Historic Vessels
Discover stories behind the latest exhibitions, fascinating explorations into our vessels, and the surprising details of what happens inside (and outside) a modern working museum.
Articles
28 Feb 2022
The sad fate of HMAS Perth (I)
04 Jul 2021
History highlights: HMAS Onslow 51 years on
17 Jun 2021
The Laser Dinghy at half century
12 May 2021
A 1929 Ruby Princess prequel: The Aorangi quarantine incident
03 Nov 2020
The Greycliffe ferry disaster
![The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford](/-/media/anmm/images/blog-content/august-2020/anms1092015_2160x1080.jpg?h=1080&la=en&w=2160&hash=B2E18AD8B0FC5DDB7F48A018E3D9FF791C768938 "The second pilot steamer Captain Cook (II) was designed by W D Cruikshank and built at Mort’s Dock & Engineering Company in 1892. Used as a naval training ship during World War II, it was scuttled off Sydney in October 1947. Photographed c 1920 by William James Hall. ANMM Collection ANMS1092[015] Gift from Mr and Mrs Glassford")
07 Aug 2020
'Not all beer and skittles': Sydney Harbour pilotage
13 Dec 2019
Encounters around Australia: Investigating our history
09 Dec 2019
From Aland to Australia: Inger Lundberg on the historic ship Pommern
27 Nov 2019
Visiting the Huhu Bay War Canoe Festival
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