On This Day
1976-1999 > Post Vietnam
On This Day - 1976-1999
- October 10, 1991
HMAS STUART, (destroyer escort), departed Sydney under tow by the tug WOREE, for breaking up in Pakistan.
- October 7, 1991
HMA Ships PERTH, HOBART, ORION, DUBBO, and IPSWICH, participated in the multinational Exercise AUCKEX 91 in New Zealand waters.
- October 1, 1991
HMA Ships HOBART and PERTH, (guided missile destroyers), with DUBBO and IPSWICH, (patrol boats), represented the RAN at the 50th Anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
- September 21, 1991
HMAS DARWIN, (guided missile frigate), visited her name-city, on completion of her first deployment to the United Nations’ fleet in the Arabian Gulf
- September 10, 1991
HMAS DUBBO, (patrol boat), and the Australian built RMIS LOMOR, (patrol boat), approached the Marshall Islands port of Majuro on the latter’s delivery voyage
- September 7, 1991
The ship’s companies of HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), and HMAS WESTRALIA, (auxiliary oiler replenishment), commenced repairs to Olongapo Hospital, damaged when Mount Pinatubo erupted
- September 2, 1991
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), sailed from Sydney for the Red Sea, to maintain sanctions placed on Iraq by the United Nations
- September 1, 1991
The term WRAN in female rank titles was abolished. (*Actual day of month unknown)
- August 21, 1991
The hydrographic ships BENALLA and SHEPPARTON sailed from Cairns, QLD, for a three month survey in Papua New Guinea waters.
- August 5, 1991
The ships’ companies of RAN vessels which participated in Operation Damask, in the Red Sea, were honoured by a ‘Welcome Home’ march through the streets of Sydney.