March 2019 HMAS ANZAC (FFH150) III Al Faw Peninsula Iraq – NGS MISSION By Dennis J Weatherall JP TM AFAITT(L) LSM Volunteer Researcher, Naval Historical Society of Australia It took ...
HMAS Anzac III
Australian Naval History on 22 July 2012
HMAS Anzac (III) deployed to the Middle East region for Operation SLIPPER. ...
The Three Ships called Anzac
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 (III) – first in class
Australian Naval History on 5 June 2007
HMAS Anzac (III) departed Fleet Base West for Operation CATALYST ...
Australian Naval History on 12 March 2005
The frigate HMAS ANZAC, (CAPT Richard Menhenick, CSC, RAN), departed Australia on a six month world cruise, (Operation Northern Trident). During the cruise the ship was destined to take part ...
Australian Naval History on 1 December 2004
CAPT P. G. Lockwood, DSC, CSC, RAN, was awarded the United States Bronze Star, in recognition of his meritorious service as the Commanding Officer of HMAS ANZAC, (guided missile frigate), ...
Australian Naval History on 13 September 2004
Exercise Bersama Lima 2004 commenced in Singaporean and Malaysian waters. This majorFive-Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) Exercise involved over 30 ships, 80 aircraft, and some 3,000 personnel. The RAN was represented ...
Australian Naval History on 27 August 2004
The frigate HMAS ANZAC, (CAPT Richard Menhinick, CSC, RAN), rescued 15 Indonesians from a sinking vessel south of Batam Island. The crew of the vessel lit a fire to attract ...
Australian Naval History on 11 August 2004
Exercise Singaroo, (joint exercise involving the RAN and the Singapore Navy), commenced in the waters off Darwin, NT. RS Ships VICTORY and VIGILENCE, (Victory class corvettes), were involved, along with ...
Book Review: Roughers: Photographs of warships fighting the elements
Roughers: Photographs of warships fighting the elements Compiled by Mike Critchley and Steve Bush Published by Maritime Books Lodge Hill, Liskheard PL 14 4EL, Cornwall, England. E-mail: orders.marbooks@virgin.net. ; Website: www.navybooks.com; Price: ...
HMS Marlborough’s Account of the Iraq War, March 2003
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 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 18 May 2000
HMAS ANZAC, (frigate), arrived at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a good will visit. ...
Obituary: Ian Hunter McDonald RAN (1915-1996)
On 25 November 1996, 55 years to the day of the sinking of HMS Barham, in which he was serving and when 862 of his shipmates lost their lives, Captain ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1996
The ANZAC class guided missile frigate, HMAS ANZAC was commissioned. ANZAC was laid down at Tenix Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 16 September 1994. Lieutenant Colonel V. Statham, AO, ...
Australian Naval History on 16 September 1994
HMAS ANZAC, lead ship in the RAN’s 2035 ton light frigate class, was launched by Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Staham, (nee Bullwinkle), one of the survivors of a group of Australian ...