It is 75 years since RAN took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait which was last battleship engagement in history. The cruiser HMAS Shrosphire and the destroyer HMAS Arunta were part of Admiral Jesse Oldendorf’s powerful force that sank the Japanese battleships Yamashiro and Fusō.
Rear Admiral Rothesay Swan was a midshipman in Shropshire. He went onto a distinguished naval career and was one of the founders of the Australian Naval Institute. Rear Admiral Swan was our longest serving President from 1978 to 1983. The ANI asked Rear Admiral Swan for his recollections of that great battle.
