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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.

HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

01/03/202202/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2881 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 1650 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.

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Navy band rocks Hobart Regatta

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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

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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

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

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HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

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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 3849 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.

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Aussie warships demo new engagement capability

17/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4840 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

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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.

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HMAS Hobart fires full weapons’ suite

10/02/201812/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7137 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.

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HMAS Hobart fires Harpoon test

08/12/201708/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6318 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 5523 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 9703 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