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NEWSLETTER OF THE SEA POWER CENTRE - AUSTRALIA

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The Semaphore series is a publication with a dual purpose. It is designed to raise maritime issues of immediate interest to the RAN, the ADF, Australia and the region and to create debate within both the naval community and in the Defence Organisation.

Despite being a maritime nation, the all-encompassing role that the sea and maritime power has played and will play in the development of Australia and its safety and security is generally not well understood. This publication series is designed to help rectify this.

Individuals who wish to raise an issue in Semaphore are invited to contact staff at the Sea Power Centre-Australia with regard to their contribution.

The first (inaugural) issue highlights the charter of the Sea Power Centre and the work that has been undertaken in the past, and therefore some of the significant achievements of past directors, as well as drawing attention to future events and activities of the current staff.

2008
Issue 6Offshore and out of sight: The RAN in the North Arabian GulfPDF (56kb)
Issue 5Australian Sea Transport 1914PDF (622kb)
Issue 4RAN International EngagementPDF (253kb)
Issue 3The Maritime Defence of Australia 1942PDF (60kb)
Issue 2RAN Aviation and Air Combat – First and Last?PDF (120kb)
Issue 1Sea Power Centre - AustraliaPDF (102kb)
2007
Issue 15The history of the Radford-Collins AgreementPDF (42kb)
Issue 14Amphibious ShipsPDF (38kb)
Issue 13Civilian Accreditation of RAN Sea TrainingPDF (48kb)
Issue 12Australians at Guadalcanal, August 1942PDF (62kb)
Issue 11Air Warfare DestroyersPDF (36kb)
Issue 10HMAS Quiberon, 1942 - Teamwork in actionPDF (73kb)
Issue 9Australia's Need for Sea ControlPDF (69kb)
Issue 8HMAS Quiberon, 1942 - Sea Control & LogisticsPDF (108kb)
Issue 7Compulsory Pilotage in the Torres StraitPDF (49kb)
Issue 6Australian Sailors at Zeebrugge, 1918PDF (70kb)
Issue 5Whales and Active Sonar - Challenges and OpportunitiesPDF (52kb)
Issue 4Naming of RAN ShipsPDF (82kb)
Issue 3Search and Rescue: A Miracle in the SouthPDF (91kb)
Issue 2Australia's Navy: 106 Years YoungPDF (92kb)
Issue 1The Sea Power Centre - AustraliaPDF (106kb)
2006
Issue 20The Long Memory: RAN Heritage ManagementPDF (119kb)
Issue 19Women in the RAN: The Road to Command at SeaPDF (63kb)
Issue 18RAN Activities in the Southern OceanPDF (47kb)
Issue 17The RAN Band Ashore and AfloatPDF (219kb)
Issue 16Ancient Egyptian Joint Operations in the Lebanon under Thutmose III (1451-1438 BCE)PDF (191kb)
Issue 15Primary Casualty Reception FacilityPDF (98kb)
Issue 14The Western Pacific Naval SymposiumPDF (51kb)
Issue 13The Effects of Weather on RAN Operations in the Southern OceanPDF (371kb)
Issue 12Operation ASTUTE - The RAN in East TimorPDF (64kb)
Issue 11Hot Pursuit and Australian Fisheries LawPDF (109kb)
Issue 10The 'Special Cruise' of HMAS Gayundah - 1911PDF (138kb)
Issue 9Reading Our Way to Victory?PDF (141kb)
Issue 8Visual Signalling In The Royal Australian NavyPDF (217kb)
Issue 7Positioning Navies for the FuturePDF (119kb)
Issue 6The RAN and the 1918-19 Influenza PandemicPDF (205kb)
Issue 5Issue 5 has been cancelled and replaced by issue 14
Issue 4Welcome to the Armidale ClassPDF (145kb)
