Clearance Divers from HMA Ships PERTH and CANBERRA, (guided missile frigates), assisted the Royal Malaysian Police in the search and recovery of the body of a crewman from the cruise ...
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Australian Naval History on 7 December 1993
RADM D. B. Chalmers, AO, RAN, was appointed as Maritime Commander Australia. The position had previously been known as Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 November 1993
HMA Ships PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), CANBERRA, (guided missile frigate), and ORION, (submarine),) were on passage to the northern Malacca Strait, to take part in the ASW Exercise SHAREM 94-1with ...
Australian Naval History on 22 November 1993
Exercise Dugong was held off Townsville, QLD, to test the RAN’s Mines Counter Measures, Clearance Diving Teams and Ordnance Disposal techniques. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 November 1993
HMAS MORESBY, (survey vessel), was engaged in the final stages of her survey in the Arnhem Land area. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 November 1993
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), completed her second tour of duty, and departed the Damask Operations Area for Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 October 1994
Operation Lagoon ceases, and HMA Ships TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), and SUCCESS, (auxiliary oiler replenishment), depart from Bougainville and return to Australia. The peace conference that they had been supporting ...
Australian Naval History on 10 October 1993
A Sea King helicopter from HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), was shot at, and sustained two hits by small arms fire in the tail, while conducting a routine reconnaissance flight ...
Australian Naval History on 9 October 1993
HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), arrives at Arawa Bay, Bougainville. After the wharf and adjacent seabed at Loloho had been cleared by a clearance diving team, TOBRUK berthed, and commenced ...
Australian Naval History on 8 October 1993
The advance party of Australian, Tongan, Fijian, and Vanuatan troops, (South Pacific Peace Keeping Force), arrive in Bougainville, as part of Operation Lagoon, (support to a PNG lead conference to ...