First published in The Sydney Morning Herald March 28, 1984 The captain of HMAS Sydney, Australia’s latest guided missile frigate, said yesterday that his ship, like most modern warships, was not well armoured. HMAS Sydney steams up-Harbour towards circular Quay for the first time.CREDIT:JOHN O’GREADY Commander Paul Kable said the ship had to be of light construction toContinue reading “From the Archives, 1984: She’s just like a Manly ferry, only deadlier As the band struck up I Still Call Australia Home, the guided missile frigate HMAS Sydney – the latest addition to the Royal Australian Navy – sailed up Sydney Harbour.”
Monthly Archives: March 2020
HMNZS Canterbury – Coronavirus: Scramble to get Department of Conservation staff home from far-flung islands
Andrea Vance 14:04, Mar 25 2020 Facebook Twitter Reddit Email CHARLIE MITCHELL Kath Walker and Graeme Elliott have been studying albatross for more than two decades. The Department of Conservation is scrambling to bring back staff from New Zealand’s most isolated islands. Kath Walker and Graeme Elliot are studying endangered wandering albatross on remote Antipodes Island, 860km southeast of Stewart Island/Rakiura.Continue reading “HMNZS Canterbury – Coronavirus: Scramble to get Department of Conservation staff home from far-flung islands”
Japanese Convoy HI-88J Meets Apaches, 75 Years Ago Today
Japanese Convoy HI-88J Meets Apaches, 75 Years Ago Today laststandonzombieisland 11h // keep unread // hide On 29 March 1945, Japanese Convoy HI-88J was intercepted in the South China Sea some 35 miles off Cap Batangan, French Indochina by B-25 Mitchell bombers of the 498th and 501st Bomb Squadrons of the 345th Bomb Group (Air Apaches), U.S. Fifth Air Force.Continue reading “Japanese Convoy HI-88J Meets Apaches, 75 Years Ago Today”
From the Archives, 1984: She’s just like a Manly ferry, only deadlier As the band struck up I Still Call Australia Home, the guided missile frigate HMAS Sydney – the latest addition to the Royal Australian Navy – sailed up Sydney Harbour.
First published in The Sydney Morning Herald March 28, 1984 The captain of HMAS Sydney, Australia’s latest guided missile frigate, said yesterday that his ship, like most modern warships, was not well armoured. HMAS Sydney steams up-Harbour towards circular Quay for the first time.CREDIT:JOHN O’GREADY Commander Paul Kable said the ship had to be of light construction toContinue reading “From the Archives, 1984: She’s just like a Manly ferry, only deadlier As the band struck up I Still Call Australia Home, the guided missile frigate HMAS Sydney – the latest addition to the Royal Australian Navy – sailed up Sydney Harbour.”
NUSHIP Sydney arrives in her home port
Published on 27 March 2020 LEUT Geoff Long and LCDR Kristen Russo (author), AB Sittichai Sakonpoonpol (photographer), PTE Olivia Cameron (photographer), LS Nadav Harel (photographer), PTE Dustin Anderson (photographer) Location(s): Garden Island, NSW Topic(s): NUSHIP Sydney (D42) The Air Warfare Destroyer NUSHIP Sydney prepares to berth at Fleet Base East in Sydney for the first time, on 27Continue reading “NUSHIP Sydney arrives in her home port”
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