Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
The 1942 Japanese midget submarine attack on ships in Sydney Harbour remains a topical subject. However, many Sydneysiders know little about this watershed event. It was the first attack on
Overview: - No single weapons platform at sea benefited more from the rapid advances in post-WW2 military technology than the submarine. The evolution of atomic power and guided missile delivery
The 2019 finding of USS Peary‘s propellers and rewriting the story of the destroyer's fighting finish in Darwin Harbour on 19 Feb 1942 Overview: The recent discovery in Darwin Harbour of the
Time for naval heroes to be rewarded. Robert Rankin and Ron Taylor Overview: - After 78 years of injustice, finally in December 2019 eighteen-year-old Royal Australian Navy sailor Teddy Sheean received