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Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 18 Mar 2019 11:14
by MikeJames
Indeed you are correct Nigel, I transposed two different captions.
Canberra shadowed Frunze and her task group. This shot came from that encounter, together with a number of other shots. Navy News ran with the shot of Frunze and Canberra together on its front page back in November 1985.
http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Navy_News-November-15-1985.pdf
littoralcombat wrote:That looks like a Kara Class to me Mike.
Nige
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 19 Mar 2019 19:02
by MikeJames
The far traveller, HMAS Lismore. She served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean and the Pacific, the farthest travelled of the Navy's Bathurst class corvettes.
On 3 December 1944 Lismore arrived at Fremantle, her first call at an Australian port since leaving Darwin for Singapore on 20 March 1941. Her absence from Australia was longer than that of any other Royal Australian Navy ship of World War II.
On 2 January 1945 Lismore returned to Sydney after an absence of nearly four years (1409 days). She had steamed some 156,000 miles since commissioning.
Her war wasn't over, as she joined the 21st Minesweeping Flotilla and took part in operations through the Pacific, including the invasion of Okinawa. Post VJ-Day, Lismore served for several months in the Darwin, Timor and Moluccas areas before returning to Sydney in March 1946.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 20 Mar 2019 09:15
by MikeJames
HMAS Derwent secured alongside in the basin at HMS Tamar during one of her many visits to Hong Kong.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 21 Mar 2019 12:21
by MikeJames
HMAS Stuart berths at Fleet Base East following her passage from Western Australia.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 22 Mar 2019 13:36
by MikeJames
1988: HMAS Stuart seen in heavy seas.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 23 Mar 2019 11:07
by MikeJames
HMAS Bundaberg, in good times and bad.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 24 Mar 2019 10:04
by MikeJames
HMAS Australia, Canberra and Albatross on exercises during the 1930s.
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Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 26 Mar 2019 18:17
by MikeJames
HMAS Maryborough with HMAS Betano, sail in company from Darwin Harbour.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 27 Mar 2019 19:19
by MikeJames
HMAS Swan meets a rough sea state
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 29 Mar 2019 20:07
by MikeJames
Westralia and Adelaide in the Great Southern Ocean.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 29 Mar 2019 22:01
by littoralcombat
Great image of Adelaide & Westralia Mike. The four (five if we include the single type Oakleaf), Leaf Class Tankers served the RFA well, and proved to be a good investment.
Nige
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 30 Mar 2019 13:00
by MichaelB
HMAS Adelaide sitting at Cockatoo Island sometime before WW2.
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 30 Mar 2019 16:05
by glenhowells
In regards to Westralia Nige. Her Ran service was poor her nick name was rusty failure and often breaking down and the mismanagement and negligence which caused the engine room fire with 4 sailors lost. Not a shining moment for the navy
Cheers Glen
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 30 Mar 2019 21:05
by MikeJames
HMAS Kangaroo in company with her sister ships HMAS Koala and HMAS Karangi.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 31 Mar 2019 18:18
by MikeJames
HMAS Sydney unloading at Vung Tau during the commitment of the 1st Australian Task Force to action in Vietnam.
Between 1965 and 1972, Sydney undertook 24 voyages to Vietnam, amounting to 25 operational visits to Vung Tau. She transported 16,094 troops, 5753 deadweight tons of cargo and 2.375 vehicles during that time.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 31 Mar 2019 20:09
by MichaelB
Yarra II with a quaint camouflaged bow.
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 02 Apr 2019 14:52
by MikeJames
Sea King 'Shark 10' prepares to launch from Stalwart's rain swept flight-deck
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 04 Apr 2019 18:13
by MikeJames
HMAS Bataan escorts her USN namesake USS Bataan off the coast of Korea in 1951
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 05 Apr 2019 22:22
by MikeJames
HMAS Duchess refuels from HMAS Melbourne on 8 January 1965.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 05 Apr 2019 22:38
by MikeJames
HMAS Advance
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 06 Apr 2019 17:17
by MikeJames
Fireflies and Sea Furies armed and ranged, ready for launch from HMAS Sydney's flight deck.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 07 Apr 2019 16:32
by MikeJames
County-class heavy cruiser HMAS Australia II
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 09 Apr 2019 18:02
by MikeJames
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MAS Perth arriving in Port Jackson, Sydney for the first time.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 10 Apr 2019 19:30
by MikeJames
HMAS Banks was an Explorer-class general purpose vessel, based in South Australia for much of her later career.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 11 Apr 2019 15:36
by MichaelB
Little and large, two 3 funnel cruisers in August 1939, Australia and Adelaide.
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 11 Apr 2019 18:41
by MikeJames
The Australian WW2 hospital ship Centaur, sunk by the Japanese off the East Coast
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 12 Apr 2019 21:10
by MikeJames
HMAS Adelaide (II) in traffic
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 13 Apr 2019 18:33
by MikeJames
HMAS Jeparit was an Australian National Lines bulk carrier which was operated by the Royal Australian Navy between 1969 and 1972. She was launched in 1964 and transported supplies to Australian military forces in South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972 under both civil and military ownership.
Mike
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 13 Apr 2019 18:37
by MichaelB
HMAS Sydney back in 1936.
Re: The Old RAN
Posted: 14 Apr 2019 10:42
by MikeJames
American destroyers USS Blue (DD-387) and USS Patterson (DD-392) evacuate the survivors from the stricken Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra in the aftermath of the Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942.
Mike