HMAS Rockhampton paid off into Reserve at Sydney, having steamed some 176,077 miles. She was sold as scrap to Kino Shito (Australia) Pty Ltd in January 1961. ...
Australian Naval History on 5 August 1946
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1946
The diesel tug HMAS EMU, was commissioned. EMU was laid down in Mort’s Dock, Sydney, and launched on 25 June 1946. ...
Australian Naval History on 29 July 1946
RAFA Kurumba paid off. She was sold in January 1948 to Artemis Maritime Co Inc, Panama, who renamed her Angeliki. She was later re-named Evangelos ...
Australian Naval History on 17 July 1946
LEUT J. F. Bell, RAN, qualified as the first officer in the RAN to be trained in ship construction. He achieved the highest marks in his course. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 July 1946
HMAS Cessnock paid off at Sydney. She was sold on 23 April 1947 to the Nan Chiao Shipping and Salvage Co Ltd, Shanghai, for breaking up. ...
Australian Naval History on 6 July 1946
HMA Ships QUADRANT and QUEENBOROUGH, (destroyers), were docked in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island. They were the first ships of the RAN to use the dock. All ...
Australian Naval History on 5 July 1946
At Colombo HMA Ships Ipswich, Burnie and Toowoomba paid off and were transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy. Burnie was renamed Ceram. Ipswich was renamed Morotai. In 1949 the ship ...
Australian Naval History on 4 July 1946
HMA LST 3035 , ex HM LST 3035, commissioned into the RAN in Ceylon while in Walkers Graving Dock. She was later renamed HMAS Lae. HMA LST 3017 , ex ...
Australian Naval History on 3 July 1946
HMAS Lismore paid off at Trincomalee. The same day she commissioned as HNMS Batjan having steamed 191,132 miles as a unit of the Royal Australian Navy. ...
Australian Naval History on 1 July 1946
The landing ships tank Mark III, LST 3008, LST 3014, LST 3017, LST 3022, LST 3035 and LST 3501 were loaned to the RAN by the RN. They were designated ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1946
The diesel tug HMAS MOLLYMAWK, was commissioned. MOLLYMAWK was laid down in Poole & Steel Ltd, Sydney, and launched on 3 May 1946. ...
Australian Naval History on 14 June 1946
HMAS Geraldton paid off at Colombo and on 24 August 1946 she was transferred to the Turkish Navy and renamed Antalya. After her sister ship Ayvalik (ex HMAS Gawler) was ...
Australian Naval History on 8 June 1946
The Dutch submarine K9 was wrecked off Seal Rocks, NSW, while under tow to the Netherlands East Indies. ...
Australian Naval History on 31 May 1946
HMAS DIAMANTINA, (frigate), towed ASR912 from Manus Island to Sydney. ...
Australian Naval History on 25 January 1946
HMAS Quality paid off into Reserve. In June 1950 the ship’s transfer to the Royal Australian Navy was made permanent. Unlike her sister ships which were converted to anti-submarine frigates ...
Australian Naval History on 23 May 1946
HMAS Gympie paid off into Reserve at Brisbane, after having steamed over 100,000 miles. On 4 November 1947 Gympie’s sister ship, HMAS Lithgow, sailed from Brisbane with Gympie in tow ...
Australian Naval History on 21 May 1946
HMAS Launceston commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Launceston in Sydney after paying off from the RAN in mid March 1946. She sailed for Colombo in company with her ...
Australian Naval History on 16 May 1946
HMAS Whyalla paid off at Brisbane. On 10 February 1947 Whyalla was sold to the Victorian Public Works Department. On 8 November 1947 the tug HMAS Reserve departed Brisbane for ...
Australian Naval History on 13 May 1946
HMAS Platypus paid off into Reserve at Sydney. She was sold on 20 February 1958 to Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd, of Tokyo, Japan, for scrap. In June 1958 the Japanese ...
Australian Naval History on 10 May 1946
HMAS Shepparton paid off into Reserve at Brisbane. On 4 November 1947 Shepparton’s sister ship HMAS Deloraine (I) sailed from Brisbane for Sydney with Shepparton in tow. On 7 November ...
Australian Naval History on 8 May 1946
HMAS Kalgoorlie paid off at Melbourne, having steamed 131,607 miles. On the same day Kalgoorlie was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy and renamed Ternate ...
Australian Naval History on 2 May 1946
The modified River class frigate HMAS SHOALHAVEN, (CMDR R. Rhoades, RAN), was commissioned. SHOALHAVEN was laid down at Walker’s Yard, Maryborough, QLD, on 1 December 1943, and launched on 14 ...
Australian Naval History on 1 May 1946
The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR G. Knox, RAN), towed the Japanese submarine I-205 from Kure to sea, where she was subsequently scuttled. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 April 1946
The total number of gallantry awards made to RAN personnel between 3 September 1939, and 30 April 1946, was 1107. This number included 28 awards bestowed by the USA, four ...
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1946
HMAS STUART was paid off at Sydney for disposal. On 3 February 1947 she was sold to T Carr and Co Ltd of Sydney and was broken up at Ryde. ...