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Leading Seaman Aaron Wheeler pulls a sack containing suspected illegal narcotics from the hold in a dhow. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

HMAS Ballarat scores again

02/02/2019 Brian Hartigan 1711 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat, Operation Manitou

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 2.1 tonnes of hashish and 345 kilograms of heroin in

Members of HMAS Ballarat’s boarding party lay out seized narcotics in preparation for disposal in the Middle East. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat seized 900kg of heroin

28/12/2018 Brian Hartigan 1634 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat, Operation Manitou

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 900 kilos of heroin worth approximately $279 million* during two

Family and friends wave goodbye to their loved ones on HMAS Ballarat as the ship sails from Fleet Base West, WA, to commence a nine-month operational deployment to the Middle East. Photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

Australian Middle East News Operations Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat begins nine-month deployment

28/10/201807/11/2018 Brian Hartigan 1059 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

HMAS Ballarat departed from her home port of Fleet Base West, Garden Island, Western Australia on 28 October to begin

2018 Golden Globe Race competitor Gregor McGuckin is reunited with partner Barbara O'Kelly onboard HMAS Ballarat, at Fleet Base East (sic – official ADF photo caption ;-) ), Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Richard Cordell.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat returns home with one rescued sailor

02/10/2018 Brian Hartigan 1202 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

HMAS Ballarat has returned to port after participating in a search and rescue mission for two solo round-the-world yachtsmen. CAPTION: 2018

Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Ballarat fires her gun during an exercise with a Chinese ship, near Zhanjiang, China. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darvill.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Poseidon and Ballarat tasked in extreme yacht rescue

25/09/201825/09/2018 Brian Hartigan 1677 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ballarat, P-8A Poseidon

Royal Australian Navy vessel HMAS Ballarat and a RAAF P-8A Poseidon have been tasked in a long-range search and rescue

HMAS Ballarat (third from left) conducts a Passage Exercise in the South China Sea with Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force ships Izumo and Sazanami and the Royal Canadian ship HMCS Winnipeg during her South East Asia Deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Bradley Darrell.

Asia Australian China News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat accompanies US/Canada/Japan through South China Sea

15/06/2017 Brian Hartigan 2833 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ballarat

Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Frigate HMAS Ballarat has completed a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Canadian Navy

Lieutenant Aaron Norley conning HMAS Ballarat in company with the Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Winnipeg conduct Officer of the Watch manoeuvres during HMAS Ballarat's South East Asia Deployment. Photo by Able Seaman Bradley Darvill.

Asia Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Bersama Shield 2017 kicks off

27/04/2017 Brian Hartigan 2704 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bersama Shield 17, Five Power Defence Arrangements, FPDA, HMAS Ballarat

Exercise Bersama Shield 2017 commenced today in Malaysia and Singapore with Australian Defence Force personnel supporting South East Asia’s longest-enduring

Australian China News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat on live-fire exercise with China’s navy

18/04/201723/04/2017 Brian Hartigan 3898 Views 0 Comments China, HMAS Ballarat, Huangshan, People’s Liberation Army – Navy, Zhanjiang

The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Ballarat participated in a range of maritime exercises with Chinese Navy vessel Huangshan following a successful visit

HMAS Ballarat read to go back into the water at Henderson, Western Australia. Photo supplied.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat completes 56-week upgrade docking

02/09/201512/10/2015 Brian Hartigan 2851 Views 0 Comments Anti-Ship Missile Defence, HMAS Ballarat, RAN, Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Ballarat today completed her 56-week on-dock production activities associated with the Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) and other upgrades. Ballarat was undocked this