A UK tribute to the Fleet
A press clipping came our way recently, a little dogeared – it dates from 2011 – from the UK magazine The Spectator. Columnist Matthew Parris was visiting Australia and found himself … Continue reading
We’ve celebrated 50 years : 1965 – 2015
Sydney Maritime Museum began life in 1965 with the wonderfully descriptive name – Lady Hopetoun & Port Jackson Marine Steam Museum. ‘LadyHopetoun’ the very first vessel in the Museum’s fleet … Continue reading
MV Babinda – a Coastal Trader
WILLIAM BOURKE In the magazine Australian Sea Heritage No.102, the author chronicled the World War II Merchant Navy service of his father-in-law Captain Ronald Charles Pratt with the Australasian United Steam … Continue reading
Welcome to ASHonline
In 1984, Australian Sea Heritage magazine was launched by Sydney Maritime Museum. For more than thirty years ASH, as the magazine was known colloquially, published articles about Australia’s maritime heritage. Its editorial … Continue reading
An Invitation
ASHonline is for all those with an interest in things maritime, and maritime heritage in particular. We invite contributions. If you want ideas, have a look at the stories already … Continue reading
A Mystic Winter
Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, USA, is one of the finest maritime museum experiences to be had in the world. But they do it tough in a hard northern hemisphere winter. These two … Continue reading
Fleet People – Mori Flapan
Mori Flapan joined the Museum in 1971 and was highly active in the Fleet until 1994, then scaled back to writing articles about the museum’s ships, preparing stability documentation, assisting … Continue reading
Fleet People – Barry Jones
Barry Jones, an Honorary Life Member of Sydney Heritage Fleet, has spent an entire lifetime working in, on and around Sydney Harbour. After gaining his Leaving Certificate he started as … Continue reading
