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HMAS Anzac II

Australian Naval History on 3 July 1953

On This Day · Jul 3, 1953 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) returned to Sydney after an absence of 305 days. Of these, 228 were spent at sea, 40 of them on patrol in the Korean War combat areas. ...

Australian Naval History on 7 December 1952

On This Day · Dec 7, 1952 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), bombarded North Korean troop positions at Cho Do and Sok To Islands, inflicting heavy casualties. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 November 1952

On This Day · Nov 16, 1952 ·

On this day, 16 November 1952, the Battle class destroyer, HMAS Anzac (II) (Captain GGO Gatacre, DSC, RAN), came under fire from North Korean shore batteries in the vicinity of ...

Australian Naval History on 29 October 1952

On This Day · Oct 29, 1952 ·

The Battle class destroyer HMAS ANZAC, (LCDR W. O. C. Roberts, RAN), in temporary command, joined the Eastern Korea Patrol for operations in the Sok To and Cho Do islands. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 September 1952

David Stratton · Sep 1, 1952 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) departed Sydney for Sasebo to begin her second tour of duty in Korean waters. ...

Australian Naval History on 12 September 1951

David Stratton · Sep 12, 1951 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) proceeded to Wonsan, eastern Korea, where she assumed the duties of Commander Task Element 95.22, the other vessels of the group being US Ships Thompson and Naifeh. ...

Australian Naval History on 6 September 1951

On This Day · Sep 6, 1951 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), fired her guns in war for the first time when she engaged enemy targets at Haelu, in western Korea. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 March 1951

On This Day · Mar 14, 1951 ·

The Battle class destroyer HMAS ANZAC, (CMDR J. Plunket-Cole, RAN), was commissioned. ANZAC was laid down in Williamstown Dockyard, Melbourne, on 23 September 1946, and launched on 20 August 1948. ...

Australian Naval History on 2 July 1950

On This Day · Jul 2, 1950 ·

UN operations in Korea commenced. HMA Ships ANZAC, ARUNTA, BATAAN, CONDAMINE, CULGOA, MURCHISON, SHOALHAVEN, SYDNEY, TOBRUK, and WARRAMUNGA, operated with the Commonwealth Task Force. ...

Australian Naval History on 20 August 1948

On This Day · Aug 20, 1948 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...

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