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HMAS Perth departs for Middle East

07/06/201609/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6082 Views 0 Comments Middle East, Operation Manitou

HMAS Perth today set course and departed the HMAS Stirling naval base at Rockingham, Western Australia, for her first operational deployment to the Middle

HMAS Melbourne arrives at the naval support in Bahrain for replenishment for her voyage home. Photo by corporal Mark Doran.

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HMAS Melbourne ends eighth Middle East deployment

11/02/201612/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5511 Views 0 Comments HMAS Melbourne, Middle East

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne is returning home to Australia after completing more than 50 boarding operations and seizing almost a

HMAS Melbourne personnel dispose of 65kg illegal narcotics (heroin) seized from a dhow in the northern Indian Ocean. Photo by Able Seaman Bonnie Gassner

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HMAS Melbourne nabs another 65kg of heroin

04/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4717 Views 0 Comments CMF, heroin, HMAS Melbourne, Manitou, Middle East

HMAS Melbourne has completed a fifth successful drug seizure, nabbing another 65kg of heroin on a dhow in the Indian Ocean. Hidden in a concealed compartment