PO J. Kershler, and AB G. Kingston, of RAN Clearance Diving Team 3, carried out a night inspection of the hull of USS MEEKER COUNTY, following the sighting of Viet ...
Australian Naval History on 28 June 1970
Australian Naval History on 24 June 1970
RAN Fleet Air Arm Squadron No. 817, was awarded the USN Meritorious Unit Commendation for the rescue of 38 American sailors, following the collision of HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and ...
Australian Naval History on 21 June 1970
AB B. K. Wojcik, (Clearance Diving Team 3), was killed in a vehicle accident in South Vietnam. Despite the number of times the Diving Team contingents had been under fire ...
Australian Naval History on 9 June 1970
HMAS JEPARIT arrived at Vung Tau with supplies for 7 RAR, and support forces. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 June 1970
Two RAN Skyhawk aircraft, piloted by LCDR John P. Park, USN, and LEUT Errol Kavanaugh, RAN, set an Australian distance record by flying 3379 kms in four and a half ...
Australian Naval History on 6 June 1970
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), engaged various targets with her 5 inch guns, while serving on the gun-line in Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 May 1970
The Naval Historical Society of Australia was formed. ...
Australian Naval History on 18 May 1970
The RANHFV took part in an intensive action in Kien Hoa province. A regional force outpost in the Binh Dai district had been overrun and then heavily fortified by a ...
Australian Naval History on 15 May 1970
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), supported the 1st Australian Task Force in its advance in the Long Hai hills, Vietnam. ...
Australian Naval History on 7 May 1970
HM Ships POPHAM and NEASHAM, (inshore minesweepers), were purchased for conversion to diving tenders. Clearance Diving Team 3, (LEUT R.S. Blue, RAN), cleared 1040 tons of explosive ordnance from an ...
Australian Naval History on 28 April 1970
Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, raised her flag in the Royal Yacht BRITANNIA at Sydney, to mark the commencement of the Bi-Centenary celebrations to commemorate CAPT James Cook’s landing ...
Australian Naval History on 16 April 1970
An international fleet of 48 vessels from 10 nations visited Sydney for the Bicentenary of CAPT James Cook’s landing. Six of the ships were sail-training vessels:NIPPON MARU, (Japan), LIBERTAD, (Argentina), ...
Australian Naval History on 28 March 1970
HMAS VENDETTA, (Daring class destroyer), completed her deployment in Vietnam. VENDETTA fired 13,709 rounds against the enemy. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 March 1970
HMAS COONAWARRA, (shore establishment in Darwin), was commissioned at Berrimah. In 2003 the base was closed and all activities transferred to Darwin Naval Base located at Larrakeyah. ...
Australian Naval History on 10 March 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), operated on the destroyer screen of the USS KITTY HAWK, (aircraft carrier), during air strikes against North Vietnamese troops in Laos. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 March 1970
Lieutenant Dave Gibson was seriously injured when he brought his helicopter into a landing zone east of Ben Tre that had been booby trapped with a 105mm artillery shell. The ...
Australian Naval History on 28 February 1970
HMAS PARRAMATTA, (destroyer escort), collided with the ferry BELLUBERA in Sydney Harbour. There was no loss of life. ...
Australian Naval History on 22 February 1970
HMAS PERTH, (guided missile destroyer), bombarded enemy troop assembly points near Nui Dat, Vietnam, in support of attacks by the 1st Australian Task Force. PERTH destroyed buildings, wells, bridges, and ...
Australian Naval History on 16 February 1970
Fast troop transport HMAS SYDNEY leaves Garden Island, Sydney for Vietnam with the 7th Bn RAR. ...
Australian Naval History on 11 February 1970
RAN Clearance Diving Team 3 completed a nine-day search-and-destroy operation in the Phu Cuong area of Vietnam. The team destroyed three enemy bunkers and a large quantity of ordnance. Three ...
Australian Naval History on 1 February 1970
HMAS PERTH (guided missile destroyer), apprehended and boarded a fishing vessel off Phu Quoc Island and escorted it to port for interrogation. The Vietnamese crew claimed it was carrying an ...
Australian Naval History on 20 January 1970
The River class, (modified type 12 frigate), destroyer escort, HMAS SWAN, (CMDR D. W. Falconer, RAN), was commissioned. SWAN was laid down in Williamstown Dockyard, VIC, on 18 August 1965, ...
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1970
The following awards for gallantry were announced for rescue operations after the collision of HMAS MELBOURNE, (aircraft carrier), and the USS FRANK E EVANS, (destroyer):-GM LCDR R. J. Burns RANAFC ...
Australian Naval History on 9 January 1970
The following awards were announced for service in Vietnamese waters:-BEM CPO H. E. Frey, (HMAS PERTH)MID CAPT A. A. Willis, (HMAS HOBART)MID LCDR R. G. Taylor, (HMAS HOBART)LCDR Taylor later ...
Australian Naval History on 6 January 1970
RADM H. D. Stevenson was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Her Majesty’s Australian Fleet. ...