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Australian Naval History on 1 December 2017

On This Day · Dec 1, 2017 ·

The AS350BA Squirrel Helicopter was retired from RAN service. ...

Australian Naval History on 23 September 2017

On This Day · Sep 23, 2017 ·

HMAS Hobart III, lead ship of the Hobart Class Airwarfare Destroyers, commissioned ...

Australian Naval History on 6 June 2017

On This Day · Jun 6, 2017 ·

The ADV Cape Inscription was commissioned at Fleet Base West. The two Cape-class patrol boats for the navy were built by Austal under a AU$63 million project and leased for ...

Australian Naval History on 29 May 2017

On This Day · May 29, 2017 ·

After almost two years of operations with the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Byron was returned to the original owner, Australian Border Force. Since July 2015, Cape Byron ...

Australian Naval History on 1 May 2017

On This Day · May 1, 2017 ·

The ADV Cape Fourcroy was commissioned at Fleet Base West. The two Cape-class patrol boats for the navy were built by Austal under a AU$63 million project and leased for ...

Australian Naval History on 16 November 2016

On This Day · Nov 16, 2016 ·

After an earthquake on Nov 14 HMAS Darwin arrived at Kaikoura, New Zealand on 16 November in company with HMNZ Ships Te Kaha, Endeavour and Canterbury, USS Sampson, and HMCS Vancouver. Working parties were sent ashore ...

Australian Naval History on 7 October 2016

On This Day · Oct 7, 2016 ·

End of Operation Render Safe 2016 during which HMA Ships Diamantina and Huon spent two weeks finding and destroying unexploded WWII munitions in the waters around the Solomon Islands. The ...

Australian Naval History on 12 September 2016

On This Day · Sep 12, 2016 ·

The last of Navy’s 24 MH60 Romeos was accepted at Nowra’s Aviation Technology Park ...

Australian Naval History on 4 December 2015

On This Day · Dec 4, 2015 ·

HMAS Adelaide III commissioned ...

Australian Naval History on 7 November 2015

On This Day · Nov 7, 2015 ·

HMAS Sydney IV decommissioneon thisd. ...

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