HMAS Bungaree decommissioned on and returned to her owners on 5 November 1947. Bungaree was subsequently on-sold twice and in 1960 was renamed Eastern Mariner. Whilst operating in South Vietnamese ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 1946
HMAS PIRIE, (minesweeper), was transferred to the Turkish Navy, and renamed AMASRA. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1946
The diesel tug HMAS EMU, was commissioned. EMU was laid down in Mort’s Dock, Sydney, and launched on 25 June 1946. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 July 1946
RAFA Kurumba paid off. She was sold in January 1948 to Artemis Maritime Co Inc, Panama, who renamed her Angeliki. She was later re-named Evangelos ...
Australian Naval History on 17 July 1946
LEUT J. F. Bell, RAN, qualified as the first officer in the RAN to be trained in ship construction. He achieved the highest marks in his course. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 July 1946
HMA Ships QUADRANT and QUEENBOROUGH, (destroyers), were docked in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island. They were the first ships of the RAN to use the dock. All ...
Australian Naval History on 1 July 1946
The landing ships tank Mark III, LST 3008, LST 3014, LST 3017, LST 3022, LST 3035 and LST 3501 were loaned to the RAN by the RN. They were designated ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1946
The diesel tug HMAS MOLLYMAWK, was commissioned. MOLLYMAWK was laid down in Poole & Steel Ltd, Sydney, and launched on 3 May 1946. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 June 1946
The Dutch submarine K9 was wrecked off Seal Rocks, NSW, while under tow to the Netherlands East Indies. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 May 1946
HMAS DIAMANTINA, (frigate), towed ASR912 from Manus Island to Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 January 1946
HMAS Quality paid off into Reserve. In June 1950 the ship’s transfer to the Royal Australian Navy was made permanent. Unlike her sister ships which were converted to anti-submarine frigates ...
Australian Naval History on 2 May 1946
The modified River class frigate HMAS SHOALHAVEN, (CMDR R. Rhoades, RAN), was commissioned. SHOALHAVEN was laid down at Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, on 1 December 1943, and launched on 14 ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 1946
The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR G. Knox, RAN), towed the Japanese submarine I-205 from Kure to sea, where she was subsequently scuttled. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1946
The total number of gallantry awards made to RAN personnel between 3 September 1939, and 30 April 1946, was 1107. This number included 28 awards bestowed by the USA, four ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1946
HMAS STUART was paid off at Sydney for disposal. On 3 February 1947 she was sold to T Carr and Co Ltd of Sydney and was broken up at Ryde. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 April 1946
HMAS Pirie paid off and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Pirie at Sydney. On 21 May 1946 she sailed for Colombo in company with her sister ships Gawler ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1946
HMAS TOLGA, (auxiliary minesweeper), was scuttled in New Guinea waters “because she had deteriorated so badly it was considered dangerous to attempt to run her home”. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 March 1946
HMAS Bataan takes civilians to sea – a first for the RAN. It was for fundraising and civilians hato subscribe to the Commonwealth Security Loan to obtain a berth. The ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1946
HMAS Poyang decommissioned in Sydney. She was then handed over to the Ministry of War Transport in August before being returned to her owners. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1946
HMAS TOLGA, (auxiliary minesweeper), was scuttled off New Guinea by HMAS CONDAMINE. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1946
HMAS ADELAIDE, (light cruiser), was paid off for breaking up. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1946
The modified River class frigate HMAS CONDAMINE, (LCDR R. J. Hodge, RAN), was commissioned. CONDAMINE was laid down in the State Dockyard, Newcastle, NSW, on 30 October 1943, and launched ...
Australian Naval History on 20 February 1946
The armament store-carrier HMAS WOOMERA, was commissioned. WOOMERA was allocated to the Australian Army, and named ASHBURTON, and taken over by the RAN on 23 January 1946. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1946
HMAS Benalla (I) paid off into reserve at Fremantle. Benalla (I) remained at Fremantle until 25 March 1955, when the tug HMAS Sprightly sailed for Melbourne with Benalla (I) in ...
Australian Naval History on 17 January 1946
HMAS Cairns was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy at Brisbane and was renamed Ambon. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 6 April 1950 and renamed Banteng ...