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3 days ago · S-class destroyer HMAS Tasmania (1920–1928) Bathurst -class corvette HMAS Lithgow (1941–1956) Majestic -class aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (1955–1982) Oberon -class submarine HMAS Onslow (1969–1999) Anzac -class frigate HMAS Perth (2006–present) Since its foundation in 1913, the Royal Australian Navy has operated a large number of ...
3 days ago · In fact, the lead vessel of the class, HMAS Anzac III, was decommissioned on the weekend – 28 years to the day after it was commissioned – at a ceremony in Fremantle. Based on the German Blohm + Voss Meko 200 frigate design, HMAS Anzac is a helicopter-capable frigate (FFH) built by Tenix Defence Systems (now BAE Systems) at the Williamstown ...
Apr 24, 2024 · On 20 January 2006, it was announced that the two ships would be named HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. The ships are due to enter service from 2013 The design was based on the Spanish Buque de Proyección Estratégica design, proposed by the Spanish company Navantia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra_class
5 days ago · 18 May 2024. The Royal Australian Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, HMAS Anzac (III), has been farewelled after 28 years of service during a decommissioning ceremony at her home port of HMAS Stirling in Perth.
5 days ago · The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. Huon was commissioned into the RAN on 15 May 1999 – 25 years ago – and is the lead ship of the six-strong Huon class, Australian Defence Magazine reports.
2 days ago · Robert Menzies. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies KT AK CH QC FAA FRS (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966. He held office as the leader of the United Australia Party (UAP) in his first term, and subsequently as the inaugural ...
5 days ago · Photo by Rikki-Lea Phillips. HMAS Anzac – the longest-serving commissioned vessel in the Navy – was farewelled by many crew who have called her home over 28 years of service. The decommissioning recognises the stories of bravery, service and sacrifice of the ship and her company.
