June 1982 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved) When the Second World War broke out the RAN possessed two 10,000 ton County class cruisers armed with BL ...
Australian Units
Australian Naval History on 4 June 1982
HMAS STUART, (destroyer escort), was damaged in a fire at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 April 1982
RAN personnel joined the Multi-National Force and Observers, (MFO), operating on the Sinai Peninsula, to enforce the separation of Egyptian and Israeli forces. The RAN provided Iroquious helicopters, (which had ...
Australian Naval History on 29 March 1982
HMAS CANBERRA, (guided missile frigate), and P&O’s cruise liner, CANBERRA, rendezvoused off San Diego, USA. ...
I’m Jesus, the Canteen Manager (Part 4)
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1982
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS LAUNCESTON was commissioned. ...
Coal Ship — A Memory
Australian Naval History on 4 March 1982
HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), transported 10 Iroquios helicopters to the Middle East as part of a multi-national force of observers enforcing the cease-fire agreement between Egypt and Israel. RAN ...
Australian Naval History on 1 March 1982
HMAS LAUNCESTON, (Fremantle Class Patrol Boat), was commissioned. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 February 1982
The Australian Government announced it intended to purchase the aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE as a replacement for HMAS MELBOURNE. The carrier was to be renamed HMAS AUSTRALIA. However, as a ...
Australian Naval History on 8 February 1982
Britain’s First Sea Lord, ADML Sir Henry Leach, made a four day official visit to Australia and conferred with cabinet on the possible purchase of HMS INVINCIBLE as a replacement ...
Australian Naval History on 25 January 1982
HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), was severely damaged in a $4 million fire while fitting out at Seattle, USA. ...
Spitfire – The First Australian Built Warship
SINCE THE FORMATION of the Royal Australian Navy in 1911 hundreds of Australian built ships have served under the White Ensign, ships ranging in size and types from small Channel ...
Australian Naval History on 14 December 1981
Cadet AB Kenneth Dax died onboard HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), from a hydrogen-sulphide gas leak from the ships sewage tank. ...
Australian Naval History on 28 November 1981
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS WOLLONGONG, was commissioned. WOLLONGONG was decommissioned on 11 February 2006 after 24 years of service. ...
I’m Jesus, the Canteen Manager (Part 2)
Australian Naval History on 4 September 1981
HMAS Swan becomes the first RAN ship to visit China in 32 years, docking at Shanghai ...
Australian Naval History on 18 July 1981
The Fremantle class patrol boat HMAS TOWNSVILLE was commissioned. ...
I’m Jesus, the Canteen Manager (Part 1)
HMAS Shropshire
THIS IS THE STORY of a well known ship, seen through the eyes of a retired captain who commissioned the ship as a cadet in 1929. In 1927 the Admiralty ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1981
HMAS MELBOURNE and HMAS TORRENS rescued a group of 99 Vietnamese refugees from dilapidated vessels in the South China Sea. ...
HMAS Parramatta Memorial
The memorial to the three ships bearing the proud title of HMAS Parramatta will be unveiled at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday, 13th June, 1981 at Queens Wharf Steps in the City ...
Australian Naval History on 23 April 1981
The landing ship heavy HMAS TOBRUK, was commissioned at Newcastle NSW. ...
No. 2285 EOC – BL 6” Gun, HMAS Melbourne, history 1912 to present
Burra Bra — Ferry and Warship
A SLEEK PASSENGER FERRY for the Sydney to Manly service was launched at the shipyards of Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Woolwich, New South Wales, on 17th June 1908. ...