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HMAS Quiberon

Australian Naval History on 17 December 1962

On This Day · Dec 17, 1962 ·

The frigate HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR V. A. Parker, RAN), rescued 31 Chinese seamen from the merchant ship TUSCANY, aground on a reef in the China Sea. ...

Australian Naval History on 25 October 1962

On This Day · Oct 25, 1962 ·

HMA Ships QUIBERON and QUEENBOROUGH, (destroyer escorts), carried out a search north of Singapore for the cargo vessel KAWI, which had signalled for assistance. A boat from the vessel, with ...

Australian Naval History on 9 September 1960

On This Day · Sep 9, 1960 ·

HMA Ships QUIBERON and VAMPIRE represented Australia at the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of North Borneo ...

Australian Naval History on 26 September 1959

On This Day · Sep 26, 1959 ·

HMAS QUIBERON, (frigate), escorted the Bass Strait ferry PRINCESS OF TASMANIA on her maiden voyage from Melbourne to Devonport. ...

Australian Naval History on 10 April 1958

On This Day · Apr 10, 1958 ·

HMA Ships QUALITY and QUIBERON, (destroyers), were decommissioned at Sydney and sold to Mitsubishi in Japan, for breaking up. RADM O. H. Becher, DSO, DSC, RAN, who was the Fleet ...

Australian Naval History on 24 February 1958

On This Day · Feb 24, 1958 ·

HMAS QUIBERON, (destroyer), conveyed Her Majesty the Queen Mother from Circular Quay to Manly. ...

Australian Naval History on 18 December 1957

On This Day · Dec 18, 1957 ·

HMAS QUIBERON was re-commissioned as an anti-submarine Frigate ...

Australian Naval History on 7 July 1948

On This Day · Jul 7, 1948 ·

HMAS QUIBERON, (destroyer), encountered a typhoon near Guam, while en-route from Sasebo, Japan, to Manus Island, New Guinea. As well as the crew, there were 60 Australian soldiers and airmen ...

Australian Naval History on 6 June 1948

On This Day · Jun 6, 1948 ·

The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR Bath, RAN), on patrol between South Korea and Japan as part of the British Commonwealth occupation Force, intercepted a Korean vessel with over 130 illegal ...

Australian Naval History on 23 November 1947

On This Day · Nov 23, 1947 ·

HMAS QUIBERON, (destroyer), returned to Sydney after a cruise to Tasmania, and moored at No.2 buoy in Sydney Harbour. That night the merchant ship KING STEPHEN lost steerage way while ...

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