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

HMAS Gascoyne II

Australian Naval History on 5 December 2024

On This Day · Dec 5, 2024 ·

HMAS Gascoyne II was decommissioned at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney ...

Australian Naval History on 22 October 2024

On This Day · Oct 22, 2024 ·

Fleet Review held In Sydney during visit of King Charles II. Ships involved included HMAS Hobart III (guided missile destroyer), HMAS Warramunga II (helicopter frigate), HMAS Arunta II (helicopter frigate), ...

Australian Naval History on 26 September 2019

On This Day · Sep 26, 2019 ·

The lead elements of a RAN task group left Sydney to participate in bilateral and multinational activities in North and South-East Asia over four months. Vessels involved included HMA Ships ...

Australian Naval History on 22 December 2018

On This Day · Dec 22, 2018 ·

HMAS Gascoyne II returned to Australia after completing the longest voyage undertaken by a vessel of its class. Gascoyne, along with sister ship, HMAS Huon, had visited ports and exercised ...

Australian Naval History on 13 August 2004

On This Day · Aug 13, 2004 ·

The mine-hunter HMAS GASCOYNE, (LCDR Dean Schopen, RAN), returned to Sydney after seven weeks service in the Solomon Islands, as part of Operation Anode. During the deployment, her crew helped ...

Australian Naval History on 4 June 2003

On This Day · Jun 4, 2003 ·

HMA Ships GASCOYNE and NORMAN, (mine hunters coastal), visited the Cambodian port of Sihanookville, (Kampong Som). This was only the second RAN ship visit to Cambodia, since a previous one ...

Australian Naval History on 2 June 2001

On This Day · Jun 2, 2001 ·

The Huon class mine hunter coastal HMAS GASCOYNE, was commissioned. GASCOYNE was laid down in ADI Yard, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 11 March 2000. ...

Minehunter – Project Progress News

A.N. Other · Jun 20, 2000 ·

GASCOYNE launches. The fourth of six Huon Class minehunters ADI is building for the Royal Australian Navy was recently launched at Newcastle. The on schedule, within budget launch of GASCOYNE ...

Huon Class Minehunters – Progress Report

A.N. Other · Mar 1, 2000 ·

The first of this new class of minehunters, HMAS Huon, was handed over to the RAN on 25 March 1999 after a series of successful sea trials, “the major milestone ...

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