The RAN took command of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force, (BCOF), naval shore establishment Kure, Japan. The base, then known as HMS COMMONWEALTH, became HMAS COMMONWEALTH. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 October 1948
Australian Naval History on 31 August 1948
HMAS Albatross was commissioned on 31 August 1948 The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was ...
Australian Naval History on 28 August 1948
The 20th Carrier Air Group, (comprising 805 and 816 Squadrons), was commissioned at the Royal Naval Air Station, Eglinton, England. The air group was formed to be embarked in the ...
Australian Naval History on 20 August 1948
HMAS ANZAC, (Battle class destroyer), was launched at Williamstown Dockyard, VIC. ...
Australian Naval History on 2 August 1948
HMAS Katoomba paid off at Fremantle, having steamed 152,804 miles. On 2 May 1957 Katoomba was sold to Hong Kong Rolling Mills Ltd to be broken up. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 July 1948
HMAS QUIBERON, (destroyer), encountered a typhoon near Guam, while en-route from Sasebo, Japan, to Manus Island, New Guinea. As well as the crew, there were 60 Australian soldiers and airmen ...
Australian Naval History on 2 July 1948
The hull of the former HMAS VENDETTA was scuttled off Sydney Heads. Last three WRANS, Betty Eastick, Shirley Bell and Margaret Bell, leave the service. The Last RANNS members leave. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 June 1948
The RAN Nursing Service, (RANNS), which had been formed in October 1942, was disbanded. 57 uniformed nursing sisters had served in the RANNS during WWII. Civilian nurses were employed to ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1948
HMAS BATHURST, (minesweeper), was sold out of service for breaking up in Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1948
A State of Emergency was declared in Malaya, as a result of action by Communist insurgents. The Malayan emergency lasted until 1960, and several RAN units were involved in patrols ...
Australian Naval History on 8 June 1948
HMAS Lithgow paid off to the Reserve Fleet at Fremantle, having steamed 178,000 miles. On 8 August 1956 Lithgow was sold as scrap to the Hong Kong Delta Shipping Company, ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1948
The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR Bath, RAN), on patrol between South Korea and Japan as part of the British Commonwealth occupation Force, intercepted a Korean vessel with over 130 illegal ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1948
HMAS AUSTRALIA, (cruiser), took the disabled merchant vessel MADONNA in tow, in rough seas, near Lady Elliott Island, (off the coast of QLD), and towed her to Gladstone, QLD. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1948
HMAS MINDARI, (Gunnery Instruction Centre located at Woolloomooloo, Sydney), was decommissioned. In recent times the site was occupied by the Gunnery Art Gallery, which referred to its previous use. ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1948
First of 12 RAAF Vultee Vengeances airframes were allocated to the RAN FAA at Nowra for use as Fire Fighting Training Aids. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 April 1948
HMAS BARCOO, (frigate), was blown ashore at Glenelg Beach SA, during a gale. She was later re-floated without damage. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1948
HMAS WYATT EARP, (Antarctic supply vessel), returned to Melbourne from Antarctica. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 March 1948
HMAS Lae paid off. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 February 1948
Group Captain S. Campbell, (RAAF), Dr P. Law, and AB Wallace of HMAS WYATT EARP landed briefly on Ballerys Island in Antarctica. ...
Australian Naval History on 24 February 1948
VADM Sir John Collins was appointed as Chief of Naval Staff, thus becoming the first RANC graduate to reach the Navy’s highest position. ...
Australian Naval History on 8 February 1948
The Antarctic Research Vessel, HMAS WYATT EARP, (CMDR K.E. Oom, OBE, RAN), sailed from Melbourne for Macquarie Island and Antarctica. ...
Australian Naval History on 20 January 1948
HMAS MILDURA, (corvette), was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Careening Bay, WA. She was later re- commissioned in 1951 as a training ship for National Servicemen, and undertook this ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1947
HMAS Hobart paid off. From 1953 to 1956 Hobart underwent an extensive refit and modernisation at Newcastle State Dockyard to convert her to a training ship, but was not again ...
Australian Naval History on 15 December 1947
The RN Air Station at Nowra, NSW, was transferred to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 December 1947
HMAS Manoora paid off. She was returned to the Adelaide Steam Ship Company on 31 August 1949 ...