By Steve Chaplin, former RAN Leading Seaman Weapons Mechanic (LSWM) What could be more calming and restful, other than relaxing and taking in the serene ice blue, flat calm waters ...
HMAS Acute
Salute to Three Good Men
During the recent festive season, the Naval Historical Society of Australia lost three long term members whose service to the nation and community in peace and war is a fine ...
Australian Naval History on 20 May 1983
HMAS ACUTE, (patrol boat),was paid off in Darwin and commissioned into the Indonesian Navy as the KRI SILEA. She joined her sistership, HMAS BARRICADE, renamed KRI SIGALU, which was given ...
Australian Naval History on 3 May 1973
The patrol boat HMAS ACUTE, (LCDR R. P. Rodriguez, RANR), apprehended and arrested two Taiwanese fishing boats which were poaching in Australian waters, near the Monte Bello Islands, WA. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 July 1968
HMAS Acute embarked a small medical team and went to the assistance of the American submarine, USS Indianapolis, 240 nautical miles west of Perth. One of Indianapolis’ crew was suffering ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1968
The Attack class fast patrol boat HMAS ACUTE was commissioned. ACUTE was laid down at Evans Deakin Yard, Brisbane, in April 1967, and launched on 26 August 1967. CAPT I. ...