HMA Benalla and Shepparton make way for robots
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
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
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
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
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
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
An illegal Chinese salvage operation is raiding two Royal Navy World War II warship wrecks – Prince of Wales and Repulse sunk with 840...
Relief at finding of Montevideo Maru
It is the wee hours of July 1, 1942. In the tropical waters off Cape Bojeador in the Philippines, Lieutenant Commander “Bull” Wright, the...
The uses of naval history
Much that happens in current naval operations has taken place previously in some form. History is of far more than academic value; it can...
China learning from Pacific War
By Toshi Yoshihara*
Like all militaries, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) studies other nations’ wars to understand the changing character of warfare. The PLA has...