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Why a US Navy ship is named after Australia’s capital city. On June 5, 2021, the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) was christened in Sydney, Australia.
Feb 20, 2024 · At the moment, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has 11 ships in its "surface combatant fleet" – in other words, the ships that can be sent into conflict separate to its submarine fleet. There are three Hobart class air warfare destroyers (AWD) – HMAS Hobart, HMAS Brisbane and HMAS Sydney.
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The majority of the RAN fleet is divided between Fleet Base East (HMAS Kuttabul, in Sydney) and Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling, near Perth). Mine warfare assets are located at HMAS Waterhen (also in Sydney), while HMAS Cairns in Cairns and HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin host the navy's patrol and survey vessels.
Jul 21, 2023 · The Independence-class littoral combat ship - named after a Royal Australian Navy cruiser that was sunk while supporting the U.S. Marine landings on Guadalcanal in 1942 - was commissioned at a...
May 19, 2023 · US Navy ship called Canberra to be commissioned in Sydney. 19/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 13785 Views 5 Comments USS Canberra. The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will be commissioned into the US Navy active fleet on 22 July with a ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia.
Jul 21, 2023 · The USS Canberra, named after Australia's capital city, was commissioned in Sydney on Saturday, becoming the first US ship to enter service at a foreign port. Comments. Ad. It is only the second US naval ship to be named after a non-American city.
Jul 22, 2023 · The Independence-class littoral combat ship – named after a Royal Australian Navy cruiser that was sunk while supporting the US Marine landings on Guadalcanal in 1942 – was commissioned at a...
