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HMAS Tobruk II

Occasional Paper 174: The Queensland Fraser Coast and Royal Australian Navy Historical Ties

Lorraine Fildes · Nov 6, 2023 ·

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Occasional Paper 161: HMAS Tobruk (II) Recognized for Operation SOLACE Service

Editorial Staff · May 2, 2023 ·

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Australian Naval History on 28 June 2018

On This Day · Jun 28, 2018 ·

HMAS Tobruk II was sunk in the Great Sandy Marine Park, between Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, Queensland. ...

Book Review: Not a Real War – A Sailor’s Experiences in a Soldier’s War

Book reviewer · Mar 1, 2016 ·

Not a Real War – A Sailor’s Experiences in a Soldier’s War by Paul Longley. Published by Book Pal, Brisbane, 2015. Paperback, 224 pages with b & w photos. Available ...

HMAS Tobruk (L 50) 23 April 1981 – 31 July 2015 Faithful and Strong “first in and last out”

A.N. Other · Sep 20, 2015 ·

  By John W. Wells HMAS Tobruk was built at Carrington Slipways, Tomago, NSW. She was laid down in 1978, launched in 1980, and commissioned on 23 April 1981. As a ...

Australian Naval History on 31 July 2015

On This Day · Jul 31, 2015 ·

HMAS Tobruk II decommissioned ...

Farewell to the LPAs

Swinden, Greg · Mar 13, 2012 ·

CRY HAVOC IN WAR AND PEACE – FAREWELL TO THE LPAs I am just an aging LPA and in the war’s I used to sail, and I’ve been deployed to ...

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The Lessons Learnt from Hydrogen Sulphide Incidents in the Royal Australian Navy

Midson, D.W., BSc LLB (Hons), Acting Sub Lieutenant, RAN · Mar 10, 2011 ·

David Midson studied science and law at the University of Tasmania before joining the RAN in 2008. Following New Entry Officer Courses at HMAS Creswell he began work as a ...

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Operation ASTUTE: The RAN In East Timor

Periodical, Semaphore · Sep 5, 2008 ·

Operation ASTUTE, the ADF’s deployment of ‘troops to bring security, peace and confidence to the people of Timor-Leste,’ has been accompanied by the expected flood of media analysis. With some ...

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Australian Naval History on 2 April 2006

On This Day · Apr 2, 2006 ·

HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy, CMDR M. J. Rothwell, RAN), took part in Operation Peringatan, the first anniversary memorial service, on Nias Island, Indonesia, to commemorate the loss from HMAS ...

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