About Russell

Russell Twomey has undertaken a deep, life-long study of all things nautical, his passion coming from a family with a distinguished history serving with the British Merchant Marine. Russell is a Council Member with the Australian National Maritime Museum, a member of the Australian Association for Maritime Historians, and an Honorary Life Member of the Queensland Maritime Museum where he has lectured on his specialist subject, Maritime History. Russell writes articles for both Australian and International shipping magazines, delivers lectures on a wide variety of related topics onboard cruise ships to many parts of the world, as well as to Community Service Organisations such as Rotary, Probus, and VIEW Clubs, and writes and delivers lecture programs for the University of the Third Age (U3A).