The guided missile frigate HMAS ADELAIDE, (CMDR G. R. Lamperd, RAN), was commissioned. ADELAIDE was laid down in Seattle, USA, and launched on 21 June 1978. Mrs Elizabeth Synnot, (Wife of the Chief of Naval Staff), performed the launching ceremony. ADELAIDE was the first of four ships of the Adelaide class purchased for the RAN.
Australian Naval History on 15 November 1980
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