HMAS Launceston commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Launceston in Sydney after paying off from the RAN in mid March 1946. She sailed for Colombo in company with her ...
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Australian Naval History on 16 May 1946
HMAS Whyalla paid off at Brisbane. On 10 February 1947 Whyalla was sold to the Victorian Public Works Department. On 8 November 1947 the tug HMAS Reserve departed Brisbane for ...
Australian Naval History on 13 May 1946
HMAS Platypus paid off into Reserve at Sydney. She was sold on 20 February 1958 to Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd, of Tokyo, Japan, for scrap. In June 1958 the Japanese ...
Australian Naval History on 10 May 1946
HMAS Shepparton paid off into Reserve at Brisbane. On 4 November 1947 Shepparton’s sister ship HMAS Deloraine (I) sailed from Brisbane for Sydney with Shepparton in tow. On 7 November ...
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1946
HMAS Kalgoorlie paid off at Melbourne, having steamed 131,607 miles. On the same day Kalgoorlie was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Ternate ...
Australian Naval History on 2 May 1946
The modified River class frigate HMAS SHOALHAVEN, (CMDR R. Rhoades, RAN), was commissioned. SHOALHAVEN was laid down at Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, on 1 December 1943, and launched on 14 ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 1946
The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR G. Knox, RAN), towed the Japanese submarine I-205 from Kure to sea, where she was subsequently scuttled. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1946
The total number of gallantry awards made to RAN personnel between 3 September 1939, and 30 April 1946, was 1107. This number included 28 awards bestowed by the USA, four ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1946
HMAS STUART was paid off at Sydney for disposal. On 3 February 1947 she was sold to T Carr and Co Ltd of Sydney and was broken up at Ryde. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 April 1946
HMAS Burdekin paid off into Reserve at Melbourne and was laid up at Corio Bay, Geelong. In 1956 she was towed to Sydney. Declared for disposal on 9 November 1960, ...