10 Feb 1964 — Melbourne-Voyager collision
10 February 1964: On this day in 1964 the Melbourne Voyager collision occurred. 81 sailors and one civilian dockyard worker died.
On this day in...
22 Jan 1929. HMAS Albatross commissioned
On this day 22 January 1929 HMAS Albatross the RAN’s seaplane carrier was commissioned.
HMAS Albatross was built by Cockatoo Island Dockyard during the...
21 Jan 1934. VADM Clarkson dies
21 JANUARY 1934
On this day Vice Admiral Sir William Clarkson, the Father of RAN Engineering, died in Sydney.
In May 1884 Clarkson, a Yorkshireman,...