HMAS Duchess was at sea carrying out surface and anti-aircraft firings before joining Melbourne on rescue destroyer duties. At 12:35, during a surface firing run, a 4.5-inch round from ‘B’ ...
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Australian Naval History on 6 July 1972
HMAS GASCOYNE, (frigate), left Melbourne under tow for breaking up in Japan. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 July 1972
The wreck of HMAS WARRNAMBOOL, (minesweeper), sunk by a mine in 1947 off the coast of Queensland, was sold to the Southern Cross Diving and Salvage Company. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 June 1972
Brothers, CAPT G. J. Willis, RAN, and CAPT A. A. Willis, RAN, were promoted to the rank of Commodore on the same day. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1972
Chief Radio Supervisor B. W. Caulter, of HMAS OTWAY, (Oberon class submarine), was awarded the BEM, for devotion to duty over a period of five days, while OTWAY was involved ...
Australian Naval History on 26 May 1972
The following awards were made to the ships company of HMAS BRISBANE, (destroyer), for her service in Vietnamese waters:CBE: CAPT R. G. Loosli, RANMID: LCDR H. W. Thomsett, RANMID: Chief ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1972
The ‘Melbourne-Sydney Marathon’ took place as HMAS Melbourne travelled from Melbourne to Sydney. Ten members of Melbourne’s ship’s company embarked on a relay marathon from Melbourne to Sydney to raise ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1972
HMAS Stuart departed Sydney for deployment with the ANZUK Forces in the Far East, followed by a visit to Pearl Harbor in August/September 1972 for exercises with US, Canadian and ...
Australian Naval History on 10 April 1972
HMAS TOBRUK, (Battle class destroyer), was sold out of service for breaking up in Japan. The former destroyer TOBRUK, and frigate QUIBERON, left Sydney Harbour for the last time, under ...
Australian Naval History on 7 April 1972
HMAS Queenborough paid off having steamed some 443,236 miles in the RAN. On 8 April 1975 the ship was sold to Willtopp (Asia) Ltd through the firm’s Agents, Banks Bros ...