HMAS Fremantle reached Fremantle and commenced service as a training ship for the Western Australian area. In this role, until the scheme was abandoned, Fremantle introduced large numbers of National ...
Australian Naval History on 8 March 1953
Australian Naval History on 3 March 1953
HMAS Culgoa sailed from Sydney for Japan to take up her role in the Korean War. She arrived at Sasebo and reported for duty to the Flag Officer Second-in-Command, Far ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1953
HMAS Cowra paid off. She was sold out of service in January 1961 to Kino Shito (Aust) Pty Ltd. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 January 1953
850 Squadron commissioned as a fighter squadron at NAS Nowra with Hawker Sea Furies. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1952
HMAS ANZAC, (destroyer), bombarded North Korean troop positions at Cho Do and Sok To Islands, inflicting heavy casualties. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1952
On this day, 16 November 1952, the Battle class destroyer, HMAS Anzac (II) (Captain GGO Gatacre, DSC, RAN), came under fire from North Korean shore batteries in the vicinity of ...
Australian Naval History on 13 November 1952
The Colossus class aircraft carrier HMS VENGEANCE, (CMDR C. M. Hudson, RAN), was commissioned. VENGEANCE was laid down in Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend on Tyne, England, on ...
Australian Naval History on 12 November 1952
HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), flew her 1000th sortie in the Korean War. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 October 1952
First Sycamore helicopter delivered to the RAN FAA. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 October 1952
The Battle class destroyer HMAS ANZAC, (LCDR W. O. C. Roberts, RAN), in temporary command, joined the Eastern Korea Patrol for operations in the Sok To and Cho Do islands. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 October 1952
808 Squadron made history by landing four Sea Furies aboard SYDNEY while the ship was at anchor. Lieutenant Commander Julian Cavanagh, Lieutenant Fred Lane and Sub Lieutenants Peter Wyatt and ...
Australian Naval History on 3 October 1952
HMAS Macquarie conducted surveillance activities and duties as the weather support ship for the first British atomic test which took place at Monte Bello ...
Australian Naval History on 1 September 1952
HMAS Anzac (II) departed Sydney for Sasebo to begin her second tour of duty in Korean waters. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 August 1952
HMAS Bataan finally left the Korean theatre, sent on her way south by many signals of congratulations including that from Commander US Seventh Fleet, Vice Admiral Clark, reading “Commander Seventh ...
Australian Naval History on 4 August 1952
HMAS Condamine began operational duty in the Korean War in the Haeju area on the Korean west coast as a unit of Task Unit 95.12.4 . Three days later she ...
Australian Naval History on 31 July 1952
HMAS Hawkesbury transferred to the operational control of the Fourth Task Force of the Royal Navy as a unit of the First Frigate Squadron (Senior Officer in HMAS Shoalhaven). The ...
Australian Naval History on 26 July 1952
HMAS Warramunga sailed from Kure for Australia. This ended six months Korean war operations during which the ship had spent some 3,000 hours underway since leaving Australia, steamed 40,000 miles ...
Australian Naval History on 16 July 1952
The Commander of 805 Squadron was killed flying a Sea Fury during an aerobatic practice session at RANAS Nowra. While rehearsing a formation roll with three other Sea Furies, at ...
Australian Naval History on 14 June 1952
HMAS ECHUCA, (minesweeper), was transferred to the RNZN. The vessel was decommissioned and broken up in 1968. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 May 1952
HMA Ships KIAMA and STAWELL, (minesweepers), were transferred to the RNZN. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 May 1952
Operation Round Up took place off the Korean Peninsula. The destroyer HMAS BATAAN, (CMDR W. S. Bracegirdle DSC and Bar, RAN), provided close support to South Korean commandos, who landed ...
Australian Naval History on 25 April 1952
HMAS WARRAMUNGA, (Tribal class destroyer), joined the USS IOWA, (battleship), in the bombardment of Communist positions at Chongjin, Korea. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 April 1952
HMS NARVIK, (LST), departs Fremantle bound for the Monte Bello Islands, off the north western coast of Australia, in support of the British atomic tests, (Operation Hurricane), conducted there during ...
Australian Naval History on 10 April 1952
HMAS Inverell commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy at Sydney. She paid off at Devonport Naval Base, Auckland, on 19 August 1976. On 1 November 1977 the ship was ...
Australian Naval History on 7 April 1952
723 Squadron recommissioned at Naval Air Station (NAS) Nowra as a Fleet Requirements Unit. Commanded by Lieutenant Jeff Gledhill, the squadron was equipped with two Hawker Sea Fury Mark IIs, ...