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1. navyhistory.au › 1969-the-vung-tau-ferry1969 The Vung Tau Ferry - Naval Historical Society of Australia

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   This short video records the voyage undertaken between 15 November 1969 – 12 December 1969, during which she carried members of 8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) to Vung Tau before returning to Sydney with members of 9 Battalion, RAR. Videos, Ship History and Story Videos, Naval History videos. Primary Sidebar.

2. anzacportal.dva.gov.au › wars-and-missions › vietnamSea transport duties of the Royal Australian Navy and ...

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   Sydney made one last trip to Vung Tau in November 1972, delivering a cargo of defence aid for Vietnam and Cambodia. By the time Australia's involvement in Vietnam ended, Sydney had carried 16,000 Army and RAAF personnel to Vung Tau on 24 ferry runs and had made a 25th trip to Vietnam to deliver and pick up military equipment.

3. www.awm.gov.au › collection › F10290The Vung Tau ferry | Australian War Memorial

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   HMAS Sydney on course to Vietnam with 8 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment troops and equipment. The British tanker Tidepool, is shown refuelling HMAS Sydney which also is shown loading and unloading troops and equipment at Vung Tau harbor. Your generous donation will be used to ensure the memory ...

4. www.vvaa.org.au › ranThe Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War - VVAA

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   The converted aircraft carrier HMAS SYDNEY carried about 16,000 Australian troops as the famed `Vung Tau Ferry'. Australian Clearance Divers carried out several thousand ship searches looking for bombs and other explosive devices.

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6. navyhistory.au › book-review-the-vung-tau-ferryBook Review: The Vung Tau Ferry - Naval Historical Society of ...

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   Book Review: The Vung Tau Ferry. THE VUNG TAU FERRY – HMAS SYDNEY and Escort Ships (Vietnam 1965-72) By Rodney Nott and Noel Payne. 1998 has certainly been a bumper year for Australian Naval histories concerning the Vietnam War. Firstly we had `In the Oceans Dark Embrace’ by Lex McAulay which described the role of Clearance Diving Team 3.

7. seapower.navy.gov.au › history › videosThe Vung Tau Ferry | The Sea Power Centre

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   The Vung Tau Ferry. HMAS Sydney (III) in her configuration as a Fast Troop Transport undertook numerous voyages to Vietnam between 1965-1972. This short video records the voyage undertaken between 15 November 1969-12 December 1969, during which she carried members of 8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) to Vung Tau before returning to ...

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   How many Australian troops did the 'Vung Tau Ferry' carry?

   • The converted aircraft carrier HMAS SYDNEY carried about 16,000 Australian troops as the famed `Vung Tau Ferry'. Australian Clearance Divers carried out several thousand ship searches looking for bombs and other explosive devices.

   The Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War - VVAA

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   When did the Royal Australian Regiment go to Vung Tau?

   • This short video records the voyage undertaken between 15 November 1969 – 12 December 1969, during which she carried members of 8 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) to Vung Tau before returning to Sydney with members of 9 Battalion, RAR.

   1969 The Vung Tau Ferry - Naval Historical Society of Australia

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   Why was Sydney called the 'Vung Tau Ferry'?

   • Because of these trooping runs SYDNEY was affectionately known as the `Vung Tau Ferry'. During these deployments SYDNEY was escorted and protected by other units of the RAN. On at least one such trip her escort included the aircraft carrier HMAS MELBOURNE, though MELBOURNE did not enter Vietnamese waters.

   The Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War - VVAA

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   How did Australia transport troops to Vietnam?

   • During the war, the Australian Government used a mix of options to transport military personnel, equipment and supplies to and from the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). However, the Royal Australian Navy did the bulk of the work. HMAS Sydney (III) travelled back and forth so many times it was nicknamed the 'Vung Tau Ferry'.

   Sea transport duties of the Royal Australian Navy and civilian ships

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9. navalinstitute.com.au › 7-march-1962-hmas-sydney7 March 1962 HMAS Sydney – Vung Tau Ferry | The Australian ...

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   Mar 5, 2017 · 749. On this day in 1962 HMAS Sydney was recommissioned under the command of Captain Richard Peek OBE, DSC as a fast troop carrier to carry troops and their equipment to Vung Tau in Vietnam. Her role as an aircraft carrier had ended when she paid off into Special Reserve in Sydney on 30 May 1958 after steaming 315,958 miles since commissioning ...