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You are here: Home / Archives for Australian Units / HMAS Anzac II

HMAS Anzac II

Occasional Paper 48: HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’

A.N. Other · Mar 9, 2019 ·

March 2019 The following paper on the distinguished service of HMAS Anzac (II) was first published in the March 2011 edition of the Naval Historical Review available on the Society ...

The Three Ships called Anzac

A.N. Other · Mar 20, 2011 ·

The following tributes to the three ships which have borne the proud name Anzac have been brought together from information held in our archives. It is perhaps the expected problem ...

HMAS Anzac (II) – the last ‘Battle’

A.N. Other · Mar 10, 2011 ·

With the end of World War II in sight the RAN had to plan for replacement ships of its hard worked destroyer force. The remaining ‘V&W’ destroyers HMA Ships Vendetta ...

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Korean Waters – Tribal Class Destroyers

Nesdale, Iris · Jun 4, 2007 ·

This is a slightly abbreviated version of Chapter 13 from the book Action Stations – Tribal Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy by the late Iris Nesdale, published by the ...

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The RAN’s Destroyers

Ramsay, O.G. · Mar 11, 1991 ·

Surely destroyers are the backbone of our Royal Australian Navy. Thirty-nine destroyers have served in the RAN since Foundation in 1911, from our first destroyers – HMA Ships PARRAMATTA (1), ...

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HMAS Condamine in Korea 1952-1953

Fazio, Lieut. V. RANEM · Sep 24, 1986 ·

CONDAMINE, one of four modified river class frigates (the others being Shoalhaven, Murchison and Culgoa) was built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, NSW. Laid down on the 3rd of ...

Australian Naval History on 24 November 1975

On This Day · Nov 24, 1975 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), was sold out of service for breaking up in Hong Kong. ...

Australian Naval History on 4 October 1974

On This Day · Oct 4, 1974 ·

HMAS ANZAC was paid off at Sydney. She had steamed 693,582.1 miles since commissioning. On 24 November 1975 Anzac (II) was sold to Hifirm Corporation Ltd of Hong Kong. She ...

Australian Naval History on 14 August 1974

On This Day · Aug 14, 1974 ·

HMAS Duchess recommissioned and replaced HMAS Anzac (II), which had decommissioned just three days before, as the Fleet Training Ship ...

Australian Naval History on 11 August 1974

On This Day · Aug 11, 1974 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), was paid off for disposal at Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 26 August 1969

On This Day · Aug 26, 1969 ·

HMA Ships HOBART, VENDETTA, ANZAC, DERWENT, YARRA, CURLEW, HAWK, and GULL, searched for survivors from MV NOONGAH, which foundered in heavy seas off Smoky Cape. Five of the ship’s crew ...

Australian Naval History on 1 July 1967

On This Day · Jul 1, 1967 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), represented Australia at the coronation of King Taufa Ahou Toupou IV, of Tonga. ...

Australian Naval History on 3 January 1964

On This Day · Jan 3, 1964 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), landed parties to fight bushfires on Tasman Island. ...

Australian Naval History on 28 March 1963

On This Day · Mar 28, 1963 ·

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II signalled the destroyer HMAS ANZAC at the conclusion of the Royal Tour of Australia; “Splice the main brace”. The RAN does not splice the main ...

Australian Naval History on 1 March 1961

David Stratton · Mar 1, 1961 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) became the Fleet Training Ship (seaman training only), with an extra deckhouse aft and the director removed ...

Australian Naval History on 14 September 1960

On This Day · Sep 14, 1960 ·

A shell fired by HMAS ANZAC in gunnery exercises off Jervis Bay hit the hull of HMAS TOBRUK. ...

Australian Naval History on 25 December 1957

On This Day · Dec 25, 1957 ·

Officers cook A. C. Cooper, of HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), drowned in Singapore. Cooper was only one of two RAN casualties during the Malayan Emergency, (1948-1960). He is buried at Kranji ...

Australian Naval History on 26 April 1957

On This Day · Apr 26, 1957 ·

HMAS Tobruk was taking part in a night encounter exercise while participating in SEATO Exercise ASTRA. The opposing forces were designated ‘blue’ and ‘orange’ respectively and the purpose of the ...

Australian Naval History on 29 September 1956

On This Day · Sep 29, 1956 ·

In the first of the only two offensive actions undertaken by Royal Australian Navy ships during the Malayan Emergency (1948-60), HMA Ships Anzac (II) and Tobruk (I) bombarded terrorist positions ...

Australian Naval History on 28 July 1953

On This Day · Jul 28, 1953 ·

RAN casualties in the Korean War were:-Killed; 1; Missing presumed dead; 2; Wounded; 6The eight Australian vessels engaged were HMA Ships SYDNEY, ANZAC, BATAAN, TOBRUK, WARRAMUNGA, COMDAMINE, CULGOA, MURCHISON, and ...

Australian Naval History on 3 July 1953

On This Day · Jul 3, 1953 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) returned to Sydney after an absence of 305 days. Of these, 228 were spent at sea, 40 of them on patrol in the Korean War combat areas. ...

Australian Naval History on 7 December 1952

On This Day · Dec 7, 1952 ·

HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), bombarded North Korean troop positions at Cho Do and Sok To Islands, inflicting heavy casualties. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 November 1952

On This Day · Nov 16, 1952 ·

On this day, 16 November 1952, the Battle class destroyer, HMAS Anzac (II) (Captain GGO Gatacre, DSC, RAN), came under fire from North Korean shore batteries in the vicinity of ...

Australian Naval History on 29 October 1952

On This Day · Oct 29, 1952 ·

The Battle class destroyer HMAS ANZAC, (LCDR W. O. C. Roberts, RAN), in temporary command, joined the Eastern Korea Patrol for operations in the Sok To and Cho Do islands. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 September 1952

David Stratton · Sep 1, 1952 ·

HMAS Anzac (II) departed Sydney for Sasebo to begin her second tour of duty in Korean waters. ...

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