The armament store-carrier HMAS WOOMERA, was commissioned. WOOMERA was allocated to the Australian Army, and named ASHBURTON, and taken over by the RAN on 23 January 1946. ...
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Australian Naval History on 11 February 1946
HMAS Wollongong paid off at Sydney in preparation for transfer to the Royal Netherlands Navy. Renamed Banda, she served with the Royal Netherlands Navy until April 1950 when she was ...
Australian Naval History on 28 January 1946
HMAS Benalla (I) paid off into reserve at Fremantle. Benalla (I) remained at Fremantle until 25 March 1955, when the tug HMAS Sprightly sailed for Melbourne with Benalla (I) in ...
Australian Naval History on 17 January 1946
HMAS Cairns was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy at Brisbane and was renamed Ambon. She was transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 6 April 1950 and renamed Banteng ...
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1946
HMAS Kapunda paid off into Reserve. After being declared for disposal on 30 December 1960 she was sold for scrap to Kinoshita (Australia) Pty Ltd on 6 January 1961 ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1946
The River class frigate HMAS BARWON, was commissioned. BARWON was laid down in Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney, on 31 May 1943, and launched on 3 August 1944. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 January 1946
HMAS Mulcra decommissioned (without fanfare) and was handed back to her owners having steamed 6896nm on war service with the RAN. Following the war Mulcra returned to trade until 1961 ...
Australian Naval History on 17 December 1945
HMAS Horsham decommissioned at Fremantle and was placed in the Reserve Fleet. During her service she had steamed 95,872 miles and was under way for 11,302 hours. Horsham was sold ...
Australian Naval History on 12 December 1945
HMAS Riawe was decommisioned and returned to owner Mr Gordon Allison. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 December 1945
The Q class destroyer, HMAS QUEENBOROUGH, was commissioned. QUEENBOROUGH was laid down at Swan Hunter’s Yard, England, on 6 November 1940, and launched on 16 January 1942. QUEENBOROUGH was transferred ...