The last ANZAC class frigate HMAS PERTH was commissioned. ...
Australian Units
Australian Naval History on 7 October 2006
HMAS Geraldton II decommissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 29 September 2006
The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS MAITLAND was commissioned at Newcastle, New South Wales. ...
Book Review: Beneath Southern Seas – The Silent Service
Beneath Southern Seas – The Silent Service by Jon Davison and Tom Allibone. Published by UWA Press. rrp $65.00 Reviewed by Tim Duchesne Some might think this glossy doorstop of ...
Australian Naval History on 16 September 2006
HMAS Westralia II decommissioned. Since commissioning, Westralia (II) had steamed more than 457 908 nautical miles and transferred more than 400 million dollars worth of diesel. Following her decommissioning she ...
Australian Naval History on 8 September 2006
HMAS Launceston II decommissioned ...
The Moresbys and Norfolk Island
Women in the RAN – a Personal Perspective
Disappearance of AE1 – 14 September 1914 – Still a Mystery
Australian Naval History on 26 August 2006
The last ANZAC frigate HMAS PERTH was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 August 2006
HMAS Fremantle II decommissioned ...
Australian Naval History on 29 July 2006
The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS PIRIE was commissioned at Port Pirie, South Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 July 2006
The Armidale class patrol boat HMAS ALBANY was commissioned in Albany, Western Australia. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 July 2006
HMAS Geelong II and HMAS Gawler II decommissioned ...
16th Minesweeping Squadron – Plaque Dedication
HMA Anti-Submarine School – The Rushcutter Story
HMAS Bass: The Thin White (and Buff-coloured) Line
Rushcutter Graduates in the Battle of the Atlantic
Australian Naval History on 24 May 2006
HMAS Adelaide (II) entered Dili Harbour as one of the first units to arrive in the Area of Operations for Operation ASTUTE, the ADF’s response to the request for assistance ...
Australian Naval History on 6 May 2006
Nuship MAITLAND, (Armidale class patrol boat), was launched in Austral Shipyard, Henderson, WA. Mrs Jacqueline Rice, (daughter of Mr Jack Breddin, a former sailor who served in the depot HMAS ...
Australian Naval History on 4 May 2006
The patrol boat HMAS BATHURST, (LCDR A. P. Quinn, RAN), arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to relieve HMAS ARMIDALE, (LCDR J. Hunter, RAN). BATHURST and ARMIDALE were assigned to CTF ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 2006
The patrol boat HMAS ARMIDALE, (LCDR J. Hunter, RAN), arrived in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to provide support to ADF and AFP personnel involved in Operation Anode. ARMIDALE conducted patrols, and ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 2006
The patrol boat HMAS TOWNSVILLE, (LCDR I. M. Ingham, RAN), sailed from Thursday Island to proceed to Honiara, Solomon Islands, to provide support to Australian Army and Federal Police units, ...
Australian Naval History on 19 April 2006
The patrol boat HMAS ARMIDALE, (LCDR J. Hunter, RAN), whilst en-route to the Solomon Islands, was diverted to the Tongan Islands of Tofua and Kao, to rescue 17 Australian and ...
Australian Naval History on 6 April 2006
The oil replenishment ship HMAS WESTRALIA, (CMDR T. Crawford, RAN), entered port for the last time when she berthed at HMAS STIRLING, Perth, WA. During her 17 years in service, ...