Opening of the Captain John Robertson DSC RAN Building at Fleet Base East Garden Island This building is the ‘LHD Through Life Support Facility’. It emulates the systems in these impressive new ships and manages all LHD logistics etc. Read CDRE Brian Robertson’s speech here Naming Ceremony speech Read CAPT John Robertson DSC RAN bio […]
US Ambassador John Berry lays a wreath commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea on the bow of museum ship HMAS Vampire. Veterans and members of the Australian and the American Militaries, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen: On May 8, 1942, the Allied strategic victory of the Coral Sea changed the course of history. Without […]
Radiance of the seas It may be asserted confidently that in design concepts, the modern cruise liner is a clear generation or two away from the gentle old 1950s and -60s Orcades and Otranto. The Royal Caribbean liner GTV (Gas Turbine Vessel) Radiance of the Seas is typical of this new breed of luxurious behemoth […]
