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Navy Arvo Mission Report 1907 – WHCC 2 March 2019

12 March 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1907 Date of Mission: Navy Arvo Saturday 2 March 2019 Location of Mission: Workers Hubertus Country Club Weather: Weather was good considering what we […]

Uniting Seniors Day Mission Report 1906 – 20 Feb 2019

12 March 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1906 Date of Mission: Uniting Seniors Day Wednesday 20 February 2019 Location of Mission: International Regatta Centre Penrith Weather: A few showers in the […]

Fleet Base Gulf Waters Mission Report 1901 – 24 February 2019

25 February 2019 Craig Taylor 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGW-19051 Date of Mission: Sunday 24th February 2019 Location of Mission: Bonython Park Boat Pond Weather: Forecasted maximum temperature was 37 degrees , […]

Wentworth Falls Mission Report 1905 – 16 February 2019

19 February 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1905 Date of Mission: Saturday 16 February 2019 Location of Mission: Wentworth Falls Lake Weather: We arrived to an overcast morning with a cool […]

Navy Arvo Mission Report 1904 – WHCC 2 March 2019

18 February 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1904 Date of Mission: Navy Arvo Saturday 2 February 2019 Location of Mission: Workers Hubertus Country Club, Luddenham Weather: It was cloudy with rain […]

Australia Day Mission Report 1903 – Wentworth Falls 26 Jan 2019

18 February 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1903 Date of Mission: Australia Day 26 January 2019 Location of Mission: Wentworth Falls Lake Weather: The weather was hot, especially for Wentworth Falls, […]

Penrith Mission Report 1902 – 13 January 2019

18 February 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1902 Date of Mission: 13 January 2019 Location of Mission: Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith Weather: The weather was a little cloudy around 0930 […]

Navy Arvo Mission Report 1901 – WHCC 5 January 2019

18 February 2019 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1901 Date of Mission: 5 January 2019 Location of Mission: Navy Arvo, Workers Hubertus Country Club Weather: The BOM promised a 38 degree day […]

Fleet Base Greater Sydney 1805 – Wentworth Falls 16 Dec 2018 Mission Report

30 December 2018 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1805 Mission Report Date of Mission: 16 December 2018 Location of Mission: Wentworth Falls Lake, Wentworth Falls, NSW Weather: Well the BOM got the […]

Fleet Base Greater Sydney 1804 – Wentworth Falls 24 Nov 2018 Mission Report

30 December 2018 Phil Chapman 0

Mission Sitrep No. FBGS-1804 Mission Report Date of Mission: 24 November 2018 Location of Mission: Wentworth Falls Lake, Wentworth Falls, NSW Weather: A little windy and cool with […]

Task Force 72

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Destroyers are some of the most common models found in Task Force 72 member's fleets.

They are a good mix of size (easily transported in even modest-sized cars and easily lifted in and out of the water), speed, good looks and plenty of history to go along with them.
Originally designed as 'Torpedo Boat Destroyers' to protect the lumbering battle line from swiftly moving swarms of torpedo armed steam launches, detroyers grew to not only take over the torpedo attack and defence role, but anti-submarine and anti-aircraft warfare as well.

Today the term destroyer is generally regarded as referring to a ship with a primary anti-aircraft defence role, as opposed to the anti-submarine role of frigates, although there is naturally some overlap between the two classes.

From the 1000 or so ton destroyers of the First World War, through to today's 10,000 ton multi-role destroyers, they continue to provide indispensible capabilities to their navy's and we will continue to build them. ...

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OTD (21 Mar 81) The Adelaide class frigate HMAS Canberra was commissioned at the Todd Shipyard, Seattle.

She was the second ship to bear the name Canberra, the first was a County class cruiser lost during the Battle of Savo Island against the Japanese in 1942.

For many years the name was carried by USS Canberra, a US Navy cruiser that borse the name to commemorate the loss of Canberra alongside a number of US cruisers in the same battle.

The second of the RANs six Adelaide class guided missile frigates, during her career Canberra was assigned to escort the Royal Yacht Britannia during Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 1988, helped enforce the post-Gulf War United Nations' sanctions against Iraq during 1992 and 1993, was part of the Australian responses to the 1998 Indonesian riots and the 2000 Solomon Islands Civil War, and returned to the Persian Gulf in 2002 as part of the War in Afghanistan.

In 2005, Canberra became the first ship of her class to be decommissioned.

The frigate was marked for conversion into a dive wreck and artificial reef off Barwon Heads, Victoria, and was scuttled on 4 October 2009.

Today the name is carried by the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphbious ship HMAS Canberra (III), while the US Navy is preparing to commission USS Canberra (II), an Independence class Littoral Combat Ship. ...

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5 days ago

Eight Q-class destroyers were constructed as a flotilla under the War Emergency Programme for the Royal Navy.

A number of them were owned by the Royal Navy but operated by the RAN, carrying the designation HMAS.

This included HMA Ships Quiberon, Quality and Quickmatch which were commissioned into the RAN in 1942. Post war they were joined by their sister ships Quadrant and Queenborough as transfers to RAN ownership.

To deal with a different war than they were built for, the Cold War, all of the RAN Qs except Quality were heavily refitted as Type 15 frigates, designed to hunt and kill the new generation of Soviet submarines.

These submarines, such as the Whiskey and Foxtrot, were based on late war German designs, making them faster than the WW2 U Boats and fitted with the Snorkel to allow them to recharge their batteries without surfacing.

To this end the Q class were fitted with a specialised anti-submarine armament and sensors, with their gun armament reduced to self-defence anti-aircraft cannon, hence their re-rating from destroyers to frigates.

Age and the introduction of nuclear powered submarines by the Soviets spelt their end, unable to adapt to a rapidly changing threat they were paid off, paving the way for modern anti-submarine hunters, the RANs River class destroyer escorts. ...

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The Armidale class is a class of 14 patrol boats built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to replace the previous class of patrol boats, the 15 ship Fremantle class.

Austal of Western Australia was selected to build the 55 metre patrol boats. The first vessel, HMAS Armidale, was commissioned into the RAN in June 2005, and the last, HMAS Glenelg, entered service in February 2008.

The Armidale-class ships are operated by the Australian Patrol Boat Group and based in Cairns and Darwin, where they are primarily tasked with border protection, fisheries patrols, and the interception of unauthorised arrivals by sea.

The Armidales are longer and heavier than their Fremantle-class predecessors, with improved seakeeping ability and increased range, allowing them to reach Australia's offshore territories.

The ships are multi-crewed, with three ship's companies available for every two vessels, allowing the patrol boats to spend more time at sea without cutting into sailors' rest or training time.

After extensive damage from an onboard fire during maintenance by a civilian contractor, HMAS Bundaberg was decommissioned at the end of 2014.

The class is scheduled to be replaced by the 12 ships of the 80 metre Arafura class of helicopter-capable offshore patrol vessels, to be built in Australia and due to start comissioning from the early 2020s. ...

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