Guardian-class Patrol Boat Archives

Australian Army officers Captain Will Guelen and Captain Max Cubis, of 12th Chief Engineer Works, oversee the concrete pour for the boat ramp under construction at Lombrum Naval Base, PNG. Story by Major Evita Ryan. Photos by Corporal Joshua Thomas.

Aussie sappers and tradies at work on Admiralty Islands

03/12/202407/12/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1082 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Pacific Maritime Security Program, PNGDF

During World War 2, more than 200 ships could be found at anchor in Seeadler Harbor, Papua New Guinea, a

The ship's company of HMTSS Te Matailii III man the upper decks as the national flag of Tuvalu is raised for the first time during the Guardian-class patrol boat handover ceremony at Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.

Australian News Pacific

Tuvalu receives patrol-boat gift from Australia

18/10/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1267 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Pacific Maritime Security Program

Australia has handed over a new Guardian-class patrol boat – HMTSS Te Mataili III – to Prime Minister of Tuvalu

Timor-Leste Defence Force Lieutenant Jacinto Do Nascimento salutes Lieutenant Clementino Colo ahead of his promotion on board PT Paluma. Story by Richard Wilkins.

News Royal Australian Navy

Timor Leste prepare to receive two new patrol boats

20/03/202421/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2478 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Regional Maritime Security Program, Timor-Leste Defence Force

Timor-Leste will receive two Guardian-class patrol boats in 2024 as part of Australia’s regional Maritime Security Program. CAPTION: Timor-Leste Defence Force

Chief Petty Officer Gillian Bryant has been awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy

Stepping up and talking the talk

26/01/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1779 Views 0 Comments Australia Day Honours, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Sea Training Group

When Chief Petty Officer Gillian Bryant stepped up to act in a lieutenant commander’s role, she could walk the walk,

Chief Petty Officer Garry Danaher with a member of the Royal Tongan Navy on board an Australian-gifted Guardian-class patrol boat in Tonga. Story byCorporal Jacob Joseph.

ADF People

CSM for CPO for creative response to volcanic havoc

31/01/202305/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1077 Views 0 Comments Australia Day Honours, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Technical adviser Chief Petty Officer Garry Danaher, commended for his actions during the 2022 Tongan volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami,

From left, RAN Chief Petty Officer Christian Duncan instructs 2TEN Mario Arujo and GRT Ezaqiel Ximenes in a Guardian-class patrol boat. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Mrs Juliana Pereira.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Top trainer paves the way in Timor-Leste

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1573 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Timor-Leste Defence Force

One of Navy’s top instructors is helping train Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) members as the nation prepares to receive two

The first Austal-built Guardian-class patrol boat on builder's sea trials. Austal photo.

Australian News Pacific

Guardian-class PBs suffer serious defects

06/07/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2536 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat

The fleet of Guardian-class patrol boats gifted by Australia to our Pacific neighbours are experiencing a range of problems so

Commanding Officer HMAS Ararat Lieutenant Commander David Martinussen watches RFNS Savenaca complete a replenishment-at-sea approach during a combined patrol on Operation Solania 2022.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Sailors build friendships at sea and on land

24/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2171 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, HMAS Ararat, Operation Solania, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

HMAS Ararat earlier this month completed a joint maritime patrol with Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Savenaca. Ararat

Solomon Islands Police Force officers practise their knot tying skills as part of practical maritime safety training with the Australian Defence Force in the use and maintenance of aluminium long boats in Honiara. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

ADF Australian Army News Pacific

Small boats, big gesture of friendship

21/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2230 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Two new vessels have been handed over to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime Division to support maritime