Richard Woodman brave sailor and author
In the early 1980s, a journalist visiting the Trinity House ship Winston Churchill asked its master, Commander Woodman, about any alarming foulweather experiences. “Oh,...
Biography of Admiral Sir Victor Smith launched
On 30 August the biography of Admiral Sir Victor Smith, universally recognised as the ‘Father of Fleet Arm’, was launched at the Australian Fleet...
Obituary: ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Falklands naval pilot
On the morning of May 21, 1982, Lieutenant Commander “Sharkey” Ward was flying his Sea Harrier low over San Carlos Bay as British forces...
Obituary: last USS Arizona survivor
When the Japanese launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor shortly before 8am on December 7, 1941, Lou Conter was a quartermaster third class...
Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths Farewelled
On 15 March, the funeral of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (Retired) was held in the Naval Chapel at HMAS Kuttabul.
It...
Remembering James Goldrick
Sailor, scholar, teacher, friend: remembering James Goldrick a year on
By Sudarshan Shrikhande*
At a juncture in the lives of our two big countries, one a...
Obituary: RADM Guy Griffiths
Rear Admiral Guy Richmond Griffiths AO DSO DSC RAN (1923-2024). The RAN’s Centenarian Admiral and one of its Finest Destroyer Captains
Obituary by VADM Peter...
Obituary: Chris Cartledge
Chris Cartledge, who has died aged 100, was a Fleet Air Arm pilot who flew the ‘bent wing bastard’ on operations against the Germans...
Obituary: RADM John Gower
Rear-Admiral John Gower CB OBE was the Cold War leader of the UK’s nuclear response and known as ‘the grumpy admiral’ even if he...
VCDF’s tribute to Vice Admiral Ian Knox
On 9 February a well-attended Memorial Service was held at the Naval Chapel, Garden Island for the late Vice Admiral Ian Knox. The Vice...