The Australian Government announced that HMS INVINCIBLE, (aircraft carrier), would be renamed HMAS AUSTRALIA when she joined the RAN. As a result of the Falkland’s War the British Government decided to retain ...
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Australian Naval History on 5 March 1983
HMAS CESSNOCK, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 January 1983
LEUT G. A. Ledger, RAN, piloted an Iroquois helicopter in a hazardous night operation to rescue 13 passengers trapped in four cable cars over Keppel Harbour in Singapore, during a ...
Australian Naval History on 17 December 1982
HMAS Banks ceased to be a commissioned ship of the RAN , but this was not the end of her sea going career as she was retained in service, performing ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1982
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS IPSWICH, was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 November 1982
The RAN’s three torpedo recovery vessels, TRV 801, TRV 802, and TRV 803, were named TUNA, TREVALLY, and TAILOR, respectively. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 October 1982
HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), was the largest warship docked at the port of Fremantle to this date. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 October 1982
HMA Ships SNIPE and CURLEW, (minehunters), based at HMAS Cairns, detonated a WWII mine on Ribbon Reef, north of Cooktown, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 October 1982
The crew of HMAS TORRENS, (Type 12 frigate), ‘spliced the mainbrace’ to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, on completion of TORRENS tour of duty as escort to HMS BRITANNIA, (The ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1982
The Minister for Defence, Mr. Ian Sinclair, announced a contract had been placed with Carrington Slipways Pty. Ltd. of Newcastle, NSW, to build two Australian designed catamaran minesweepers. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 October 1982
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, officially opened the RAN’s Darwin Naval Base. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 October 1982
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the RAN base in Darwin, NT. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 September 1982
HMAS IPSWICH, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was launched at Cairns, QLD ...
Australian Naval History on 22 August 1982
The United Kingdom Government was advised that no further action would be taken on the potential purchase, for the RAN, of HMS INVINCIBLE, (aircraft carrier). ...
Australian Naval History on 20 August 1982
The Australian Government ordered 18 French built Squirrel, (Ecureuil), helicopters, at a total cost of $24 million. Twelve were allocated to the RAAF, and six to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 August 1982
HMAS Barbette temporarily changed her pennant number from 97 to 83 for her role as the fictional RAN patrol boat, HMAS Ambush, in the second series of the popular ABC ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1982
The Gunnery School at HMAS CERBERUS was closed. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 July 1982
HMAS BANKS, (survey ship small), was attached to HMAS CRESWELL as a training tender. HMAS WHYALLA, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 July 1982
805 Squadron, flying Skyhawks, and 816 squadron, flying S2 Trackers, decommissioned at NAS Nowra ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1982
HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier),paid off at Sydney for disposal. The ship was initially sold in June 1984 to an Australian company for A$1.7 million, however the sale fell through. In ...
Australian Naval History on 4 June 1982
HMAS STUART, (destroyer escort), was damaged in a fire at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1982
RAN personnel joined the Multi-National Force and Observers, (MFO), operating on the Sinai Peninsula, to enforce the separation of Egyptian and Israeli forces. The RAN provided Iroquious helicopters, (which had ...
Australian Naval History on 21 April 1982
VADM D. W. Leach, AC, CBE, LVO, RAN, is appointed Chief of Naval Staff. He had joined the RAN College in 1942 as a Cadet Midshipman, and was the last ...
Australian Naval History on 29 March 1982
HMAS CANBERRA, (guided missile frigate), and P&O’s cruise liner, CANBERRA, rendezvoused off San Diego, USA. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 March 1982
RADM M. W. Hudson, RAN, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Fleet. ...