LEUT K. Murray, RAN, of HMAS TEAL, (minesweeper), was awarded the DSC for conspicuous service in Malaysian waters, during the Indonesian-Malayan confrontation. ...
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Australian Naval History on 13 December 1964
HMAS TEAL, (minesweeper), intercepted two Indonesian sampans off Borneo. The sampans opened fire, and TEAL retaliated, killing three of the crew. LEUT K. Murray, RAN, TEAL’s captain, was awarded the ...
Australian Naval History on 11 December 1964
Commonwealth Navy Order 614 extended the maximum retirement age for RAN personnel to 57 years. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1964
The Minister for the Navy, Mr. F. C. Chaney, announced plans to establish the RAN’s submarine base at Neutral Bay, Sydney. The base was commissioned HMAS PLATYPUS. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 November 1964
The RAN Nursing Service, (RANNS), which had been disbanded in 1948, was re-formed. Initially 20 registered nurses were commissioned. The RANNS continued as a separate service until amalgamated with the ...
Australian Naval History on 31 August 1964
USN nuclear-powered ships ENTERPRISE, LONGBEACH, and BAINBRIDGE, visited Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 August 1964
HMAS Ibis and Teal replaced HMAS Gull and Hawk as a part of the Far East Strategic Reserve as part of Australia’s commitment to Commonwealth support for Malaysia during the ...
Australian Naval History on 26 August 1964
The Royal Commission’s report on the loss of HMAS VOYAGER, (Daring class destroyer), was tabled in Parliament. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 June 1964
HMAS Quiberon paid off to Reserve. Quiberon was sold on 15 February 1972 for breaking up to Fujita Salvage Company Limited of Osaka, Japan, for $68,260. On 10 April 1972 ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1964
HMAS SYDNEY, (fast troop transport), sailed from Sydney with troops and equipment for Malaya. HMAS DERWENT, (destroyer escort), was the first Ship of the RAN to fire a guided missile ...
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1964
The Daring class destroyer, HMAS DUCHESS, (CAPT I. M. Burnside, RAN), was commissioned. DUCHESS, (as HMS DUCHESS), was laid down in John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Southampton, England, on ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 1964
The Minister for the Navy, Mr. F. C. Chaney, announced the dispatch of the HMA Ships HAWK and GULL, (minesweepers), to Singapore, for operations during the Indonesian-Malaysian confrontation. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1964
The River class, (modified type 12 frigate), destroyer escort, HMAS DERWENT, was commissioned. DERWENT was laid down at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, VIC on 16 June 1959, and launched on 17 ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1964
The former Z Special Force vessel HMAS KRAIT, arrived in Sydney. She had been sold after the war, and was later found in Borneo employed as a timber carrying vessel. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1964
HMS DUCHESS, (Daring class destroyer), arrived in Sydney on loan to the RAN as a replacement for HMAS VOYAGER. DUCHESS was later purchased outright by the Australian Government. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 April 1964
The first of three Bell Iroquois helicopters ordered for the RAN were received by the Fleet Air Arm. The FAA entered a period of uncertainty in the early 1960s with ...
Australian Naval History on 9 March 1964
First Bell UH-1B/1C Iroquois delivered to the RAN. Members of the Royal Australian Navy flew several variants of this aircraft in both the gunship and utility configuration as part of ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1964
HMAS Moresby officially commissioned under the command of Commander John Osborn, RAN, at Garden Island in Sydney ...
Australian Naval History on 25 February 1964
The first Royal Commission into the loss of HMAS VOYAGER, in a collision with HMAS MELBOURNE, was convened in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 February 1964
HMAS Barcoo was decommissioned for the final time. The frigate had travelled 342,579 nautical miles during her career. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 February 1964
The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announced the setting up of a Royal Commission to inquire into the loss of HMAS VOYAGER. The decision was a precedent, the ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1964
HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and HMAS VOYAGER, (destroyer), collided in a night exercise off Jervis Bay. VOYAGER sank with a loss of 82 lives. The GC was awarded posthumously to ...
Australian Naval History on 10 January 1964
Seacat missile systems were fitted in HMA Ships PARRAMATTA, YARRA, STUART, and DERWENT, (destroyer escorts). ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1964
RADM O. H. Becher, CBE, DSO, DSC and Bar, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. RADM Becher was one of the most highly decorated permanent officers of ...
Australian Naval History on 3 January 1964
HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), landed parties to fight bushfires on Tasman Island. ...