The following awards for gallantry were announced for rescue operations after the collision of HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and the USS FRANK E EVANS, (destroyer):-GM LCDR R. J. Burns RANAFC ...
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Australian Naval History on 9 January 1970
The following awards were announced for service in Vietnamese waters:-BEM CPO H. E. Frey, (HMAS PERTH)MID CAPT A. A. Willis, (HMAS HOBART)MID LCDR R. G. Taylor, (HMAS HOBART)LCDR Taylor later ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1970
RADM H. D. Stevenson was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1970
HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), observed a three hour ceasefire for the New Year off Phan Thiet, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1969
HMAS VENDETTA, (destroyer), was Navy gunfire ship for US II Corps’ operations in Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 December 1969
RAN Chaplains Reverend L. Breslan, and the Reverend A. Batt celebrated mass and holy communion in HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), some six miles off the Vietnam coast. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 December 1969
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), observed the Christmas ceasefire which came into force at 1800. VENDETTA withdrew some six miles off the fire line on the Vietnam coast. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 December 1969
The Oberon class submarine HMAS ONSLOW, (LCDR C. Nixon-Eckersall, RN), was commissioned at Greenock, Scotland. ONSLOW was laid down in Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Greenock, Scotland, on 26 ...
Australian Naval History on 21 December 1969
HMAS JEPARIT, the former Australian National line 6,341 ton general purpose bulk carrier, reported fully loaded and ready for sea. The ship was the subject of union disputes from August, ...
Australian Naval History on 11 December 1969
The supply ship HMAS JEPARIT, (CMDR R. E. Bourke, RAN), was commissioned. JEPARIT was laid down in Evans Deakin Yard, Brisbane, as a bulk-carrier, and launched on 5 October 1963. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 December 1969
The first Australian chart published in metric measurement was issued by the RAN Hydrographic Office. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 November 1969
The Daring class destroyer HMAS VENDETTA, (CMDR E. E. Johnston, RAN), withdrew from the fire-line off Tuy Hoa in Vietnam, in the face of increasing gales, fog and rain. She ...
Australian Naval History on 19 November 1969
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), supported South Vietnamese battalions in a night action to the west of Tuy Hoa, Vietnam. VENDETTA was the only British-design ship employed in operations in ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1969
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), operated as Navy gunfire ship for US Infantry Corps’ operations in Vietnam. Wessex N7-211 was lost in dramatic circumstances east of Jervis Bay. While conducted ...
Australian Naval History on 7 November 1969
HMAS Gull was paid off into operational reserve having steamed 199,042.7 nautical miles in almost seven years of active service. In a fitting postscript, Gull was awarded the Kelly Shield ...
Australian Naval History on 17 October 1969
The following gallantry awards were made to personnel of the RAN’s Helicopter Flight for service in Vietnam: DSC LCDR G. R. Rohrsheim, RAN; DSC LEUT I. M. Speedy, RAN; DSC ...
Australian Naval History on 3 October 1969
The Daring class destroyer HMAS VENDETTA, (CMDR E. E. Johnson, RAN), fired her first rounds in the Vietnam War against enemy rocket sites, and troop staging areas. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 September 1969
VADM Sir Victor Smith, KBE, CB, DSC, flew his flag as Chief of Naval Staff in HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), off Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 September 1969
HMAS Vendetta received a detailed handover from HMAS Brisbane in Subic Bay when she arrived for service during the Vietnam War. This was the occasion for Captain Willis, Brisbane (II)’s ...
Australian Naval History on 23 September 1969
The RAN Clearance Diving Team 3 was awarded the USN Meritorious Unit Commendation for conspicuous service in Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 September 1969
CMDR Albert S. McLemore, USN, was found guilty of dereliction in the performance of duty, and negligently hazarding a vessel, at his court martial, convened as a result of the ...
Australian Naval History on 15 September 1969
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), relieved HMAS BRISBANE, (guided missile destroyer), in the US Seventh Fleet off Vietnam. VADM Sir Victor Smith presented a cheque for $32,500 to VADM William ...
Australian Naval History on 14 September 1969
The guided missile destroyer HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT A. A. Willis, RAN), completed 143 gunfire missions, in which 389 enemy defences were either destroyed or damaged, 313 bunkers hit, 14 supply ...
Australian Naval History on 11 September 1969
LEUT Ronald C. Ramsey, USN, deck officer of USS FRANK E EVANS, (destroyer), entered a plea of guilty of negligence before a court martial investigating the collision with HMAS MELBOURNE, ...
Australian Naval History on 4 September 1969
LEUT James A. Hopson, USN, was reprimanded for dereliction of duty and negligence, in connection with the collision of HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and USS FRANK E EVANS, (destroyer) ...