The Indonesian Navy patrol boat KRI SIADA, ex HMAS BARBETTE, ran aground on North West Reef off Cape York, QLD. She was later re-floated and towed to Thursday Island for ...
HMAS Barbette
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1985
HMAS BARBETTE, (patrol boat), was transferred to the Indonesian Navy as a gift and renamed KRI SIADI. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 October 1984
The Australian Government announced that HMA Ships ATTACK, BARBETTE, and BUCCANEER, (patrol boats), would be transferred as a gift to the Indonesian Navy. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1984
The former HMAS MELBOURNE was sold to a Korean consortium for $1.7 million. It was later resold before delivery to Chinese interests. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 June 1984
HMAS Barbette decommissioned streaming a 38.5 metre long decommissioning pennant. She was then transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 22 February 1985 and renamed KRI Siada. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 January 1984
HMA Ships WARNAMBOOL and BARBETTE, (patrol boats), escorted a Taiwanese motor trawler apprehended poaching in Australian waters off Great Detached Reef, into Cairns. The trawler was found guilty by a ...
Australian Naval History on 14 August 1982
HMAS Barbette temporarily changed her pennant number from 97 to 83 for her role as the fictional RAN patrol boat, HMAS Ambush, in the second series of the popular ABC ...
Australian Naval History on 11 January 1978
During squadron exercises on 11 January involving HMA Ships Barbette, Barricade and Bombard, an Aztec Piper aircraft on charter to the RAN and assisting with the exercise collided with Bombard’s ...
Australian Naval History on 25 January 1971
HMAS Barbette in company with HMAS Bayonet departed Sydney for their new home port at Cairns. They were later joined by HMAS Barricade. The three boats were greeted warmly on ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970
An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...
Australian Naval History on 16 August 1968
The Attack class patrol boat HMAS BARBETTE, (LCDR B. Hammill, RAN), was commissioned. BARBETTE was laid down in Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, in November 1967, and launched on 10 April ...