Royal Australian Navy

Therefore, the British should have swiftly increased the Royal Navy’s presence to combat the newly announced American and France alliance. Such a decisively maneuver would have enabled the British to take over an overwhelming majority of American ports along the entire coastline. Thus, General George Washington…

When one hears the words, “Naval Nuclear Power Program” they expect to hear a long, and boring speech about how a reactor works on some ship. In reality, the nuclear program the U.S. Navy offers is an extensive system is one of the backbones of our modern day military. With sTwo Truths and a Lie - Teacher Edition Us students have wandered the halls of this high school for years. In a small school like Southold, we’ve gotten to know our teachers pretty well -- making small talk in the…

Cruisers are an eclectic lot. We're a strange mix of business owners, plumbers, homemakers, Vietnam vets, academics, nurses, computer geeks... and the list goes on. What's magical about our chemistry is the fusion of random knowledge, binding us together like a single central nervous system. In addition, we've got grit. And, we needed it all when the strongest cyclone to ever make landfall in the southern hemisphere headed towards Fiji. The fleet in Savusavu dug in its heels when news of…

Chapter 7 begins shortly after the Patriots evacuated New York City with McCullough describing Washington and his troops completing one of the most dreadful, intolerable and draining retreats the Continental Army undergoed which ended up with Washington's troops crossing through New Jersey. Then, in complete despair Washington practically begged General Lee, by writing letters, to have him join Washington and his troops, but Lee declined his offer several times mostly due to Joseph Reed’s…

twenty-five, Stephen Decatur was the youngest person ever to become a captain in the U.S. Navy. Heroism, devotion, and his leadership abilities made him an iconic officer in the growing U.S. Navy. Along with leading a victorious campaign against Tripoli and successful endeavors in the War of 1812, he coined the phrase, “Our country, right or wrong.” Ultimately Stephen Decatur’s actions throughout his time in the navy generated a long-lasting legend of courage and patriotism and an ideal…

Class”It’s a UFO! Is a “Star-Destroyer” Ship! No! Is the new Navy LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) Independence Class! Why the U.S Navy is in need of a new class of ship? The main reason of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program was developed is to provide the United States Navy with a small, multi-mission ship capable of being interdependent, and perform join task operations. After Desert Storm and Desert Shield war campaigns, the United States Navy performed critical studies and determined that…

It was 40 years until the United States was introduced to the naval vessel known as the destroyer. It began in 1866 when Captain Giovanni Luppis of the Austrian Navy had invented the self-propelled torpedo which changed sea warfare forever. With the invention of these torpedoes combined with small cheap speed boats known as torpedo boats caused real trouble for the larger combat vessels known as battleships. Torpedo boats did this by either overwhelming them with their sheer numbers combined…

I picked an interview with Sumner Clayton he served in the US Navy from 1960 until 1980. The reason I picked this interview is because Sumner served as a part of a mine interdiction division. Sumner was originally put into the fleet sonar school in Key West but after accidentally electrocuting himself with 440 DC of electricity refused to go back stating he would rather "pick up the paint scraper". He claims leaving the school was the biggest mistake of his life as he spent the next 19 years on…

operational environment. They must be resilient against a great deal of threats. Modularity allows for surprises during the service life of a warship. Modular ships have a great value for future maritime forces. The importance of modular ships is explained. Navy applications of modular ship technologies are shown. The study delves into the details of Trade-off Hyperspace of Modularization of Warships. The study also touches on an evaluation of resilience for Modular Ship Technologies with Mean…

the Regency period there was always wars and battles going on. With all of this fighting England's navy was understocked with men. Which meant that England had to resort to more unconventional methods of recruiting men one of the more well known methods was the “Press-Gangs” Press-Gangs would seize men off the street and offer them two options. The first option was that they could volunteer for the Navy and receive the usual volunteer benefits, or if they didn’t choose that, they would be forced…