Hostilities and offensive maritime operations ceased in Korea, following the terms of an armistice. The country remained divided, and officially a state of war still exists between North and South ...
On This Day
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1953
HMAS TOBRUK sank a large North Korean supply sampan in the Yangoi area. HMAS QUADRANT was re-commissioned after conversion to a anti-submarine frigate. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 July 1953
HMAS Anzac (II) returned to Sydney after an absence of 305 days. Of these, 228 were spent at sea, 40 of them on patrol in the Korean War combat areas. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1953
The Coronation Review of the Fleet, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, took place at Spithead, England. HMAS Sydney formed part of the 229 strong coronation fleet review at Spithead ...
Australian Naval History on 17 May 1953
850 Squadron commanding officer Lieutenant Commander Reginald Wild, DFC killed while flying a Hawker Sea Fury F.B. II when his aircraft collided with a Tiger Moth in mid-air over Wagga ...
Australian Naval History on 21 April 1953
HMAS Culgoa gave strong support to partisan troops in trouble ashore on the mainland. While a United States sergeant spotted, Culgoa fired 102 rounds of 4-inch ammunition, dispersing the attacking ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1953
HMAS Culgoa commenced operations off Korea when she arrived off Paengyong Do to relieve HMS Whitesand Bay on the west coast patrol. Culgoa remained on patrol anchored off Paengyong Do by day ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1953
HMAS NIRIMBA was commissioned at Quakers Hill, Sydney, under the command of CAPT D. Sanderson, DSC, RN, as the RAN Fleet Air Arm’s second Naval Air Station. The Naval Air ...
Australian Naval History on 24 March 1953
The first rescue operation by a helicopter of the RAN was effected when an injured lighthouse keeper was rescued from Point Perpendicular Lighthouse, NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 March 1953
HMAS Latrobe paid off and was transferred into the control of Williamstown Dockyard, passing into the Reserve Fleet on 17 September 1953. In her ten years of seagoing service Latrobe ...
Australian Naval History on 11 March 1953
723 Squadron received the RAN’s first rotary wing aircraft – three Bristol Sycamore helicopters – adding search and rescue, rotary wing training and fleet support to the Squadron’s roles. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 March 1953
HMAS Fremantle reached Fremantle and commenced service as a training ship for the Western Australian area. In this role, until the scheme was abandoned, Fremantle introduced large numbers of National ...
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1953
HMAS Culgoa sailed from Sydney for Japan to take up her role in the Korean War. She arrived at Sasebo and reported for duty to the Flag Officer Second-in-Command, Far ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1953
HMAS Cowra paid off. She was sold out of service in January 1961 to Kino Shito (Aust) Pty Ltd. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1953
850 Squadron commissioned as a fighter squadron at NAS Nowra with Hawker Sea Furies. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1952
HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), bombarded North Korean troop positions at Cho Do and Sok To Islands, inflicting heavy casualties. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1952
On this day, 16 November 1952, the Battle class destroyer, HMAS Anzac (II) (Captain GGO Gatacre, DSC, RAN), came under fire from North Korean shore batteries in the vicinity of ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1952
The Colossus class aircraft carrier HMS VENGEANCE, (CMDR C. M. Hudson, RAN), was commissioned. VENGEANCE was laid down in Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend on Tyne, England, on ...
Australian Naval History on 12 November 1952
HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), flew her 1000th sortie in the Korean War. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 October 1952
First Sycamore helicopter delivered to the RAN FAA. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 October 1952
The Battle class destroyer HMAS ANZAC, (LCDR W. O. C. Roberts, RAN), in temporary command, joined the Eastern Korea Patrol for operations in the Sok To and Cho Do islands. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1952
808 Squadron made history by landing four Sea Furies aboard SYDNEY while the ship was at anchor. Lieutenant Commander Julian Cavanagh, Lieutenant Fred Lane and Sub Lieutenants Peter Wyatt and ...
Australian Naval History on 3 October 1952
HMAS Macquarie conducted surveillance activities and duties as the weather support ship for the first British atomic test which took place at Monte Bello ...
Australian Naval History on 1 September 1952
HMAS Anzac (II) departed Sydney for Sasebo to begin her second tour of duty in Korean waters. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 August 1952
HMAS Bataan finally left the Korean theatre, sent on her way south by many signals of congratulations including that from Commander US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Clark, reading “Commander Seventh ...