HMAS ARUNTA, (frigate), and HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a four-day good will visit. ...
On This Day
Australian Naval History on 18 October 2003
A provisional acceptance ceremony was held at NAS NOWRA, NSW, for the Super Sea Sprite Helicopter, (SH-2G(A)), for 805 Squadron. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 October 2003
The ANZAC class guided missile frigate HMAS PARRAMATTA, was commissioned. PARRAMATTA was laid down in Tenix Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 17 June 2000. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 August 2003
HMAS BRUNEI departs Bougainville, bringing to an end six years of RAN support to the peace monitoring group, as part of Operation Belisi II. RAN landing craft heavy had been ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 2003
HMAS NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), enters the Persian Gulf to relieve her sister ship HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), on Maritime Interdiction Operations. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 July 2003
The patrol boat HMAS WHYALLA, (LCDR T. Byles, RAN), becomes the first RAN vessel to arrive in the Solomon Islands to support the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, ...
Australian Naval History on 24 July 2003
The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, (RAMSI), or Operation Helpem Fren, commenced. The military portion was known as Operation Anode, and saw the deployment of several RAN vessels, ...
Australian Naval History on 17 July 2003
HMAS Kanimbla II returned to Australia after conducting Operation BASTILLE in the Middle East region. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 2003
Operation CATALYST began with the deployment of HMAS Newcastle, to the Middle East region. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 June 2003
HMA Ships GASCOYNE and NORMAN, (mine hunters coastal), visited the Cambodian port of Sihanookville, (Kampong Som). This was only the second RAN ship visit to Cambodia, since a previous one ...
Australian Naval History on 17 May 2003
HMA Ships Anzac III and Darwin returned to Australia from the Middle East region.They were the Navy’s 23rd and 24th ship deployments to the Middle East region since 1990 ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 2003
Major combat operations in Iraq cease, as the Coalition Allies announce that ‘essential combat activities have ceased in Iraq’. The coalition commences stabilization activities the following day, but anti-coalition bombings ...
Australian Naval History on 20 April 2003
HMAS STUART, (CMDR D. Greaves, RAN), assisted in the interception and boarding of the North Korean freighter MV PONG SU. STUART carried SAS Troops, who fast roped onto the vessel ...
Australian Naval History on 29 March 2003
The Collins class submarine HMAS RANKIN was commissioned. RANKIN was laid down in the Australian Submarine Corporation in Adelaide, and launched on 7 November 2001. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 March 2003
A boarding Party from HMAS KANIMBLA lead by LCDR M. D. Edwards, RAN, captured a number of Iraqi tugs in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Onboard these tugs, and a barge ...
Australian Naval History on 18 March 2003
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, commits Australian forces to support any action taken by the US led Coalition against Iraq. This commitment was detailed as Operation Falconer. Later in ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 2003
The Huon class mine hunter coastal HMAS YARRA, was commissioned. YARRA was laid down in ADI Yard, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 19 January 2002. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 2003
The main body of Clearance Diving Team 3 arrived in Bahrain for service in the Persian Gulf/Iraq, as part of the Australian commitment to Operation Falconer, (the war in Iraq). ...
Australian Naval History on 4 February 2003
HMAS Kanimbla II departed Darwin for her second deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations BASTILLE and, later, FALCONER ...
Australian Naval History on 23 January 2003
HMAS KANIMBLA, (CMDR D. G. McCourt), departs Sydney for service in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Bastille. The LPA had previously served in the Persian Gulf during the ...
Australian Naval History on 5 November 2002
The former destroyer HMAS HOBART was scuttled off Lady Bay, (South Australia), as a dive wreck. Sunk in 29 metres of water, the destroyer had been specially prepared to be ...
Australian Naval History on 17 September 2002
HMAS ADELAIDE, (frigate), arrives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a good will visit. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 August 2002
The Anzac class guided missile frigate HMAS STUART, was commissioned. STUART was laid down in Tenix Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 17 April 1999. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 August 2002
HMAS Canberra (II) returned to Australia after a deployment to the Middle East region for Operation SLIPPER ...
Australian Naval History on 20 July 2002
RADM Raydon Gates, CSM, RAN, was appointed Maritime Commander Australia. ...