The River class, (modified type 12 frigate), destroyer escort, HMAS DERWENT, was commissioned. DERWENT was laid down at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, VIC on 16 June 1959, and launched on 17 ...
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Australian Naval History on 25 April 1964
The former Z Special Force vessel HMAS KRAIT, arrived in Sydney. She had been sold after the war, and was later found in Borneo employed as a timber carrying vessel. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 1964
HMS DUCHESS, (Daring class destroyer), arrived in Sydney on loan to the RAN as a replacement for HMAS VOYAGER. DUCHESS was later purchased outright by the Australian Government. ...
Australian Naval History on 17 April 1964
The first of three Bell Iroquois helicopters ordered for the RAN were received by the Fleet Air Arm. The FAA entered a period of uncertainty in the early 1960s with ...
Australian Naval History on 9 March 1964
First Bell UH-1B/1C Iroquois delivered to the RAN. Members of the Royal Australian Navy flew several variants of this aircraft in both the gunship and utility configuration as part of ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1964
HMAS Moresby officially commissioned under the command of Commander John Osborn, RAN, at Garden Island in Sydney ...
Australian Naval History on 25 February 1964
The first Royal Commission into the loss of HMAS VOYAGER, in a collision with HMAS MELBOURNE, was convened in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 21 February 1964
HMAS Barcoo was decommissioned for the final time. The frigate had travelled 342,579 nautical miles during her career. ...
Australian Naval History on 13 February 1964
The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announced the setting up of a Royal Commission to inquire into the loss of HMAS VOYAGER. The decision was a precedent, the ...
Australian Naval History on 10 February 1964
HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and HMAS VOYAGER, (destroyer), collided in a night exercise off Jervis Bay. VOYAGER sank with a loss of 82 lives. The GC was awarded posthumously to ...