The ANI partners with the Naval Studies Group at the University of New South Wales, the Seapower Centre Australia, the Naval Historical Society of Australia & the Submarine Institute of Australia to produce the Australian Naval History podcasts. Each episode brings together historians & veterans to examine important events in the Royal Australian Navy’s history.
Episodes produced before the current season can be accessed at:
Naval History Podcast Series, 2017 – Season 1
Naval History Podcast Series, 2017 – Season 2
Naval History Podcast Series, 2018 – Season 3
Naval History Podcast Series, 2019 – Season 4
Naval History Podcast Series, 2020 – Season 5
Seasons 1-4 also have video versions accessible on You Tube here
The Episodes are detailed below
Episode | Title |
Season1 | |
1 | Midget Submarine Attack on Sydney |
2 | Battle of the Coral Sea |
3-5 | The Oberon Submarines – Their service and legacy. |
6 | HMAS Australia Court Martial |
7 | The RAN in the World War I – An Overview |
8 | 1914 Rabaul Campaign |
9 | The RAN Bridging Train |
10 | Creation of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service |
11 | The Royal Australian Naval College: Its formation & Early Years |
Season 2 | |
1 | HMAS Sydney in the Mediterranean |
2 | The Sydney-Kormoran Action. |
3 | RAN DDGs in Vietnam: Impact of the DDGs on the RAN & Operations |
4 | RAN DDGs in Vietnam – Technical & Logistics Matters. |
5 | RAN DDGs in Vietnam – Personal Experiences |
6 | The RAN in Confrontation |
7 | RAN Helicopter Flight in Vietnam – Setting the Scene & Preparations for Deployment |
8 | RAN Helicopter Flight in Vietnam – The Experience |
9 | RAN Helicopter Flight in Vietnam – The Families at Home & the Legacy |
10 | Battle of Savo Island |
Season 3 | |
1 | The Creation of the Royal Australian Navy |
2 | HMAS Adelaide in New Caledonia |
3 | The RAN in PNG – Part 1: The RAN in PNG 1945-1973 |
4 | The RAN in PNG – Part 2: Establishing the Maritime Element of the PNGDF |
5 | The RAN in PNG – Part 3: Patrols Boats & LCHs |
6 | Code Breaking & the RAN Part I |
7 | Code Breaking & the RAN Part 2 |
8 | The Naval War against Japan in Northern Australia |
9-10 | Cockatoo Island & the Navy |
11 | The RAN & Mine warfare in World War II |
12 | HMAS Sydney in the Korea War |
13 | The Loss & Relocation. HMAS AE-1 |
14 | The Tobruk Ferry Service |
Season 4 | |
1 | Clearance Diving in the RAN – Beginning until 1945 |
2 | Clearance Diving in the RAN – From 1945 to the end of Vietnam War |
3 | Clearance Diving in the RAN – From Vietnam War to 2019 |
4 | The Fate of the German East Asia Squadron in World War I |
5 | The RAN Coastwatchers Part 1 |
6 | The RAN Coastwatchers Part 2 |
7 | Medical & Dental Services in the RAN: Part 1 |
8 | Medical & Dental Services in the RAN: Part 2 |
9 | The RAN in Russia 1919-1920 |
10 | The Melbourne-Voyager Collision: The Maritime Aspects |
11 | The Melbourne-Voyager Collision: The Legal Aspects |
12 | The Melbourne-Frank E Evans Collision |
13 | Australian Naval Leaders: The Early Years |
14 | Australian Naval Leaders: World War II & the Cold War |
15 | Australian Naval Leaders: The Modern Era |
16 | The Exploits of HMAS AE 2 in World War I |
17 | The RAN in the Battle of Leyte Gulf |
16 | The RAN in the Battle of Lingayen Gulf |
Season 5 | |
1 | The Battle of Java Sea |
2 | Countering the German Raiders in the Indian Pacific. |
3 | HMAS Wyatt Earp & Antarctica |
4 | The Battle of Sunda Strait |
5 | Warship building in Australia |
6 | Hydrography in the RAN: Part 1 – Up to end of World War II |
7 | Hydrography in the RAN: Part 2 – From end of World War II |
8 | The Patrol of U-862 to Australia & New Zealand |
9 | The Scrap Iron Flotilla. |
10 | RAN Protection of Shipping in WWII |
17 | The RAN in the Gulf Part 4: The Iraq War |
18 | Flagship HMAS Melbourne: Part 1 |
19 | Flagship HMAS Melbourne: Part 2 |
20 | The Navy & the 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race |