·

Waterline Warships by Philip Read. Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley (UK) The author is a professional model maker who has been commissioned to build a static waterline model of the Ca class ...

Occasional Paper 2: Operation Damask – HMA Ships Brisbane and Sydney

A.N. Other · Nov 1, 2016 ·

November 2016 The following story was contributed by Hugh Hyland. Hugh worked for the variously named Defence departments for over 50 years until retiring in December 2015. He held numerous ...

Breaking Up is Hard to do

Editorial Staff · Sep 27, 2016 ·

The title of the 1960s worldwide hit song recorded by Neil Sedaka seems appropriate to our next story concerning the disposal of warships. Living in an age of global consumerism ...

Steam Picket Boats: Some Reminiscences

Editorial Staff · Dec 21, 2015 ·

 In the last (September 2015) edition of this magazine we asked Leyland Wilkinson, the author of a Letter to the Editor on Picket Boats if he might favour us with ...

Shades of Grey

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2015 ·

 As Father Time catches up with us all strands of hair turn to lighter shades, perhaps not unlike warship livery which is again changing to a different shade of grey. ...

Obituary: LCDR Eric Charles Talbot-Booth, RNR

Editorial Staff · Sep 15, 2014 ·

The March 2013 edition of the NHR contained an article A Paymaster and a Master of Ship Recognition on LCDR Talbot-Booth who gained world fame for his books on ship ...

Louis Brennan (1852-1932) – the Wizard of Oz

Turner, Mike · Jun 24, 2014 ·

By Mike Turner Louis Brennan was a brilliant and prolific inventor. Two of his best known inventions were a gyro-stabilised train for a monorail and a type of helicopter, but ...

Letter: District Officers Boats

Letter Writer · Jun 4, 2013 ·

In the article District Officers Boats (NHR December 2012) on the restoration of MB172 and its previous naval service in Darwin, reference was made to two launches only, MB 168 ...

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