HMAS AUSTRALIA, (heavy cruiser), departed Sydney under tow of the Dutch tug RODE ZEE, for breaking up at the yard which built her at Barrow-in-Furness, U.K. ...
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Australian Naval History on 24 February 1955
VADM Sir Roy Dowling was appointed as Chief of Naval Staff. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 February 1955
The Naval Health Benefits Society, (NHBS) was formed to provide private health insurance for the families of serving members, and ex RAN personnel. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 February 1955
HMAS HAWKESBURY, was paid off for disposal. After being declared for disposal early in 1961, she was sold to the Tolo Mining and Smelting Co Ltd of Hong Kong on ...
Australian Naval History on 5 January 1955
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (8 inch cruiser), was advertised for disposal at Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1954
HMAS QUEENBOROUGH was re-commissioned as an anti-submarine Frigate. During conversion she became the first ship of the RAN fitted with Type 170 Asdic and the Mk 10 Limbo mortar. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1954
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 October 1954
HMAS Bataan paid off at Sydney having steamed 279,395 nautical miles since commissioning. Bataan was sold for scrap on 2 May 1958 to Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd of Tokyo, Japan. ...
Australian Naval History on 9 October 1954
HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), departed from Sydney under tow for the ship-breakers in Scotland. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 October 1954
808 Squadron, flying Sea Furies, decommissioned at Nowra. ...