HMAS LAE, (Attack class patrol boat), was commissioned. She was gifted to the PNGDF in November 1974. ...
Australian Naval History on 3 April 1968
Australian Naval History on 26 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), acted as bait to draw the fire of North Vietnamese batteries near Cap Lay, Vietnam. The ruse was not successful. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 March 1968
The guided missile destroyer HMAS HOBART, (CAPT K. W. Shands, RAN), was in company with the US Ships COLLETT and ST PAUL when she came under enemy fire from shore ...
Australian Naval History on 22 March 1968
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), sailed from Sydney on her second tour of duty with the US 7th Fleet off Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 March 1968
RADM G. J. B. Crabb, DSC, was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. PO W. H. Ellery, (Clearance Diving Team 3), accompanied a US Navy reconnaissance of Long ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1968
LEUT W. D. H. Lees, RAN, and two divers of Clearance Diving Team 3, embarked in USCGC POINT GRACE to intercept an enemy trawler attempting to land ammunition at the ...
Australian Naval History on 25 February 1968
The report of the second Royal Commission into the HMAS MELBOURNE-HMAS VOYAGER collision was released. The report concerned the fitness of CAPT D. H. Stevens, RAN, to command HMAS VOYAGER ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1968
LCDR P. J. Vickers, (RAN Helicopter Flight), was fatally wounded in helicopter operations near Xuan Loc, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 February 1968
During Operation Clayton, helicopter gun-ships of the RAN Helicopter Flight supported the 1st Australian Task Force in a search-and-screen operation at the village of Long Dien, Vietnam. More than 5337 ...
Australian Naval History on 19 February 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), attacked and damaged three large enemy barges drawn up on the beach near Dong Hoi, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 February 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), fired her 10,000th round in the Vietnam War. The target was North Vietnamese defences in the Bay of Brandon. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 February 1968
HM Ships DEVONSHIRE, EURYALUS, DIDO, and ZEST, of the Far East Fleet, arrived at Sydney on a goodwill visit. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1968
RAN Clearance Diving Teams commenced operations in Vietnam. The first contingent of Clearance Diving Team 3 (CDT 3) personnel departed Sydney by air on 5 February 1967, arriving in Saigon ...
Australian Naval History on 9 February 1968
The destroyer tender HMAS STALWART, (CAPT G. V. Gladstone, DSC, RAN), was commissioned at Sydney. STALWART was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, and was launched on 7 October ...
Australian Naval History on 31 January 1968
VADM Sir Alan McNicoll, KBE, CB, GM, RAN, hoisted his flag in HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), off the coast of Vietnam. It was the first occasion that a Chief ...
Australian Naval History on 29 January 1968
LCDR N. Ralph, RAN, became the first RAN officer to command a US Army unit. In the absence of Colonel R M Cory, he assumed command of the 135th Assault ...
Australian Naval History on 25 January 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), and USS BORDELON, fired on a highway bridge at Cape St Anne, Vietnam. The ships were ranged by enemy radar and came under heavy fire ...
Australian Naval History on 24 January 1968
The Attack class patrol boat, HMAS ADVANCE, (LEUT G. D. R. Hammer, RAN), was commissioned in Maryborough, QLD. Mrs George, (Wife of the Third Naval Member), performed the commissioning ceremony. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 January 1968
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), and USS BORDELON, destroyed or damaged 12 enemy buildings in a storage area at Dong Hoi, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1968
Naval aircrewmen, K. R. Wardle and K. J. French were rescued by helicopters of No. 9 Squadron, RAAF, when their helicopter gunship crashed in jungle north of Baria, Phuoc Tuy ...
Australian Naval History on 10 January 1968
Fleet Air Arm Squadrons, No.805, (Skyhawks), and No.816, (Trackers), were commissioned into the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1967
HMAS SYDNEY, (troop carrier), arrived at Vung Tau, Vietnam, and landed the 7th Royal Australian Regiment. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 December 1967
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), and USS CANBERRA, (guided missile heavy cruiser), attacked an enemy missile site near Dong Hoi, Vietnam, with gunfire. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 December 1967
HMAS PERTH and USS HAMNER, (guided missile destroyers), came under heavy fire from Viet Cong shore batteries off Dong Hoi. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 December 1967
HMAS SWAN, (destroyer escort), was launched at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, VIC. The Perth class, (Charles F Adams, DDG), guided missile destroyer HMAS BRISBANE, (CAPT A. A. Willis, RAN), was commissioned. ...