The Almirante Lattore FFG14 (ex HMAS Melbourne) and the Capitan Prat FFG11 (ex HMAS Newcastle) depart from Sydney for Chile escorted out of the heads by HMAS Sydney ...
HMAS Newcastle
Australian Naval History on 15 April 2020
Australia officially transferred ex HMA ships Melbourne and Newcastle to the Chilean Navy during a commissioning ceremony at HMAS Watson Naval Base in Sydney. The two frigates were retired from service ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 2019
HMAS Newcastle decommissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 23 May 2005
HMAS Newcastle departed for the Middle East region on Operation CATALYST. Newcastle’s deployment was the Navy’s 34th individual ship deployment to the Middle East region since 1990 ...
Australian Naval History on 29 June 2004
Exercise RIMPAC 04, (the 19th in the series which commenced in the early 1970’s), began in Hawaii. RAN units involved included HMA Ships NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), SUCCESS, (fleet oiler ...
Australian Naval History on 18 June 2004
The frigate HMAS NEWCASTLE, (CAPT T. N. Jones, CSC, RAN), was en-route to Hawaii for Exercise Rimpac 04, when she was diverted to rescue three Danish sailors from the yacht ...
Australian Naval History on 6 August 2003
HMAS NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), enters the Persian Gulf to relieve her sister ship HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), on Maritime Interdiction Operations. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 2003
Operation CATALYST began with the deployment of HMAS Newcastle, to the Middle East region. ...
Australian Naval History on 4 June 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 15 July 2002
HMAS Newcastle, arrived back in her home port of Sydney following a six-month patrol in the Middle East region in support of Operation SLIPPER. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 December 1998
HMAS NEWCASTLE, (guided missile frigate), located the damaged yacht SOLO GLOBE CHALLENGER. Two injured crewmen were transferred from the yacht to NEWCASTLE, while the yacht waited for a trawler to ...
Australian Naval History on 28 December 1998
At 0320 a RAN Sea King helicopter winched onboard three injured crewmen from the badly damaged yacht SWORD OF ORION, during the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. At the ...
Australian Naval History on 27 December 1998
The RAN was requested to provide assistance to rescue yachtsmen involved in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Exceptionally strong winds and heavy seas had damaged several yachts, including several ...
Australian Naval History on 11 December 1993
The FFG-7, (Adelaide), class guided missile frigate, HMAS NEWCASTLE, was commissioned at Newcastle, NSW. NEWCASTLE was laid down in AMECON Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, and launched on 21 February 1992. Mrs ...
Australian Naval History on 21 February 1992
HMAS NEWCASTLE, the final ship in Amecon’s contract to build two guided missile frigates for the RAN, was launched at Williamstown, VIC. The ship was delivered five months ahead of ...