HMAS Albatross was commissioned on 31 August 1948 The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was ...
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Australian Naval History on 28 August 1948
The 20th Carrier Air Group, (comprising 805 and 816 Squadrons), was commissioned at the Royal Naval Air Station, Eglinton, England. The air group was formed to be embarked in the ...
Australian Naval History on 20 August 1948
HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 August 1948
HMAS Katoomba paid off at Fremantle, having steamed 152,804 miles. On 2 May 1957 Katoomba was sold to Hong Kong Rolling Mills Ltd to be broken up. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 July 1948
HMAS QUIBERON, (destroyer), encountered a typhoon near Guam, while en-route from Sasebo, Japan, to Manus Island, New Guinea. As well as the crew, there were 60 Australian soldiers and airmen ...
Australian Naval History on 2 July 1948
The hull of the former HMAS VENDETTA was scuttled off Sydney Heads. Last three WRANS, Betty Eastick, Shirley Bell and Margaret Bell, leave the service. The Last RANNS members leave. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1948
The RAN Nursing Service, (RANNS), which had been formed in October 1942, was disbanded. 57 uniformed nursing sisters had served in the RANNS during WWII. Civilian nurses were employed to ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1948
HMAS BATHURST, (minesweeper), was sold out of service for breaking up in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 June 1948
HMAS Lithgow paid off to the Reserve Fleet at Fremantle, having steamed 178,000 miles. On 8 August 1956 Lithgow was sold as scrap to the Hong Kong Delta Shipping Company, ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1948
The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR Bath, RAN), on patrol between South Korea and Japan as part of the British Commonwealth occupation Force, intercepted a Korean vessel with over 130 illegal ...