The Collins class submarine HMAS WALLER, was commissioned. WALLER was laid down at The Australian Submarine Corporation, Adelaide, and launched on 14 March 1997. ...
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Australian Naval History on 3 July 1999
VADM D. J. Shackleton, AO, RAN, was appointed Chief of Naval Staff. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 June 1999
HMAS JERVIS BAY, (high speed catamaran), was commissioned in Hobart. The vessel was a civilian high speed catamaran leased from the builders, (INCAT), for a two year period. She was ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1999
RADM J. R. Lord, AM, RAN, was appointed as Maritime Commander Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 May 1999
The Huon class mine hunter coastal HMAS HUON, was commissioned. HUON was laid down in ADI Yard, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 12 July 1997. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1999
HMAS Tobruk II was assigned the difficult task of supporting the investigation and recovery of a RAAF F-111G aircraft which had crashed on the Malaysian Island of Pulau Aur while ...
Australian Naval History on 24 April 1999
HMAS PERTH, (destroyer), and HMAS ARUNTA, (frigate), arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, (Saigon), Vietnam, for a four day port visit. This was the first visit to Vietnam for Australian ...
Australian Naval History on 29 December 1998
HMAS NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), located the damaged yacht SOLO GLOBE CHALLENGER. Two injured crewmen were transferred from the yacht to NEWCASTLE, while the yacht waited for a trawler to ...
Australian Naval History on 28 December 1998
At 0320 a RAN Sea King helicopter winched onboard three injured crewmen from the badly damaged yacht SWORD OF ORION, during the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. At the ...
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1998
The RAN was requested to provide assistance to rescue yachtsmen involved in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Exceptionally strong winds and heavy seas had damaged several yachts, including several ...