HMAS MARYBOROUGH, (minesweeper), was sold. She was purchased by a private shipping company and renamed ISOBEL QUEEN. ...
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Australian Naval History on 2 May 1957
HMA Ships GLENELG, KATOOMBA, and PARKES, (minesweepers), were sold out of service for breaking up at Hong Kong. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1957
HMAS Tobruk was taking part in a night encounter exercise while participating in SEATO Exercise ASTRA. The opposing forces were designated ‘blue’ and ‘orange’ respectively and the purpose of the ...
Australian Naval History on 12 April 1957
The RAN Clearance Diving Branch suffered its first casualty when ABCD T. W. Aldridge drowned in an incident at Pittwater, Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 April 1957
The Federal Government announced the relocation of Defence Administration from Melbourne to Canberra. Navy Office, which had been located in Melbourne since the early 1900’s, was subsequently moved to Russell ...
Australian Naval History on 18 March 1957
HMAS PALUMA, a former stores carrier, was commissioned as a survey vessel. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 March 1957
The tug HMAS EMU, (LCDR J. Toulouse, RANVR), rescued six survivors of the merchant ship GOLD SEEKER from Bowen Bay, Bathurst Island. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 February 1957
723 Squadron recommissioned with five Sycamore helicopters, two Austers and two Firefly target tugs. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 February 1957
The Daring class destroyer HMAS VOYAGER, (CAPT G. J. B. Crabb, DSC, RAN), was commissioned. VOYAGER was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, and launched on 1 March 1952. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 December 1956
HMAS Arunta (I) passed to dockyard control for refitting for Operational Reserve. She had steamed 95,221 miles during her second commission bringing her total mileage to 357,273 since commissioning in ...