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Fleet Base West

HMAS Stalwart's ceremonial guard conducts a ceremonial sunset at the ship's official reception during its inaugural port visit to Geraldton, Western Australia. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Stalwart’s ceremonial homecoming

01/07/202204/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 102 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, Fleet Base West, Freedom of Entry, HMAS Stalwart, HMAS Supply

HMAS Stalwart last month visited its ceremonial home port of Geraldton on Western Australia’s Batavia Coast for the first time.

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A fuel line is padded from HMAS Stalwart, right, to HMAS Parramatta during Stalwart's first replenishment at sea. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Stalwart ‘open for business’

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 510 Views 1 Comment Fleet Base West, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Stalwart

The crew of HMAS Stalwart recently achieved a major milestone in the ship’s short time in service when they successfully

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HMAS Toowoomba returns to Fleet Base West in Western Australia after a six month deployment in June 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Purple Pony is back in the water

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 746 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, Henderson WA, HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the ‘Purple Pony’, was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an

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Seaman Cloe Reichelt is welcomed by her mother at Fleet Base East, Sydney, after HMAS Brisbane returned to her home port at the end of a three-month deployment. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Crews welcomed home in the east and west

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 958 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, Fleet Base West, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

HMA Ships Brisbane and Warramunga returned to their respective home ports in Sydney and Rockingham, WA, today after a three-month deployment.

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Friends and family greet HMAS Sirius as the ship returns to its home port at Fleet Base West for the final time. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Craig. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Home for the final time

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 711 Views 1 Comment Fleet Base West, HMAS Sirius

It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home. CAPTION:

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