Investigations showed that HMAS HOBART, (cruiser), was only one of a number of ships attacked in error, by US 7th Air Force fighters, on 16 and 17 June. PCF 19, ...
Australian Naval History on 17 June 1968
At 0300 the destroyer HMAS HOBART, (CAPT K. W. Shands, RAN), was accidentally attacked by a US Air Force F-4 fighter, off Cap Lay, Vietnam. The aircraft fired a total ...
Australian Naval History on 13 June 1968
The crew of a RAN-manned helicopter was injured when their gunship crashed near the base of Blackhorse, Vietnam. They were rescued by an American helicopter, and returned to their base. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 June 1968
Three members of 723 Squadron, Lieutenant P.C. Ward, Petty Officer D.J. Sanderson and Naval Airman Mechanic Airframes and Engines (NAMAE) R.K. Smith, were lost when their Iroquois crashed over the ...
Australian Naval History on 23 May 1968
The guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART, (CAPT K. W. Shands, RAN), silenced three North Vietnamese automatic weapon sites near Da Nang. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 May 1968
The ashes of CMDR E. A. Feldt, OBE, RAN, Commander of Australian Coastwatchers in WWII, were scattered in New Guinea waters by HMAS SAMARAI, (patrol boat). ...
Australian Naval History on 17 May 1968
The survey ship HMAS MORESBY, (CMDR H. C. Dillon, RAN), completed surveys of the south east coast of Papau and New Guinea. The previous survey of the area had been ...
Australian Naval History on 15 May 1968
The Attack class fast patrol boat HMAS ARCHER, (LEUT A. V. R. Horne, RAN), was commissioned. ARCHER was laid down at Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, in July 1967, and launched ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1968
The Attack class fast patrol boat HMAS ACUTE was commissioned. ACUTE was laid down at Evans Deakin Yard, Brisbane, in April 1967, and launched on 26 August 1967. CAPT I. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 April 1968
The Oberon class submarine HMAS OTWAY, (LCDR G. R. Dalrymple, RAN), was commissioned. OTWAY was laid down at Scott’s Yard, Greenock, Scotland, on 29 June 1965, and launched on 29 ...
Australian Naval History on 13 April 1968
CMDR Eric Feldt, OBE, RAN, died at Brisbane, QLD. During World War II he had commanded the Australian Coastwatchers organisation in New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands. This ...
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1968
HMAS SYDNEY, (fast troop transport), landed the 1st Battalion, RAR, at Vung Tau, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 April 1968
VADM V. A. T. Smith, CB, DSC, was appointed Chief of Naval Staff. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 April 1968
HMAS LAE, (Attack class patrol boat), was commissioned. She was gifted to the PNGDF in November 1974. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), acted as bait to draw the fire of North Vietnamese batteries near Cap Lay, Vietnam. The ruse was not successful. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 March 1968
The guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART, (CAPT K. W. Shands, RAN), was in company with the US Ships COLLETT and ST PAUL when she came under enemy fire from shore ...
Australian Naval History on 22 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Sydney on her second tour of duty with the US 7th Fleet off Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 March 1968
RADM G. J. B. Crabb, DSC, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. PO W. H. Ellery, (Clearance Diving Team 3), accompanied a US Navy reconnaissance of Long ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1968
LEUT W. D. H. Lees, RAN, and two divers of Clearance Diving Team 3, embarked in USCGC POINT GRACE to intercept an enemy trawler attempting to land ammunition at the ...
Australian Naval History on 25 February 1968
The report of the second Royal Commission into the HMAS MELBOURNE-HMAS VOYAGER collision was released. The report concerned the fitness of CAPT D. H. Stevens, RAN, to command HMAS VOYAGER ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1968
LCDR P. J. Vickers, (RAN Helicopter Flight), was fatally wounded in helicopter operations near Xuan Loc, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 February 1968
During Operation Clayton, helicopter gun-ships of the RAN Helicopter Flight supported the 1st Australian Task Force in a search-and-screen operation at the village of Long Dien, Vietnam. More than 5337 ...
Australian Naval History on 19 February 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), attacked and damaged three large enemy barges drawn up on the beach near Dong Hoi, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 February 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), fired her 10,000th round in the Vietnam War. The target was North Vietnamese defences in the Bay of Brandon. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1968
HM Ships DEVONSHIRE, EURYALUS, DIDO, and ZEST, of the Far East Fleet, arrived at Sydney on a goodwill visit. ...