HMAS GAWLER, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 July 1983
HMAS GAWLER, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned at Cairns, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1983
Operational flying of jet aircraft in the RAN ceased. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 June 1983
HMAS Snipe decommissioned. Snipe remained in the Reserve Fleet until she was sold in 1985 to be broken up. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 June 1983
HMAS BENDIGO, (patrol boat), rescued the cross-Pacific rower Peter Bird, after his boat broke up off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 June 1983
The personnel strength of the RAN was 17,198 officers and men. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 June 1983
HMAS SNIPE, (Ton class minesweeper), was decommissioned at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 May 1983
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS BENDIGO, was commissioned. BENDIGO was laid down at North Queensland EA, Cairns, QLD, and launched on 9 May 1983. Mrs Lynam, (Wife of RADM ...
Australian Naval History on 20 May 1983
HMAS ACUTE, (patrol boat),was paid off in Darwin and commissioned into the Indonesian Navy as the KRI SILEA. She joined her sistership, HMAS BARRICADE, renamed KRI SIGALU, which was given ...
Australian Naval History on 28 April 1983
HMAS BENDIGO, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 April 1983
The Australian Government announced that HMS INVINCIBLE, (aircraft carrier), would be renamed HMAS AUSTRALIA when she joined the RAN. As a result of the Falkland’s War the British Government decided to retain ...
Australian Naval History on 5 March 1983
HMAS CESSNOCK, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 January 1983
LEUT G. A. Ledger, RAN, piloted an Iroquois helicopter in a hazardous night operation to rescue 13 passengers trapped in four cable cars over Keppel Harbour in Singapore, during a ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1982
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS IPSWICH, was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 November 1982
The RAN’s three torpedo recovery vessels, TRV 801, TRV 802, and TRV 803, were named TUNA, TREVALLY, and TAILOR, respectively. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 October 1982
HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), was the largest warship docked at the port of Fremantle to this date. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1982
HMA Ships SNIPE and CURLEW, (minehunters), based at HMAS Cairns, detonated a WWII mine on Ribbon Reef, north of Cooktown, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 October 1982
The crew of HMAS TORRENS, (Type 12 frigate), ‘spliced the mainbrace’ to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on completion of TORRENS tour of duty as escort to HMS BRITANNIA, (The ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1982
The Minister for Defence, Mr. Ian Sinclair, announced a contract had been placed with Carrington Slipways Pty. Ltd. of Newcastle, NSW, to build two Australian designed catamaran minesweepers. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 October 1982
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, officially opened the RAN’s Darwin Naval Base. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 October 1982
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the RAN base in Darwin, NT. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 September 1982
HMAS IPSWICH, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was launched at Cairns, QLD ...
Australian Naval History on 22 August 1982
The United Kingdom Government was advised that no further action would be taken on the potential purchase, for the RAN, of HMS INVINCIBLE, (aircraft carrier). ...
Australian Naval History on 20 August 1982
The Australian Government ordered 18 French built Squirrel, (Ecureuil), helicopters, at a total cost of $24 million. Twelve were allocated to the RAAF, and six to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1982
The Gunnery School at HMAS CERBERUS was closed. ...