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Australian Naval History on 9 October 1993

Australian Naval History on 9 October 1993

On This Day · Oct 9, 1993 ·

HMAS TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), arrives at Arawa Bay, Bougainville. After the wharf and adjacent seabed at Loloho had been cleared by a clearance diving team, TOBRUK berthed, and commenced ...

Australian Naval History on 8 October 1993

On This Day · Oct 8, 1993 ·

The advance party of Australian, Tongan, Fijian, and Vanuatan troops, (South Pacific Peace Keeping Force), arrive in Bougainville, as part of Operation Lagoon, (support to a PNG lead conference to ...

Australian Naval History on 4 October 1993

On This Day · Oct 4, 1993 ·

HMA Ships TOBRUK, (landing ship heavy), and SUCCESS, (auxiliary oiler replenishment), depart Townsville with stores and ADF personnel for Operation Lagoon in Bougainville. ...

RAN Minesweepers and Minehunters

A.N. Other · Sep 12, 1993 ·

Catamarans And Auxiliaries The Royal Australian Navy’s Mine Warfare vessels are based at H.M.A.S. Waterhen in Sydney Harbour, which provides homeport facilities to six mine warfare vessels, two landing craft, ...

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McConnochie – History of a Family’s RN Service 1845-1980

McConnochie, Ian, Lt Cdr, RAN · Sep 12, 1993 ·

I recently gave custody of the Service Documents of my paternal great grandfather, grandfather, maternal grandfather and father, to the Naval Historical Society so that interested persons could view them ...

HMAS Albatross – a brief history

A.N. Other · Sep 12, 1993 ·

The decision to build an airfield on the land now occupied by the Naval Air Station was taken soon after WWII was declared in 1939. The RAAF occupied the new ...

Obituary: LT. CDR. Palgrave Ebden Carr, D.F.C., RAN (Rtd.)

Davies, Barry · Sep 12, 1993 ·

Whilst documentation of our Naval history regarding ships and battles is well covered in our Naval Historical Review, these battles could not have been won or lost without the brave ...

Old Sailors Memorial to Rear Admiral Sir David Martin

Zammitt, Alan · Sep 12, 1993 ·

April 4th, 1993 was the day about 200 old shipmates and friends of Rear Admiral Sir David Martin attended a service of worship at the Garden Island Naval Dockyard Chapel ...

Book Review: Small Ships at War

Book reviewer · Sep 12, 1993 ·

“SMALL SHIPS AT WAR” By Iris Nesdale There has been for quite some time, a need for the story of the Small Ships of the RAN, below Corvette size in ...

Transfield Shipbuilding

A.N. Other · Sep 3, 1993 ·

Transfield Shipbuilding has emerged as a regional leader in the provision of naval and commercial marine engineering services. By combining the capabilities of Transfield Amecon and Transfield Defence Systems in ...

Australian Naval History on 2 September 1993

On This Day · Sep 2, 1993 ·

The first planning conference for the deployment of a South Pacific Peace Keeping Force, (SPPKF), to Bougainville, to support a conference on bringing peace to the war torn island, was ...

Australian Naval History on 28 August 1993

On This Day · Aug 28, 1993 ·

HMAS COLLINS, the first of the Collins class submarines, was launched in Adelaide. ...

Australian Naval History on 17 August 1993

On This Day · Aug 17, 1993 ·

The 19.5 metre diving boats SEAL and PORPOISE were taken over by the RAN at Geraldton, WA. They will join SHARK, which is already in service with Clearance Diving Team ...

Australian Naval History on 29 June 1993

On This Day · Jun 29, 1993 ·

HMAS GLADSTONE, (patrol boat), arrived on station in the southwest Pacific, for deployment to Tonga, Vanuatu, and Fiji. ...

Australian Naval History on 25 June 1993

On This Day · Jun 25, 1993 ·

Last Sea King delivered to RAN FAA ...

Australian Naval History on 22 June 1993

On This Day · Jun 22, 1993 ·

The guided missile frigate, HMAS Sydney (IV), departed for Operation DAMASK. ...

Australian Naval History on 16 June 1993

On This Day · Jun 16, 1993 ·

HMAS Jervis Bay I arrived at Townsville after second mission to Mogadishu, Somalia as a part of Operation SOLACE, the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the US-led operation to bring ...

Lieutenant-Commander R.W. Rankin of HMAS Yarra

A.N. Other · Jun 12, 1993 ·

On 14th August, 1992, shortly after HMAS CRESWELL’S annual Passing Out Parade, Miss Trish Rankin presented her father’s medals to Captain C.S.H. Harrington, RAN, Commanding Officer of HMAS CRESWELL. Fifty ...

HMAS Warramunga – Battle For The Philippines 1945

Whyte,Sam · Jun 12, 1993 ·

THAT DAY AT LINGAYEN (6/1/45) By Captain of HMAS Warramunga – Lt. Cdr. John Alliston Normally drills and procedures are done in an orderly fashion, one at a time. Not so ...

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Australia’s Submarine History – AE1 & AE2 To Collins

Smith, Peter · Jun 12, 1993 ·

On February 28, 1914, Australia’s first submarines were commissioned at Portsmouth, England. They were AE1 and AE2, boats which for very different reasons would become an important part of Australia’s ...

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Garden Island Rock Carvings – The Forgotten Men

Rivett, Norman C · Jun 12, 1993 ·

Extract from: The Naval Engineers of Garden Island 102 Years of Naval Management 9th February, 1889 to 15th February, 1991 Most people associated with Garden Island have felt at some ...

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Battle Of The Bismarck Sea – 1943

Hordern, Marsden · Jun 12, 1993 ·

Outside Rabaul’s Harbour, Rear Admiral Shofuku Kimura looked from the bridge of his flagship at a grey sea and a leaden sky. He hoped it would stay that way. Bad ...

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Letters: ‘Ocean Cruizer’ for State of Victoria

Letter Writer · Jun 12, 1993 ·

I have come across a bit of a curiosity from the past which may be of interest to some of the members. In March 1886, Major General Sir Andrew Clarke ...

Letters: Convict Settlement

Letter Writer · Jun 12, 1993 ·

I read with interest the December 1992 issue of Naval Historical Review, but there were two articles in particular that I would like to comment on. While Brigadier Howard was ...

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Australian Naval History on 30 May 1993

On This Day · May 30, 1993 ·

HMAS SYDNEY, (guided missile frigate), sailed from Darwin en-route to the Red Sea, to take part in UN trade sanctions against Iraq, as part of the RAN’s ongoing Operation Damask. ...

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