The Australian Commonwealth Naval Board was the governing authority over the Royal Australian Navy from its inception and through World Wars I and II...
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The Australian white ensign (also known as the Australian naval ensign or the Royal Australian Navy ensign) is a naval ensign used by ships of the Royal...
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immigrating to the Australian colonies, joined the South Australian Naval Forces in 1885. He transferred to the Commonwealth Naval Forces following the...
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Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve...
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has a closed handle. Creswell, who served as First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board from 1911 to 1919, was promoted to vice admiral on...
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trial. There was opposition from both the government and the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, although they eventually agreed to the trial after realising...
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colonies maintained their own naval forces for defence. The colonial navies were supported by the ships of the Royal Navy's Australian Station which was established...
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First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board from 1937–1941. Sir Guy Royle (Admiral) was the 9th First Naval Member, Australian Commonwealth Naval...
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HMAS Creswell (redirect from Royal Australian Naval College)
Creswell is a training facility of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that includes the Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) as well as the School of Survivability...
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simply as Defence, is a department of the Australian Government that is responsible for administering the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and its related entities...
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice...
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HMAS Harman (redirect from Royal Australian Naval Transmitting Station)
Darwin, Perth, Rabaul, and Townsville. A year later, the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (ACNB) made a recommendation that two wireless stations be...
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royalty, there have been no Australian admirals of the fleet. "Naval Forces of the Commonwealth". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 30 July 1936. Retrieved...
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Richard Peek (admiral) (category Deputy chiefs of Naval Staff (Australia))
Royal Australian Navy, who served as First Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board from 1970 to 1973. Peek joined the Royal Australian Navy...
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other Commonwealth navies.[citation needed] On 10 July 1911, King George V granted the title of Royal Australian Navy to the naval forces of Australia. At...
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base for ships serving on the Australia Station. Following the foundation of the Royal Australian Navy in 1911, all naval establishments were given over...
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Louis Keppel Hamilton (category Use Australian English from February 2014)
served as First Naval Member of the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board & Chief of Naval Staff, the professional head of the Royal Australian Navy, from 1945...
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agreement with the Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (ACNB). The ASCC members of the Navy League were transferred into the new Naval Reserve Cadets (NRC)...
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Cape-class patrol boat (redirect from Australian Cape class patrol boat)
large patrol boats operated by the Marine Unit of the Australian Border Force, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard....
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Century: Force 2030. Commonwealth of Australia. pp. 72–3. ISBN 978-0-642-29702-0. OCLC 426475923. Lyons, Kate (20 February 2024). "Australian navy overhaul to...
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Lombrum Naval Base: Five Options for Australia's Geostrategic Gateway" (PDF). Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Soundings (35). Commonwealth of Australia: 14...
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The Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) is an Australian Government organisation that consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Department...
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Queensland". Australian Department of Defence. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012. Royal Navy, 815 Naval Air Squadron...
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HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) (category Naval ships of Australia)
Anzac-class frigates in use with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). Entering Australian service in 1996, the frigate operated...
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HMAS Adelaide (L01) (category Naval ships of Australia)
order to meet Australian conditions and requirements. Unlike the Spanish vessel, the Australian ships are built to meet Lloyd's Naval Rules. The Canberra-class...
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Armidale-class patrol boat (category Use Australian English from March 2018)
Lovi, Michelle (eds.). Australian Maritime Issues 2006 (PDF). Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. Sea Power Centre – Australia. pp. 129–134. ISBN 978-0-642-29644-3...
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the Australian Army and Commonwealth Naval Force. In 1911, the government established the Royal Australian Navy, which absorbed the Commonwealth Naval Force...
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Naval Historical Review, March 2005, pp.32-33. Australian Naval History on 8 March 1991, Naval Historical Society of Australia. Portals: Australia Royal...
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HMAS Coonawarra (redirect from HMAS Coonawarra (naval base))
In 2016 the Australian Government announced plans to significantly redevelop Coonawarra as one of northern Australia's key strategic naval bases. The plans...
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Naval Air Squadron is a ship-based helicopter squadron of the Royal Australian Navy. 808 Naval Air Squadron (808 NAS) was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval...
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