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HMAS Kimbla

Boom Defence Vessels

Weaver, Trevor · Sep 30, 1990 ·

Fairly recently a photo of HMAS Karangi shown raising a submarine was received from the RAN Naval Collection. This photo was very interesting as it was definitely not snapped in ...

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Kimbla – Alias ‘The Snail’

Weaver, Trevor · Jun 24, 1985 ·

HMAS KIMBLA was laid down in 1953 and was launched by Mrs. J.W.N. Bull, wife of Captain John Bull who, at the time, was General Overseer Eastern Area. Kimbla’s launch ...

Australian Naval History on 15 February 1985

On This Day · Feb 15, 1985 ·

HMAS Kimbla paid off. During her long career Kimbla steamed 363,038 nautical miles at an average speed of just seven knots. At the time of her decommissioning Kimbla held the ...

Letter – Bustler and Kangaroo

Letter Writer · Jun 21, 1984 ·

Recently while cruising the Parramatta River, a detour into Homebush Bay proved quite interesting. I had intended to photograph the tug “Bustler” which lies derelict there. Alongside Bustler is what ...

Australian Naval History on 31 August 1979

On This Day · Aug 31, 1979 ·

CPO Jackson, of HMAS KIMBLA, (survey vessel), was washed overboard and drowned in heavy seas, while the ship was leaving Port Philip Bay, VIC. His body was never recovered. ...

Ship Badges – Royal Australian Navy

A.N. Other · Mar 20, 1976 ·

HMAS Penguin, the Navy’s depot at Balmoral on Sydney Harbour, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in July 1972. The name Penguin goes back to 1831 and has been handed down through ...

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Australian Naval History on 7 February 1966

On This Day · Feb 7, 1966 ·

RAN clearance divers operating from HMAS KIMBLA, (trials ship), located and recovered a ton of explosives lost overboard from a vessel off Lakes Entrance, VIC. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 December 1961

On This Day · Dec 1, 1961 ·

RAN Clearance Divers operating from HMAS KIMBLA, and the diving tender WALRUS, salvaged vital parts of a Viscount civil airliner, which had crashed with the loss of 15 lives into ...

Australian Naval History on 18 June 1960

On This Day · Jun 18, 1960 ·

HMA Ships WARREGO, (sloop), and KIMBLA, (trials vessel), with Clearance Diving Teams, recovered bodies and wreckage from a Fokker Friendship airliner which crashed with the loss of 29 lives in ...

Australian Naval History on 26 March 1956

On This Day · Mar 26, 1956 ·

The boom defence vessel HMAS KIMBLA, was commissioned. KIMBLA was laid down in Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, on 4 November 1953, and launched on 23 March 1955. She was later ...

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