History

The Dreadnought after next

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The following is the 1st Place, Gold Prize-winning essay of the First Sea Lord’s Essay Competition republished by the Centre for International Maritime Security...

WWI submarine found off Shetland

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A German U-boat sunk in the First World War has been discovered off the coast of Shetland, the Shetland Times reports. The submarine UC-55 was...

A park to remember Mrs Mac

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Australia’s first female electrical engineer was so brilliant, she was pen pals with Albert Einstein. After discovering the world’s greatest mind was recovering from...

HMA Benalla and Shepparton make way for robots

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Remotely controlled unmanned vessels with autopilot capabilities will replace two naval ships, with the decommissioning of HMA Ships Benalla and Shepparton. They make way...

UK submarine found after 81 years

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A British submarine that disappeared under mysterious circumstances during World War II has been found after 81 years. The discovery puts an end to...

RN honours Australian links

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In a remarkable service in London, an Australian WW2 veteran presented a Royal Navy ensign to the captain of Britain’s most powerful warship, aircraft...

Desmond Woods: a fortunate service life

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The following is the farewell speech given at the Commonwealth Club in Canberra on 7 June 2023 by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN...

Chinese looting ship arrested

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A Chinese-registered vessel has been detained in Malaysia, on suspicion of looting the wreckage of Second World War-era British warships in the South China...

Top-secret WWII work now revealed

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In a suburban Brisbane garage, young women decoded radio transmissions that changed the course of World War II. For the first time, their top-secret...

Chinese raiding WWII wrecks for scrap metal

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An illegal Chinese salvage operation is raiding two Royal Navy World War II warship wrecks – Prince of Wales and Repulse sunk with 840...