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Warrant Officer Natasha McRoe and her husband, Petty Officer Daniel McRoe, with their children, Flynn and Riley, at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart.

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Their faces light up: are you going to sea, mum?’

20/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 466 Views 0 Comments Families week, HMAS Hobart

When Warrant Officer Natasha McRoe first went to sea in the early 2000s, options to connect with her family from

HMAS Hobart in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, in 2019. A new approach to sustaining the fleet was launched at the Sea Power 2022 conference. Story by Claudia Henry. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.

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New maintenance model returns ships to water faster

13/05/202216/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1187 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Sea Power 2022

Defence’s new approach to sustaining the Navy’s growing fleet was officially launched at the Sea Power 2022. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart

Corporal Chathuri Rogers and Leading Aircraftwoman Mary-Anne Bryce from No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit check the AN/TPS-77 Tactical Air Defence Radar System antennas at Old Bar airfield, north of Newcastle, during Exercise Diamond Shield. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF ‘ready in all conditions’

23/04/202226/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 594 Views 0 Comments Exercise Diamond Shield., HMAS Hobart

As an unfamiliar adversary approached over Australian waters at the start of Exercise Diamond Shield, exercise participants responded as a

RAN navigator Lieutenant Dean Gilbert mentors Sub Lieutenant Annabelle Wall (left) as she conducts duties as assistant officer of the watch on the bridge of HMAS Hobart. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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Time at sea a steep learning curve

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 203 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, HMAS Watson

HMAS Hobart is providing opportunities for trainee maritime warfare officers (MWOs) to consolidate what they’ve learnt during their training at

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart prepares to berth in Hobart, Tasmania, in support of the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

01/03/202202/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 629 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart

HMAS Hobart crew members attend a physical training session on board the ship. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Card games are trumps in downtime

01/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 243 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

From the moment the last line has been cast, a ship becomes a sailor’s home. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart crew members

The Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania performs at the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta in Hobart. Story by Leading Seaman Dorian Broomhall. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy band rocks Hobart Regatta

25/02/202228/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 442 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Navy Band

The music of the Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania filled the air in Hobart on February 13 when the band

Petty Officer Daniel McRoe returns home to Tasmania in HMAS Hobart, which supported the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navy a supportive community

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 246 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Moving to new towns and cities is often par for the course for a Defence member. CAPTION: Petty Officer Daniel

Leading Seaman Harriet Shepperd visited her home town of Hobart in HMAS Hobart, which supported the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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‘Accidental’ career takes sailor home

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 551 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Born and raised in Hobart, 27-year-old Leading Seaman Harriet Shepperd joined the Navy in 2016 “by accident”. CAPTION: Leading Seaman

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 512 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta

HMAS Hobart underway at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thomson.

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HMAS Hobart cross-links data with US ship in Cooperative Engagement Capability test

07/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2567 Views 0 Comments Cooperative Engagement Capability, HMAS Hobart

In a first for our Australian and US navies, HMAS Hobart has successfully tested a significant new communications capability, proving

HMAS Hobart fires a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle, and, inset, Lieutenant Commander Marc Beecroft from HMAS Sydney conducts training with the Aegis Combat System onboard USS Kidd to prepare for the arrival of the new Hobart-class into the Royal Australian Navy. Main photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson – inset by Able Seaman Sarah Ebsworth.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Aussie warships demo new engagement capability

17/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3621 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, NUSHIP Brisbane

Two Australian warships have demonstrated a new-to-Australia war fighting capability whereby the missiles from one ship can be fired and

HMAS Hobart fires her Mark 45 Mod 6 5-inch gun during weapon trials off the east coast of Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

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HMAS Hobart fires full suite of weapons – VIDEO

12/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4870 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

HMAS Hobart recently conducting weapons-firing trials off the east coast of Australia. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires her Mark 45 Mod 6

HMAS Hobart conducts a practice torpedo-firing trial off the east coast of Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Craig Walton.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

HMAS Hobart fires full weapons’ suite

10/02/201812/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5078 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

HMAS Hobart recently conducting weapons-firing trials off the east coast of Australia. These trials include naval gunfire support drills, anti-air

Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Hobart successfully fires a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle in the East Australian Exercise Area, proving the capability of the ship to launch Harpoon missiles. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

HMAS Hobart fires Harpoon test

08/12/201708/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4641 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Hobart has successfully fired a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle in the East Australian Exercise Area, proving

HMAS Hobart’s ship's company 'cheer ship' during her commissioning at Garden Island, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Bonny Gassner.

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HMAS Hobart officially commissioned

24/09/201704/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4105 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

The Royal Australian Navy commissioned the guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart yesterday in Sydney in a formal ceremony steeped in

A Royal Australian Navy S-70B-2 Seahawk Helicopter flies the Australian White Ensign over NUSHIP Hobart as she sails past the HMAS Sydney I memorial for the first time. Photo by Petty Officer Kelvin Hockey.

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Navy’s newest ship arrives in Sydney

09/08/201709/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8199 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, NUSHIP Hobart

The Royal Australian Navy’s newest ship, the guided missile destroyer NUSHIP Hobart, arrived in her home port of Sydney for