The Oberon class submarine, HMAS OTWAY, was commissioned. OTWAY was laid in Scott’s Yard, Greenock, Scotland, on 29 June 1965, and launched on 29 November 1966. ...
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Australian Naval History on 13 April 1968
CMDR Eric Feldt, OBE, RAN, died at Brisbane, QLD. During World War II he had commanded the Australian Coastwatchers organisation in New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands. This ...
Australian Naval History on 9 April 1968
HMAS SYDNEY, (fast troop transport), landed the 1st Battalion, RAR, at Vung Tau, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 April 1968
VADM V. A. T. Smith, CB, DSC, was appointed Chief of Naval Staff. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 April 1968
HMAS LAE, (Attack class patrol boat), was commissioned. She was gifted to the PNGDF in November 1974. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), acted as bait to draw the fire of North Vietnamese batteries near Cap Lay, Vietnam. The ruse was not successful. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 March 1968
The guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART, (CAPT K. W. Shands, RAN), was in company with the US Ships COLLETT and ST PAUL when she came under enemy fire from shore ...
Australian Naval History on 22 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Sydney on her second tour of duty with the US 7th Fleet off Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 March 1968
RADM G. J. B. Crabb, DSC, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. PO W. H. Ellery, (Clearance Diving Team 3), accompanied a US Navy reconnaissance of Long ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1968
LEUT W. D. H. Lees, RAN, and two divers of Clearance Diving Team 3, embarked in USCGC POINT GRACE to intercept an enemy trawler attempting to land ammunition at the ...