Earlier Australian Naval History Podcast Seasons

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