The RAN School of Underwater Medicine was established at HMAS RUSHCUTTER, Sydney. It later moved to HMAS PENGUIN. ...
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Australian Naval History on 8 January 1963
CDRE J. C. (Copper) Morrow, CBE, DSO, DSC, RAN, one of Australia’s most distinguished destroyer captains of the Second World War, died in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 December 1962
The frigate HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR V. A. Parker, RAN), rescued 31 Chinese seamen from the merchant ship TUSCANY, aground on a reef in the China Sea. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 December 1962
Australia promised naval support in the Indonesian-Malaysian confrontation crisis. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1962
The newly formed 16th MCM Squadron arrived in Australia with the six Bird class minesweepers. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 December 1962
HMAS WATERHEN, (shore establishment in Sydney), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 November 1962
725 Squadron recommissioned flying the first two Westland Wessex 31A helicopters delivered to the RAN for ASW training and support to 817 Squadron, the Fleet Air Arm’s (FAA) front line ...
Australian Naval History on 25 October 1962
HMA Ships QUIBERON and QUEENBOROUGH, (destroyer escorts), carried out a search north of Singapore for the cargo vessel KAWI, which had signalled for assistance. A boat from the vessel, with ...
Australian Naval History on 2 October 1962
Two RAN Sea Venom aircraft collided in the air over Sydney Harbour. One aircraft crashed into the harbour after the pilot ejected, and the other reached its base at Nowra, ...
Australian Naval History on 20 September 1962
HMAS Swan paid off for disposal. On 5 June 1964 Swan was sold to Hurley and Dewhurst, of Sydney, to be broken up. She was delivered to the purchasers on ...