WO Agnes ‘Lennie’ Maiden, the first woman to be promoted to the highest rank as a senior sailor passed away aged 82. WO Maiden served in the Women’s Royal Australian ...
Australian Naval History on 19 January 2020
VADM David Willoughby Leach who served as Chief of Naval Staff from 1982 to 1985 passed away aged 91. VADM Leach joined the Royal Australian Naval College in 1942 at ...
Australian Naval History on 4 January 2020
Amphibious ship HMAS Choules arrived in Western Port, Victoria having evacuated 1117 residents and holidaymakers from Mallacoota, after the devastating New Year’s Eve bushfires ...
Australian Naval History on 26 September 2019
The lead elements of a RAN task group left Sydney to participate in bilateral and multinational activities in North and South-East Asia over four months. Vessels involved included HMA Ships ...
Australian Naval History on 2 February 1994
The decommissioned USS Goldsborough arrived at Garden Island after purchase from the USN for equipment to establish training facilities for maintenance personnel and spare parts for RAN DDGs ...
Australian Naval History on 22 December 2018
HMAS Gascoyne II returned to Australia after completing the longest voyage undertaken by a vessel of its class. Gascoyne, along with sister ship, HMAS Huon, had visited ports and exercised ...
Australian Naval History on 23 November 2018
The future HMAS Supply II, was launched by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia at its Ferrol shipyard. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 October 2018
HMA Ships Hawkesbury and Norman were decommissioned . They had been in Extended Readiness Availability since 2009. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 2018
HMAS Brisbane III commissioned at Garden Island ...
Australian Naval History on 18 August 2018
The outstanding service of the Royal Australian Navy’s Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV) was recognised with the presentation of the Unit Citation for Gallantry at a ceremony conducted by the Governor-General ...
Australian Naval History on 28 June 2018
HMAS Tobruk II was sunk in the Great Sandy Marine Park, between Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, Queensland. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 December 2017
HMAS Darwin decommissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 2017
Retirement of the S-70B-2 Seahawk and AS350BA Squirrel helicopters from 723 and 816 Squadrons during a ceremony at Nowra ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 2017
The AS350BA Squirrel Helicopter was retired from RAN service. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 September 2017
HMAS Hobart III, lead ship of the Hobart Class Airwarfare Destroyers, commissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 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
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
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
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
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
The last of Navy’s 24 MH60 Romeos was accepted at Nowra’s Aviation Technology Park ...
Australian Naval History on 4 December 2015
HMAS Adelaide III commissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 7 November 2015
HMAS Sydney IV decommissioneon thisd. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 July 2015
HMAS Tobruk II decommissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 1 July 2015
July 2015 ADV Cape Byron was loaned to the RAN for 2 years by the Australian Border Force *Exact date in month unknown ...