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Australian Naval History on 30 August 1955

Australian Naval History on 30 August 1955

On This Day · Aug 30, 1955 ·

LEUT J. R. Bluett and LEUT P. McNay, (of 805 Squadron, RAN Fleet Air Arm), shot down a pilotless Auster aircraft, three miles to seaward off Sydney. The aircraft took ...

Australian Naval History on 23 August 1955

On This Day · Aug 23, 1955 ·

808 Squadron recommissioned at the Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton in the south of England. Then equipped with de Havilland Sea Venoms, the Squadron participated in the RAN’s new ...

Australian Naval History on 15 August 1955

On This Day · Aug 15, 1955 ·

816 squadron recommissioned at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, England equipped with Fairey Gannet AS1s anti-submarine aircraft. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 June 1955

On This Day · Jun 1, 1955 ·

724 Squadron commissioned into the RAN at NAS Nowra as a fixed-wing conversion training unit with a variety of aircraft. (Was previously a RN Sqdn number). ...

Australian Naval History on 23 May 1955

On This Day · May 23, 1955 ·

HMA Ships ARUNTA and WARRAMUNGA, (destroyers), were despatched to Singapore, on the first permanent deployment of naval forces in South-East Asia. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 May 1955

On This Day · May 1, 1955 ·

The last flying operations took place from HMAS SYDNEY, while she served as a frontline aircraft carrier. The ship was then converted to a training ship, and by the mid ...

Australian Naval History on 27 April 1955

On This Day · Apr 27, 1955 ·

Both 816 and 817 Squadron was decommissioned at Nowra as the Firefly was phased out of service and replaced by the Fairey Gannet   ...

Australian Naval History on 25 April 1955

On This Day · Apr 25, 1955 ·

HMAS VENGEANCE, (aircraft carrier), was returned to the RN after service in the RAN. She was later sold to Brazil, and renamed MINAS GERIAS. ...

Australian Naval History on 1 April 1955

On This Day · Apr 1, 1955 ·

The Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, announced the decision to commit Australian forces to the Far East Strategic Reserve, (FESR), in Malaya. The Navy’s contribution was to include two frigates or ...

Australian Naval History on 26 March 1955

On This Day · Mar 26, 1955 ·

HMAS AUSTRALIA, (heavy cruiser), departed Sydney under tow of the Dutch tug RODE ZEE, for breaking up at the yard which built her at Barrow-in-Furness, U.K. ...

Australian Naval History on 24 February 1955

On This Day · Feb 24, 1955 ·

VADM Sir Roy Dowling was appointed as Chief of Naval Staff. ...

Australian Naval History on 23 February 1955

On This Day · Feb 23, 1955 ·

The Naval Health Benefits Society, (NHBS) was formed to provide private health insurance for the families of serving members, and ex RAN personnel. ...

Australian Naval History on 14 February 1955

On This Day · Feb 14, 1955 ·

HMAS HAWKESBURY, was paid off for disposal. After being declared for disposal early in 1961, she was sold to the Tolo Mining and Smelting Co Ltd of Hong Kong on ...

Australian Naval History on 5 January 1955

On This Day · Jan 5, 1955 ·

HMAS AUSTRALIA, (8 inch cruiser), was advertised for disposal at Sydney. ...

Australian Naval History on 7 December 1954

On This Day · Dec 7, 1954 ·

HMAS QUEENBOROUGH was re-commissioned as an anti-submarine Frigate. During conversion she became the first ship of the RAN fitted with Type 170 Asdic and the Mk 10 Limbo mortar. ...

Australian Naval History on 27 October 1954

On This Day · Oct 27, 1954 ·

HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown, VIC. ...

Australian Naval History on 18 October 1954

David Stratton · Oct 18, 1954 ·

HMAS Bataan paid off at Sydney having steamed 279,395 nautical miles since commissioning. Bataan was sold for scrap on 2 May 1958 to Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd of Tokyo, Japan. ...

Australian Naval History on 9 October 1954

On This Day · Oct 9, 1954 ·

HMAS SHROPSHIRE, (cruiser), departed from Sydney under tow for the ship-breakers in Scotland. ...

Australian Naval History on 5 October 1954

On This Day · Oct 5, 1954 ·

808 Squadron, flying Sea Furies, decommissioned at Nowra. ...

Australian Naval History on 8 September 1954

On This Day · Sep 8, 1954 ·

Australia signed the Manila Treaty to form a military alliance with France, US, UK, New Zealand, Philippines, Pakistan, and Thailand, to be known as the South East Asia Treaty Organisation, ...

Australian Naval History on 1 September 1954

On This Day · Sep 1, 1954 ·

HMAS TIDE AUSTRAL, later renamed SUPPLY, was launched at Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

Australian Naval History on 31 August 1954

On This Day · Aug 31, 1954 ·

HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) was paid off having steamed 477,301 miles in the period since August 1939. She was sold as scrap to British Iron and Steel Corporation (Salvage) Ltd on ...

Australian Naval History on 3 August 1954

On This Day · Aug 3, 1954 ·

850 Squadron decommissioned and 851 Squadron commissioned at NAS Nowra as a training squadron flying Fairey Fireflies and Douglas Dakotas. ...

Australian Naval History on 18 June 1954

On This Day · Jun 18, 1954 ·

Delivery of the first RAN Vampire trainer took place when Lieutenant Peter Goldrick, RAN accepted the de Havilland Sea Vampire Mk T.34 at the de Havilland workshop in Bankstown on ...

Australian Naval History on 29 May 1954

On This Day · May 29, 1954 ·

The Captain of HMAS VENGEANCE, (aircraft carrier), reported that on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Australia, the ship’s company spelt out the royal signature on the ship’s ...

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