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Australian Naval History on 31 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 31, 1984 ·

The first male nursing officer, (SBLT G. Villiani, RAN), joined the Navy. He was unable to join the RANNS as it was a ‘womens’ service,’ so he joined the RAN ...

Australian Naval History on 26 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 26, 1984 ·

HMAS GERALDTON, (patrol boat), was stranded, and damaged both propellers when she run aground on a reef northwest of Broome, WA. ...

Australian Naval History on 21 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 21, 1984 ·

HMAS TOBRUK, (amphibious heavy lift ship), was used as floating accommodation for delegates attending the South Pacific Forum Conference held at Tuvalu, (formerly Ellice Islands), north-west of Fiji. ...

Australian Naval History on 17 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 17, 1984 ·

HMAS IPSWICH, (patrol boat), intercepted and detained the Taiwanese fishing vessel YUAN JAAN, for illegally fishing off Mermaid Reef, west of Broome, WA. A court later ordered the forfeiture of ...

Australian Naval History on 5 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 5, 1984 ·

The RAN’s first female Chief Bosun’s Mate, PO Janet Wicks, was appointed to HMAS CERBERUS, VIC. ...

Australian Naval History on 27 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 27, 1984 ·

HMAS BUCCANEER, (Attack class patrol boat), was paid off at Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 23 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 23, 1984 ·

RAN Clearance Divers completed a survey of islands between Townsville and Bowen, QLD, to establish the concentration of reef-destroying Crown of Thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. A previous ...

Australian Naval History on 21 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 21, 1984 ·

The FFG-7, (Adelaide), class guided missile frigate HMAS DARWIN, (CMDR R. Bayley, RAN,), was commissioned at Seattle, USA. DARWIN was laid down in Todd Shipyard, Seattle, USA, and launched on ...

Australian Naval History on 16 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 16, 1984 ·

RADM Nigel Berlyn was the last naval commander of Garden Island, Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 8, 1984 ·

The personnel strength of the RAN was 16,696 officers and ratings. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 July 1984

On This Day · Jul 5, 1984 ·

HMAS COOK, (survey ship), located the wreck of the Japanese submarine I-24, some 37 miles off Darwin. I-24 was the first Japanese vessel sunk by the RAN. She was sunk ...

Australian Naval History on 30 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 30, 1984 ·

724 Squadron decommissioned at NAS Nowra ...

Australian Naval History on 28 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 28, 1984 ·

The remaining ten serviceable Skyhawk fighter-bombers of the RAN Fleet Air Arm, were sold to New Zealand for $50.5 million. ...

Australian Naval History on 27 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 27, 1984 ·

A former crewman of HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), staged a hunger strike at Sydney in protest against the sale of his old ship to Korea. ...

Australian Naval History on 21 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 21, 1984 ·

HMAS BUCCANEER, (patrol boat), intercepted and turned back the 20,000 ton Argentinian container ship CALETA LEONES, which was attempting to escape Sydney Harbour without paying outstanding harbour dues and repair ...

Australian Naval History on 20 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 20, 1984 ·

Training ship HMAS JERVIS BAY, (CMDR J. Scott, RAN), rescued five survivors from the sinking yacht SHALOM, in heavy seas off Port Macquarie, NSW. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 16, 1984 ·

The former HMAS MELBOURNE was sold to a Korean consortium for $1.7 million. It was later resold before delivery to Chinese interests. ...

Australian Naval History on 15 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 15, 1984 ·

HMAS Barbette decommissioned streaming a 38.5 metre long decommissioning pennant. She was then transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 22 February 1985 and renamed KRI Siada. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 8, 1984 ·

The last of the RAN’s new AS 350B Squirrel helicopters was delivered to 723 Squadron at NAS, Nowra. The first of the helicopters was accepted into service in March of ...

Australian Naval History on 4 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 4, 1984 ·

HMAS IBIS, (Ton class minesweeper), was decommissioned at Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 2 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 2, 1984 ·

The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS GEELONG, was commissioned. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 June 1984

On This Day · Jun 1, 1984 ·

A flight of Grumman Tracker aircraft flew over the decommissioned HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), to mark the end of fixed wing aircraft in the RAN’s Fleet Air Arm. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 May 1984

On This Day · May 28, 1984 ·

The landing craft heavy HMAS BALIKPAPAN, (LEUT W. Richards, RAN), set out on the longest voyage ever undertaken by a vessel of her class. She departed Brisbane on a 5400 ...

Australian Naval History on 27 May 1984

On This Day · May 27, 1984 ·

The RAN was rated as the sixth most powerful navy in the Pacific, behind the USSR, USA, India, Taiwan and South Korea. ...

Australian Naval History on 21 May 1984

On This Day · May 21, 1984 ·

The first Ecureuil UH-1B (Squirrel), helicopter, joined the RAN’s HC 723 Squadron at HMAS ALBATROSS, Nowra, NSW. ...

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