Museum ship tugged to Garden Island
A decommissioned warship usually on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum has been moved through Sydney Harbour to Garden Island for conservation work, the ABC...
Scrap Iron Flotilla wins the 2022 Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize
The winner of the Australian Naval Institute’s Commodore Sam Bateman Book Prize was announced on 14 December in an on-line ceremony by Captain Simon...
Biographer seeks Sir Victor Smith reminiscences
In 1992 the Australian Naval Institute published A Few Memories of Admiral Sir Victor Smith. Sir Victor played a leading role in the formation of the...
Australia’s Navies e-memorial
On 1 December, the Australian War Memorial launched Australia's Navies: Under the Southern Cross; a dynamic online exhibition about the history of the Royal Australian...
Australian Naval History Podcast reaches 100
The Australian Naval History Podcast series has released its 100th episode. The Australian Naval Institute has been one of the partnering organizations that that...
Shipwreck pulled from Yangtze River
A shipwreck was slowly pulled out of the water from the bottom of a riverbed where it had been laying for more than a...
Sevastopol attack will go down in naval history
The sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva is one of the greatest naval victories in decades, and will deserve its place in history. But...
50 years of naval service
Travelling overseas, when it was still done by sea-liner, inspired Commander Antony Ladomirski to join the Royal Australian Navy in 1972, contactairlandandsea reports.
After 38...
Fleet Air Arm’s 75 Years
On 21 October, as part of the celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Fleet Air Arm, contingents from HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswelland...
Pearl Harbour sailor identified, buried
The family of a US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor have finally been able to see him laid to rest, 80 years after the...