Semaphore

The Semaphore series is produced by the Sea Power Centre - Australia to raise awareness of naval and maritime issues, both contemporary and historical. They are generally 2000 words (two pages) but may occasionally be 4000 words (four pages) in length. The series is only available in electronic format.

Alert: These pdf documents have been created from scanned images and accordingly are large in file size. They may take time to download.

Issue Title Download
Issue 8, May 2007 HMAS Quiberon, 1942 - Sea Control & Logistics PDF (107.07 KB)
Issue 7, April 2007 Compulsory Pilotage in the Torres Strait PDF (49.66 KB)
Issue 6, March 2007 Australian Sailors at Zeebrugge, 1918 PDF (69.76 KB)
Issue 5, March 2007 Whales and Active Sonar - Challenges and Opportunities PDF (48.43 KB)
Issue 4, February 2007 Naming of RAN Ships PDF (81.72 KB)
Issue 3, January 2007 Search and Rescue: A Miracle in the South PDF (90.69 KB)
Issue 2, January 2007 Australia’s Navy: 106 Years Young PDF (91.09 KB)
Issue 1, January 2007 Sea Power Centre - Australia Publications PDF (105.51 KB)
Issue 20, November 2006 The Long Memory: RAN Heritage Management PDF (118.2 KB)
Issue 19, November 2006 Women in the RAN: The Road to Command at Sea PDF (62.27 KB)
Issue 18, October 2006 RAN Activities in the Southern Ocean PDF (46.43 KB)
Issue 17, September 2006 The RAN Band Ashore and Afloat PDF (218.4 KB)
Issue 16, August 2006 Ancient Egyptian Joint Operations in the Lebanon under Thutmose III (1451-1438 BCE) PDF (190.13 KB)
Issue 15, August 2006 Primary Casualty Reception Facility PDF (97.99 KB)
Issue 14, July 2006 The Western Pacific Naval Symposium PDF (50.97 KB)
Issue 13, July 2006 The Effects of Weather on RAN Operations in the Southern Ocean PDF (370.23 KB)
Issue 12, June 2006 Operation ASTUTE - The RAN in East Timor PDF (63.24 KB)
Issue 11, June 2006 Hot Pursuit and Australian Fisheries Law PDF (108.58 KB)
Issue 10, May 2006 The ‘Special Cruise’ of HMAS Gayundah - 1911 PDF (137.13 KB)
Issue 9, May 2006 Reading Our Way to Victory? PDF (140.32 KB)
Issue 8, April 2006 Visual Signalling In The Royal Australian Navy PDF (216.16 KB)
Issue 7, April 2006 Positioning Navies For The Future PDF (118.27 KB)
Issue 6, March 2006 The RAN and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic PDF (205 KB)
Issue 5, February 2006 The Western Pacific Naval Symposium PDF (50.97 KB)
Issue 4, February 2006 Welcome to the Armidale Class PDF (144.52 KB)
Issue 3, February 2006 Maritime Security Regulation PDF (117.2 KB)
Issue 2, January 2006 A First Analysis of RAN Operations, 1990-2005 PDF (112.15 KB)
Issue 1, January 2006 Sea Power Centre - Australia Publications PDF (183.38 KB)
Issue 19, November 2005 The Pacific 2006 Congress and Exposition RAN Sea Power Conference 2006 PDF (51.21 KB)
Issue 18, November 2005 Naval Ingenuity: A Case Study PDF (400.09 KB)
Issue 17, October 2005 Farewell to the Fremantle Class PDF (121.39 KB)
Issue 16, October 2005 The Strategic Importance of Australian Ports PDF (122.35 KB)
Issue 15, September 2005 Trafalgar - 200 Years On PDF (133.71 KB)
Issue 14, September 2005 The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre PDF (206.17 KB)
Issue 13, August 2005 The Royal Australian Navy and the Restoration of Stability in the Solomon Islands PDF (126.83 KB)
Issue 12, July 2005 Blockading German East Africa, 1915-16 PDF (337.16 KB)
Issue 11, July 2005 The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threat PDF (137 KB)
Issue 10, June 2005 Borneo 1945 - An Amphibious Success Story PDF (251.64 KB)
Issue 9, June 2005 The Capability of Sea-Based Land Strike Missiles PDF (104.64 KB)
Issue 8, May 2005 The RAN Fleet Air Arm - Ashore in Vietnam PDF (229.18 KB)

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