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110 years of undersea missions

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It’s been 110 years since the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its first submersible vessels, and while the technology has changed dramatically, the...

Battle of Crete memorial unveiled

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On Saturday, May 11th, a ceremony was held in Kings Park, Perth, to unveil the first monument in Australia dedicated to those who fought...

Aircraft go by sea to Falklands museum

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Two iconic Royal Navy aircraft are embarking on an 8,000-mile journey to become the centrepieces of a museum in the Falklands. A retired Sea...

Grand Flinders reburial ceremony

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A grand naval ceremony with hundreds of guests from around the world is being planned for the reburial of Lincolnshire explorer Matthew Flinders, the...

WWII Fremantle an AUKUS precursor

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By Euan Graham The strategic potential of Submarine Rotational Force-West, the AUKUS initiative that commits the United States and United Kingdom to forward-deploy a small...

Midway 1942: new perspectives

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By Dale A. Jenkins, with contributions from Dr. Steve Wills* The Battle of Midway in June 1942 is best known for the brave actions of...

Sunk German U-boat found

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A mystery has been "finally solved" after divers found the resting place of a missing German U-boat, the BBC reports. The vessel UC-18 was lost...

Remembering James Goldrick

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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...

Red Sea: parallels with the 1980s

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While some of the Navy’s ongoing battles in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are without precedent — such as the Iran-backed...

An own goal for the Navy

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By John Perryman* The news last week that the Sea Power Centre – Australia’s (SPC-A) web-based presence will no longer feature information and resources pertaining...