HMA Ships Aitape, Ladava, Lae, Madang, Samarai and Tarangau decommissioned as units of the RAN and recommissioned flying the new White Ensign of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) ...
HMAS Basilisk
HMAS Matafele: 1938 – 1944
A great deal has been recorded concerning the more famous ships of the Royal Australian Navy which served during the Second World War. Nobody would deny that these vessels and ...
Australian Naval History on 17 December 1945
HMAS Horsham decommissioned at Fremantle and was placed in the Reserve Fleet. During her service she had steamed 95,872 miles and was under way for 11,302 hours. Horsham was sold ...
Australian Naval History on 1 January 1943
HMAS MINDARI, (gunnery instruction centre), was commissioned at Woolloomooloo, Sydney. CMDR N. K. Calder, RAN, was appointed to OBE for dedicated service while commanding HMAS BUNGAREE in mine-laying operations in ...