On This Day
On This Day – 2020-to Present
- June 22, 2023
The Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Woolamai was officially accepted
- June 16, 2023
HMA Ships Benalla II and Shepparton II decommissioned at Cairns
- June 1, 2023
HMAS Launceston II was decommissioned at Darwin
- March 30, 2023
HMAS Armidale II decommissioned in Darwin
- February 13, 2023
The Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Capricorn was officially accepted
- December 8, 2022
HMAS Wollongong II decommissioned at Cairns
- November 4, 2022
The Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Naturaliste was officially accepted
- October 6, 2022
HMAS Glenelg II decommissioned in Darwin after 14 years of service
- August 4, 2022
The Navy’s second Evolved Cape class patrol boat ADV Cape Peron was officially accepted
- June 16, 2022
The Royal Australian Navy received its largest intake of new officers with 193 graduates of the Royal Australian Naval College completing their passing out parade
- May 28, 2022
HMAS Encounter, naval base located in Adelaide, South Australia, recommissioned. Initially in operation between 1965 and 1994 the base was recomissioned by Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan
- April 28, 2022
HMAS Sirius I was decommissioned at Fleet Base West
- March 23, 2022
The first evolved Cape class patrol boat, ADV Cape Otway, was handed over to the RAN
- December 18, 2021
HMAS Sirius I was decommissioned at Fleet Base West
- November 13, 2021
HMAS Stalwart III was commissioned at Fleet Base West
- September 18, 2021
HMAS Paluma IV and HMAS Mermaid I decommission in a joint ceremony at Cairns
- September 15, 2021
The Australian Government announces the cancellation of the programme for 12 French submarines and indicates that the RAN will instead build nuclear submarines.
- April 10, 2021
HMAS Supply II was commissioned in Sydney
- March 26, 2021
HMAS Pirie II was decommissioned at Darwin
.- January 15, 2021
NUSHIP Supply II arrived in Sydney Harbour ahead of her commissioning in 2021.
Navy’s Fleet Air Arm was recognised for its contribution to Operation Bursa with the awarding of the Australian Service Medal with the Counter Terrorism/Special Recovery clasp. Operation Bursa ran from 1980 to 1990 and had elements of 723, 816 and 817 Squadrons provide air support to Special Forces protecting offshore oil rigs against potential terrorist attack.
- August 12, 2020
Retrospective VC awarded to Seaman Teddy Sheean for his actions during the loss of HMAS Armidale on 1 December 1942. It is the first VC for the RAN.
- May 26, 2020
The Almirante Lattore FFG14 (ex HMAS Melbourne) and the Capitan Prat FFG11 (ex HMAS Newcastle) depart from Sydney for Chile escorted out of the heads by HMAS Sydney
- May 19, 2020
HMAS Sydney V was commissioned off the coast of NSW, in the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea since the Second World War.
- May 14, 2020
The Royal Australian Naval College at HMAS Creswell graduated the largest officer cohort in its 107-year history, with 168 members of New Entry Officers’ Course (NEOC) 62 completing their initial training
- April 15, 2020
Australia officially transferred ex HMA ships Melbourne and Newcastle to the Chilean Navy during a commissioning ceremony at HMAS Watson Naval Base in Sydney. The two frigates were retired from service by the Royal Australian Navy in 2019, and bought second hand by the Armada de Chile, which has renamed them Almirante Latorre (ex HMAS Melbourne) and Captain Pratt (ex HMAS Newcastle) for Chilean Navy service