Issue 3Maritime Security RegulationPDF (118kb)
Issue 2A First Analysis of RAN Operations, 1990-2005PDF (113kb)
Issue 1Sea Power Centre - AustraliaPDF (184kb)
2005
Issue 19The Pacific 2006 Congress and Exposition RAN Sea Power Conference 2006PDF (52kb)
Issue 18Naval Ingenuity: A Case StudyPDF (401kb)
Issue 17Farewell to the Fremantle ClassPDF (122kb)
Issue 16The Strategic Importance of Australian PortsPDF (123kb)
Issue 15Trafalgar - 200 Years On PDF (134kb)
Issue 14The Royal Australian Navy Heritage CentrePDF (207kb)
Issue 13The Royal Australian Navy and the Restoration of Stability in the Solomon IslandsPDF (127kb)
Issue 12Blockading German East Africa, 1915-16PDF (338kb)
Issue 11The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear ThreatPDF (138kb)
Issue 10Borneo 1945 -An Amphibious Success StoryPDF (252kb)
Issue 9The Capability of Sea-Based Land Strike MissilesPDF (105kb)
Issue 8The RAN Fleet Air Arm - Ashore in VietnamPDF (230kb)
Issue 7The Naval Contribution to Joint OperationsPDF (113kb)
Issue 6Indonesian Archipelagic Sea LanesPDF (112kb)
Issue 5Air Warfare Destroyers and Combat Operations from the SeaPDF (105kb)
Issue 4Gallipoli as a Joint Maritime CampaignPDF (249kb)
Issue 3The RAN in the Gulf - Two Years OnPDF (128kb)
Issue 2The Pacific Patrol Boat ProjectPDF (84kb)
Issue 1Sea Power Centre - Australia PublicationsPDF (51kb)
2004
Issue 14Disaster Relief - Cyclone Tracy and Tasman BridgePDF (52kb)
Issue 13The Roles and Tasks of Maritime ForcesPDF (97kb)
Issue 12Network Centric USW - Exploring the RealitiesPDF (67kb)
Issue 1160 Years On. Leyte Gulf 1944 PDF (121kb)
Issue 1090 Years On: Rabaul and Sydney/Emden, 1914 PDF (120kb)
Issue 9The Sea Power Centre - AustraliaPDF (161kb)
Issue 8ADF Amphibious Capability: Implications for Navy PDF (124kb)
Issue 7Why Australia Needs a Mine Warfare Capability PDF (114kb)
Issue 6Naval Operations Other Than War 1901-2004 PDF (102kb)
Issue 5A Loss More Symbolic Than Material? PDF (112kb)
Issue 4The Great Amphibious Invasion: D-Day, 6 June 1944PDF (165kb)
Issue 3Replenishment at Sea - A Significant Force Multiplier PDF (164kb)
Issue 2Considerations in Maritime Barrier Operations PDF (101kb)
Issue 1Pacific 2004 - RAN Sea Power Conference PDF (130kb)
2003
Issue 16Australia, Imperial Trade and the Impact of War PDF (132kb)
Issue 15Sea Power Centre-Australia Publications PDF (157kb)
Issue 14Australia's Needs for Maritime Area Air Defence PDF (147kb)
Issue 13Australia's Absent Maritime National IdentityPDF (150kb)
Issue 12Australian Operations in the Solomon IslandsPDF (127kb)
Issue 11The New Maritime Security Environment PDF (113kb)
Issue 10Sailing into the Future PDF (955kb)
Issue 9Why the ADF Needs Major Surface Combatants
PDF (136kb)
HTML
Issue 8Australia's Maritime Dependence PDF (206kb)
Issue 7Before Gallipoli - Australian Operations in 1914 PDF (265kb)
Issue 6Iraq Lessons: The More Things Change PDF (191kb)
Issue 5The Decline of Australian Naval Deterrence 1919-1939 PDF (109kb)
Issue 4Timor Sea Oil and Gas - Too Valuable to Ignore? PDF (168kb)
Issue 3Sea Power Centre-Australia Publications PDF (137kb)
Issue 2New Guinea WW2 - A Maritime Campaign PDF (208kb)
Issue 1Sea Control and Surface Combatants PDF (124kb)
2002
Issue 2How Old is Australia's Navy?PDF (136kb)
Issue 1A Message from the DirectorPDF (134kb)