Breaking Ranks. The True Story Behind The HMAS Voyager Scandal

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Random House Australia P/L
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: First Edition

Description: 384 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. When The Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne Sliced The Fleet Destroyer Voyager In Half During Night Manoeuvers Off The Coast Of New South Wales On 10 February 1964, A Shocked Nation Looked To Its Government For Answers.

Publishers Description: "An extraordinary story with all the elements of an epic thriller- a dramatic naval disaster, tragic loss of life, exploits of bravery, court-room action, political intrigue, cover-ups and conspiracies written by the whistleblower who has finally decided to put pen to paper. Theres an old saying that justice delayed is justice denied. Its taken two Royal Commissions and more than forty years for the original whistleblower, Peter Cabban, to tell the story of The Voyager- Australias greatest naval disaster. Forty long years to tell the truth - one that the Australian navy and others in government would rather we not know. In 1963, Peter Cabban was second in command on the destroyer HMAS Voyager, under Captain Duncan Stevens. Cabban quite liked Stevens but their relationship was strained. The Captain was a notorious alcoholic - his nickname was "Drunken Duncan". Cabban found it difficult to believe that the navy would continue to entrust Stevens with active command. Cabban eventually left the navy and three months later, during night exercises on February 10, 1964, the Voyager inexplicably turned into the path of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and was sliced in two. Capta

ISBN: 9781740513159