HMS NEPAL, formerly HMAS NEPAL, (destroyer), was paid off for disposal. ...
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Australian Naval History on 14 January 1956
HMAS Glenelg paid off into Reserve at Fremantle. On 2 May 1957 Glenelg was sold for breaking up to Hong Kong Rolling Mills Ltd of Hong Kong ...
Australian Naval History on 19 December 1955
HMAS Shoalhaven paid off into Reserve at Sydney. A year later, on 20 December 1956, the ship was accepted into extended Reserve. Without being brought forward for further service, Shoalhaven ...
Australian Naval History on 15 December 1955
HMAS Kangaroo paid off at Sydney and was later classified as a Net Laying Ship in reserve at Sydney and also served as an accommodation ship for Base staff. On ...
Australian Naval History on 6 December 1955
The first aircraft landed on HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier). It was a Westland Whirlwind helicopter. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 December 1955
HMAS Condamine paid off into Reserve at Sydney. Condamine was sold on 21 September 1961 to the Tolo Mining and Smelting Co Ltd of Hong Kong ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1955
HMS NIZAM, (destroyer, ex-HMAS NIZAM), was paid off for breaking up. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 November 1955
HMAS Lae was sold for scrapping after being in reserve since 1948. Lae and the former HMAS Labuan left Sydney under tow for Hong Kong on 28 October 1956 carrying ...
Australian Naval History on 28 October 1955
The aircraft carrier HMAS MELBOURNE, (ex-HMS MAJESTIC,), was commissioned. MAJESTIC was laid down in Vickers Armstrong Yard, Barrow in Furness, England, on 15 April 1943, and launched on 28 February ...
Australian Naval History on 25 October 1955
HMAS Vengeance decommissioned and reverted to the Royal Navy. ...