The curious connection between Captain Cook, Quebec, and Australia
By Tom Lewis*
It would make a great movie.
Only James Cook, a rising young officer in the Royal Navy, already known for his spectacular navigation...
The Execution of Captain Charles Fryatt: Why It Still Matters
By Clive Williams*
On 27 July 1916, British merchant seaman Captain Charles Algernon Fryatt faced a German naval firing squad near Bruges in German-occupied Belgium....
Saving WWI submarine hunter
A conservation society in the United Kingdom is hoping to save one of the last surviving Royal Navy warships that played a role in...
Biography of Tobruk Ferry Run commander launched
On 10 June the biography of Vice Admiral Sir Albert Poland KBE CB DSO DSC was launched at the International Institute of Strategic Studies...
Divers find big US WWI wreck
The German submarine captain saw his target’s silhouette against the evening sky off the coast of southern England and gave the command to fire...
85th year WRANS commemoration
28 April 2026 marked 85 years since the formation of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). The WRANS was established in April 1941...
Mines lesson from the Dardanelles 1915
The Dardanelles 1915 and Epic Fury. Why a Ship Is Still A Fool To Fight A Fort
By Desmond Woods OAM
As we approach another ANZAC...
125 years of naval service
The Australian Navy and Australian Army have commemorated 125 years of service, recognising the generations of sailors and soldiers who have served the nation...
At 125, RAN most consequential decade
By Jennifer Parker*
1 March 1901 marked the establishment of Australia’s Commonwealth military and naval forces, the foundation of today’s Royal Australian Navy and Australian...
A new Naval Reserve – tradition and future
By Tim Coyle*
‘The reservist is twice the citizen’ – Winston Churchill
The articles penned by Jennifer Parker and Commander Paul Pelczar published in the ANI...