HMAS Stuart I

Bombardment of Bardia, 21 June 1940.

David Stratton · Aug 22, 2021 ·

Operation MD 3 Bombardment of Bardia, 21 June 1940. An Allied force sailed on 20 June 1940 to carry out operation MD 3, the object was to destroy military objectives ...

Remembering “Hec’ – Captain H Waller RAN

Garrard, Richard Noel (Jerry) , RANR · Mar 3, 2006 ·

Captain ‘Hec’ Waller DSO and Bar RAN Captain ‘D’ of the 10th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean 1939 to 1941 A personal appreciation of By Richard Noel (Jerry) Garrard, S3376 RANR ...

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Obituary: Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot KBE AO (1922-2001)

A.N. Other · Dec 9, 2001 ·

Born at Corowa, NSW and educated at Geelong Grammar School. Anthony Synnot joined the RAN as a cadet midshipman in 1939 as a Special Entry and trained in Britain with Prince ...

The Role of the RAN in the Liberation of the Philippines

Royle, Guy, Admiral · Mar 30, 2001 ·

An address by RADM Guy Griffiths, AO, DSO, DSC, RAN Retd at the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne (Oct 2000) Together with the widely dispersed set-backs in late 1941 – early ...

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The RAN’s Destroyers

Ramsay, O.G. · Mar 11, 1991 ·

Surely destroyers are the backbone of our Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-nine destroyers have served in the RAN since Foundation in 1911, from our first destroyers – HMA Ships PARRAMATTA (1), ...

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Vampire in the Med.

Stanton, Richard · Sep 27, 1988 ·

Thanks for printing my last article on the post-war Navy. A number of people spoke to me at the Anzac Day reunion about it and I have since had a ...

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HMAS Waterhen – a history

A.N. Other · Sep 13, 1987 ·

THE LATTER STAGES of the Great War saw the introduction into the Royal Navy of a number of capable and high performance destroyers. To operate with these destroyers the Admiralty ...

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The Acceptance of the Second HMAS Voyager into Her Majesty’s Service

Acceptance Booklet · Mar 9, 1986 ·

(Reprinted from the Acceptance Booklet issued in 1957) ACCEPTANCE INTO HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE OF HMAS VOYAGER by The Minister of State for the Navy The Honourable C.W. Davidson, OBE, MP ...

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HMAS Canberra’s 1935 cruise

A.N. Other · Sep 30, 1983 ·

Showing the Flag Around Australia By Civilian Observer This account of HMAS Canberra’s 1935 cruise was printed in the Sun & Guardian dated 8 December, 1935. The cruise was made ...

The Gift Fleet

A.N. Other · Dec 31, 1980 ·

The Gift Fleet – from the RN to Australia, 1919 WITH THE END OF THE GREAT WAR the Imperial Government found itself with a considerable number of naval vessels on ...

HMAS Stuart I

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