The aircraft carrier HMAS MELBOURNE, (ex-HMS MAJESTIC,), was commissioned. MAJESTIC was laid down in Vickers Armstrong Yard, Barrow in Furness, England, on 15 April 1943, and launched on 28 February ...
Australian Naval History on 23 September 1955
HMAS QUICKMATCH was re-commissioned as an anti-submarine Frigate ...
Australian Naval History on 30 August 1955
LEUT J. R. Bluett and LEUT P. McNay, (of 805 Squadron, RAN Fleet Air Arm), shot down a pilotless Auster aircraft, three miles to seaward off Sydney. The aircraft took ...
Australian Naval History on 23 August 1955
808 Squadron recommissioned at the Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in the south of England. Then equipped with de Havilland Sea Venoms, the Squadron participated in the RAN’s new ...
Australian Naval History on 15 August 1955
816 squadron recommissioned at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, England equipped with Fairey Gannet AS1s anti-submarine aircraft. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 June 1955
724 Squadron commissioned into the RAN at NAS Nowra as a fixed-wing conversion training unit with a variety of aircraft. (Was previously a RN Sqdn number). ...
Australian Naval History on 23 May 1955
HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), were despatched to Singapore, on the first permanent deployment of naval forces in South-East Asia. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 1955
The last flying operations took place from HMAS SYDNEY, while she served as a frontline aircraft carrier. The ship was then converted to a training ship, and by the mid ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1955
Both 816 and 817 Squadron was decommissioned at Nowra as the Firefly was phased out of service and replaced by the Fairey Gannet ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1955
HMAS VENGEANCE, (aircraft carrier), was returned to the RN after service in the RAN. She was later sold to Brazil, and renamed MINAS GERIAS. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1955
The Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, announced the decision to commit Australian forces to the Far East Strategic Reserve, (FESR), in Malaya. The Navy’s contribution was to include two frigates or ...
Australian Naval History on 26 March 1955
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (heavy cruiser), departed Sydney under tow of the Dutch tug RODE ZEE, for breaking up at the yard which built her at Barrow-in-Furness, U.K. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 February 1955
VADM Sir Roy Dowling was appointed as Chief of Naval Staff. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 February 1955
The Naval Health Benefits Society, (NHBS) was formed to provide private health insurance for the families of serving members, and ex RAN personnel. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 February 1955
HMAS HAWKESBURY, was paid off for disposal. After being declared for disposal early in 1961, she was sold to the Tolo Mining and Smelting Co Ltd of Hong Kong on ...
Australian Naval History on 5 January 1955
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (8 inch cruiser), was advertised for disposal at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1954
HMAS QUEENBOROUGH was re-commissioned as an anti-submarine Frigate. During conversion she became the first ship of the RAN fitted with Type 170 Asdic and the Mk 10 Limbo mortar. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1954
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 October 1954
HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), departed from Sydney under tow for the ship-breakers in Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 October 1954
808 Squadron, flying Sea Furies, decommissioned at Nowra. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 September 1954
Australia signed the Manila Treaty to form a military alliance with France, US, UK, New Zealand, Philippines, Pakistan, and Thailand, to be known as the South East Asia Treaty Organisation, ...
Australian Naval History on 1 September 1954
HMAS TIDE AUSTRAL, later renamed SUPPLY, was launched at Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 August 1954
HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) was paid off having steamed 477,301 miles in the period since August 1939. She was sold as scrap to British Iron and Steel Corporation (Salvage) Ltd on ...
Australian Naval History on 3 August 1954
850 Squadron decommissioned and 851 Squadron commissioned at NAS Nowra as a training squadron flying Fairey Fireflies and Douglas Dakotas. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 June 1954
Delivery of the first RAN Vampire trainer took place when Lieutenant Peter Goldrick, RAN accepted the de Havilland Sea Vampire Mk T.34 at the de Havilland workshop in Bankstown on ...