The term WRAN in female rank titles was abolished. (*Actual day of month unknown) ...
On This Day
Australian Naval History on 21 August 1991
The hydrographic ships BENALLA and SHEPPARTON sailed from Cairns, QLD, for a three month survey in Papua New Guinea waters. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 August 1991
The ships’ companies of RAN vessels which participated in Operation Damask, in the Red Sea, were honoured by a ‘Welcome Home’ march through the streets of Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 July 1991
CMDR J. Parker, and CPO Darryl Dilger, arrived in Bahrain as the Australian representatives in the Allied Chemical and Biological Weapons Inspection Team. CPO Dilger was awarded the Australian Service ...
Australian Naval History on 20 July 1991
HMAS GERALDTON, (patrol boat), was dispatched to sea to act as a communication link between the disabled Greek tanker KURKI, disabled off the coast of WA, and shore stations. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 July 1991
The RAN presented a collection of relics from the Gulf War to the Australian War Memorial at Canberra. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 July 1991
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), was the first ship of the RAN to visit the German naval port of Kiel. The Australians were welcomed by survivors of the German raider ...
Australian Naval History on 10 July 1991
The 80th Anniversary of the formation of the RAN was celebrated on this day. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 July 1991
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), rescued the pilot of a Singapore Air Force F-16 aircraft, which crashed into the sea after a mid-air collision. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 July 1991
HMAS Brisbane departed Sydney for her final voyage, a circumnavigation of Australia and New Zealand ...