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Port Services Darwin members stand by as HMAS Adelaide approaches the newly built Kuru wharf at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin, NT. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Big ships berth at new Darwin wharf

08/05/202409/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1989 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Coonawarra, LHD

One of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships has docked at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, for the first time, following the

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Ship’s company of HMAS Canberra enjoy a tour on board a landing helicopter dock landing craft as the ship conducts Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Canberra’s crew get acquainted with landing craft

03/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1771 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, LHD, RIMPAC

As HMAS Canberra sailed the waters around Hawaii, the ship conducted docking operations which provided an opportunity for some of

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Photo by Petty Officer Kelvin Hockey
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

HMAS Adelaide commissioned into Royal Australian Navy

04/12/201507/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 17035 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Landing Helicopter Dock, LHD

  Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Adelaide was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet today at Garden Island, Sydney. General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General

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2 Cav deck shoot on HMAS Canberra

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5927 Views 0 Comments 2 Cav, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, HMAS Canberra, LHD

Six ASLAVs from the Townsville-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment conducted a live-fire shoot on the flight deck of HMAS Canberra on

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HMAS Canberra Commissioning

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3016 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, LHD

28 November 2014 HMAS Canberra was formally commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 28 November 2014 when the Australian

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NUSHIP Adelaide ends final sea trials. BAE Systems photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

NUSHIP Adelaide completes final sea trials

28/08/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3496 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, LHD, NUSHIP Adelaide, Royal Australian Navy

NUSHIP Adelaide, Australia’s second Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, is successfully completing her second and final sea trials in Port

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