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A look at the USS Kirk FF 1087, a Knox class frigate, formerly of the US Navy. Seen here at the 2018 Regatta in South Australia. Skippered by Phil from Fleet Base Sydney. ...

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Task Force 72

3 days ago

Time for another stroll down memory lane with images from some of Annual Regatta's from the 1990s.

The images might be not as sharp as we'd like but the models are as ever, superb. ...

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Task Force 72

5 days ago

On this Day in 1992, the then Chief of Naval Staff (now Chief of Navy) Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall, announced the names of eight ANZAC class frigates, to be built for the RAN.

They were Anzac, Arrerente, Waramungu, Stuart, Parramatta, Ballarat, Toowoomba, and Perth.

Following protests from veterans who served in the destroyers Arunta and Warramunga during WWII and with the agreement of the Aboriginal peoples concerned, the original spelling was used. ...

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6 days ago

Our members build ships from a wide variety of navy's, and time periods, most notably the Cold War and World War 2.

Here we have a few vessels that saw service on both sides of the American Civil War ...

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1 week ago

The Type 22 frigate also known as the Broadsword class was a class of frigates built for the British Royal Navy. Fourteen were built in total, with production divided into three batches.

Initially intended to be anti-submarine warfare frigates as part of NATO contribution, the ships became general purpose warships.

Post their RN service 7 Type 22s were sold to the Brazilian, Romanian and Chilean navies. 5 of these remain in service, 1 was sunk as a target and 1 was sold for scrap. Of the remainder, 2 were sunk as targets and 5 sold for scrap. ...

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