Its main aim is to promote the study,[1] publication,[2] and general appreciation of maritime history.
The eminent American maritime historian John B. Hattendorf considers the AAMH one of the most prominent scholarly organisations in the English-speaking world[3] and the late Professor Frank Broeze of the University of Western Australia considered that the creation of the AAMH contributed to a rising awareness of the significance of the role of the sea to Australian cultural history.
[4] The AAMH is not restricted to Australia and Australian maritime history: its membership and field of interest are international in scope.
The AAMH is run by an Executive Council that has officers from all Australian States and Territories.
[5] The AAMH also supports lectures,[6] conferences,[7] workshops, publications and book prizes.