Author Archives: John Currin (JC 's Naval and Military)

HMAS HMAS Whyalla (J153/B252), named for the city of Whyalla, South Australia was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]

  The ship was sold to the Victorian Public Works Department at the end of the war, who renamed her Rip and used her as a maintenance ship.[1] In 1984, she was purchased by Whyalla City Council, who put her on display as a landlocked museum ship in 1987. https://ift.tt/SlRaZfE from Blogger https://ift.tt/YCZpRd4 via IFTTT

HMS Renown in NZ. Suspect that one caption is wrong – should be Lyttelton I think but maybe wrong. What do you think?

Photos and story of HMS Renown in New Zealand HMS Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand and visited among others Wellington and Lyttelton HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927,  HMS Renown visits Lyttelton,  New Zealand Continue reading “HMS Renown in NZ. Suspect that one caption is wrong – should be Lyttelton I think but maybe wrong. What do you think?”

End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme

Search for:SEARCH BUTTON     FEBRUARY 16, 2024 INSIGHTS End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme Here we provide an update on the complex support programme that is being undertaken to keep the Type 23 frigates in service. The programme of life extension refits to upgrade and repair the ageing TypeContinue reading “End in sight for the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate LIFEX programme”

HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927, Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand.

HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927 The British battlecruiser HMS Renown operating with other capital ships of the British Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean area, 12 May 1944. The battleship HMS Valiant is in the right distance. The French battleship Richelieu is in the left background. The Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Renown photographedContinue reading “HMS Renown is a Royal Navy battlecruiser built in 1916 and moored at Wellington wharves. In 1927, Renown carried the Duke of York, later King George VI, to Australia and New Zealand.”