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HMAS Rushcutter

HDML 1321 and what she represents

Walter Burroughs · Mar 29, 2017 ·

Java is heaven, Burma is hell but you never come back alive from New Guinea – Japanese wartime saying An eagle-eyed member of our Society drew attention to this short ...

RAN Minesweepers and Minehunters

A.N. Other · Sep 12, 1993 ·

Catamarans And Auxiliaries The Royal Australian Navy’s Mine Warfare vessels are based at H.M.A.S. Waterhen in Sydney Harbour, which provides homeport facilities to six mine warfare vessels, two landing craft, ...

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Australian Naval History on 10 October 1987

On This Day · Oct 10, 1987 ·

The Bay class mine hunter inshore HMAS SHOALWATER, (LEUT J. R. Griffith, RAN), was commissioned. SHOALWATER was laid down in Carrington Shipyards, Newcastle, New South Wales, and launched on 20 ...

Australian Naval History on 1 December 1986

On This Day · Dec 1, 1986 ·

The Bay class mine hunter HMAS RUSHCUTTER, (LCDR G. Mapson, RAN), was commissioned. RUSHCUTTER was laid down in Carrington Shipyards, Newcastle, NSW, and launched on 3 May 1986. Lady Bennet, ...

Australian Naval History on 1 November 1986

On This Day · Nov 1, 1986 ·

The mine hunter inshore HMAS RUSHCUTTER, (LCDR G. Mapson, RAN), was commissioned at Sydney. Her sister-ship HMAS SHOALWATER, was commissioned a year later. A plan to bring into service six ...

Australian Naval History on 2 November 1985

On This Day · Nov 2, 1985 ·

HMAS CANBERRA, (guided missile frigate), signalled the Russian ship FRUNZE, (guided missile frigate), which she had shadowed CANBERRA for three days in the South China Sea; ‘Happy 68th Birthday, (of ...

Australian Naval History on 17 August 1984

On This Day · Aug 17, 1984 ·

HMAS IPSWICH, (patrol boat), intercepted and detained the Taiwanese fishing vessel YUAN JAAN, for illegally fishing off Mermaid Reef, west of Broome, WA. A court later ordered the forfeiture of ...

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