Plans to repatriate the former Royal Navy Type 21 frigate HMS Ambuscade to the United Kingdom from Pakistan are continuing to move forward. The vessel, which was sold to Pakistan ...
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70 YEARS AGO HMAS QUEENBOROUGH’s 1955 TRAINING CRUISE
HMAS Queenborough sailed from Sydney for the United Kingdom on 24 February 1955. Her task, to gain experience in the latest methods of anti-submarine warfare and to evaluate the capabilities ...
ADV Stoker – bow to stern
Fremantle Port has now be staging an annual Maritime Day for many years. Last November the major on-water attraction was the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine rescue gear ship, ADV Stoker. ...
Commemorating HMAS Arrow
In the early hours of Christmas Day in 1974, HMAS Arrow’s Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Robert Dagworthy, decided to beach his boat in Frances Bay after Cyclone Tracey worsened. Although Arrow ...
Celebrating 80-years of service; The Captain Cook Graving Dock Sydney
In March 2025 the RAN and Garden Island celebrate the 80th anniversary of the famous Captain Cook Graving Dock. This immense piece of ‘naval hardware’ has always been the most ...