Navy to celebrate 115th birthday on 1 March
The Royal Australian Navy will 115th birthday tomorrow, 1 March, with multiple activities in the nation’s capital to highlight the milestone. At
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HMAS Melbourne returns from eighth MEAO tour
Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Melbourne was welcomed back to her homeport of Sydney today after 203 days away from home, on operations in
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HMAS Melbourne ends eighth Middle East deployment
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne is returning home to Australia after completing more than 50 boarding operations and seizing almost a
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2,000,000 man hours and counting
BAE Systems Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade program has notched up an impressive 2,000,000 man hours – and counting. The latest milestone
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SPECIAL ENCOUNTER – HMAS Darwin visited by families at sea
HMAS Darwin had a very special encounter in the Top End on her way to official duties in the Middle East
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Darwin’s odometer tops 1,000,000 nautical miles
HMAS Darwin recorded her one-millionth nautical mile as she sailed towards her namesake city of Darwin today. The ship’s company of 229 will celebrate
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Family tears as Darwin heads east
Some tears were shed in Sydney today as HMAS Darwin departed for a tour of duty in the Middle East. HMAS Darwin
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Young Endeavour completes world tour
STS Young Endeavour sailed into Fremantle today, completing a year-long circumnavigation of the world. On 22 December 2014 Governor-General Sir Peter
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Melbourne lands more drugs – and Gloucester Cup
HMAS Melbourne has struck a third time against the trafficking of narcotics in the Middle East confiscating another 216 kilograms of high-grade heroin worth
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HMAS Adelaide commissioned into Royal Australian Navy
Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Adelaide was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet today at Garden Island, Sydney. General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General
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Navy’s New Entry Officers’ Course 53 graduate
After 19 weeks of intensive training, 79 naval officers from New Entry Officers’ Course 53 graduated today from the Royal Australian
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No mission impossible for HMAS Canberra
It would seem no mission is impossible for HMAS Canberra as the huge slab side of her island was transformed
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Dolphins accompany returning sailors
HMAS Sirius sails home to Australia accompanied by a pod of dolphins in the Java Sea after a North East
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HMAS Sydney formally farewelled
The Royal Australian Navy farewelled HMAS Sydney in a formal decommissioning ceremony today after more than 30 years service. General Sir Peter
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Magnificent Canberra and Adelaide in Sydney
Photo shows HMAS Canberra (front) with NUSHIP Adelaide (behind) berthed at their home port in Sydney this week. Photo by
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HMAS Sydney exercises Freedom of Entry
Past and present crew of HMAS Sydney exercised the ship’s right to Freedom of Entry in Sydney yesterday, ahead of
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HMAS Sydney decommissions after 32 years
HMAS Sydney will be decommissioned after 32 years service on Saturday, 7 November, alongside at her home port of Garden Island, Fleet
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RAN conducts naval exercise in China
The Royal Australian Navy conducted a port visit and naval exercise with the People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) in
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Adelaide leaves Melbourne for Sydney
Canberra class amphibious assault ships NUSHIP Adelaide departed from the BAE Systems shipyard in Williamstown, Melbourne, today. The second ship
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Look Ma – no hands!
HMAS Darwin sailor Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Emily McNeill abseils down the Investa building in Sydney to help raise
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