Australian Navy Ships Evacuate 1,000 People Trapped by Bushfires

The Australian Navy landing ship HMAS Choules, supported by the training ship, MV Sycamore, evacuated 1,000 tourists and residents stranded by bushfires in Mallacoota, Australia. ABC News Australia reports that about 4,000 people, including some 3,000 tourists, have been stranded … Continue reading

Australian Navy Ship to be Named After Last WWI Vet, Claude Choules

In May, we posted about the death of Claude Choules at 110.  Choules was the last surviving veteran of World War I.   Yesterday, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that the ex-Royal Navy Largs Bay, a Bay class landing ship dock, would be commissioned as … Continue reading