HMAS MELBOURNE and HMAS TORRENS rescued a group of 99 Vietnamese refugees from dilapidated vessels in the South China Sea. ...
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Australian Naval History on 23 April 1981
The landing ship heavy HMAS TOBRUK, was commissioned at Newcastle NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 March 1981
The FFG-7, (Adelaide), class guided missile frigate HMAS CANBERRA, (CMDR B. Wilson, RAN), was commissioned in Seattle, USA. CANBERRA was laid down in Todd Shipyard, Seattle, USA, and launched on ...
Australian Naval History on 14 March 1981
HMAS WARRNAMBOOL, (Fremantle class patrol boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 January 1981
HMAS ADELAIDE, (guided missile frigate), ran aground off Puget Sound, USA and sustained serious underwater damage. In the subsequent court martial the Commanding Officer of ADELAIDE was found guilty of ...
Australian Naval History on 28 November 1980
The Defence Department invited tenders for the construction of two prototypes of an Australian designed mine hunter catamaran to replace the Ton class mine hunters. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 November 1980
CDRE E. E. Johnson, OBE, RAN, was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory. CDRE Johnson was honoured for his services in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 November 1980
The guided missile frigate HMAS ADELAIDE, (CMDR G. R. Lamperd, RAN), was commissioned. ADELAIDE was laid down in Seattle, USA, and launched on 21 June 1978. Mrs Elizabeth Synnot, (Wife ...
Australian Naval History on 28 October 1980
HMAS COOK, (oceanographic ship), was commissioned at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, under CMDR I. Pullar, RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 October 1980
HMAS WARRNAMBOOL, the second of fifteen Fremantle class patrol boats ordered for the RAN, was launched at Cairns, QLD. ...