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Anzac following Arunta, showing the key recognition feature of the most recent Anzac class upgrade, the SPS-49 air search radar having been replaced by a phased array radar in the latest upgrade.

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HMAS Hobart doing a transit from Sydney to Melbourne in Sea State 4-5 the entire way.

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HMAS Maryborough

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With one of our members driving her :D
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HMAS Stuart shadows HMAS Sheean past Christmas Island, 2013.

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HMAS Hobart in the Port of Melbourne on Leap Day morning, 29 February 2020

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HMAS Rankin at Fleet Base West with HMAS Ballarat in the background, March 2020

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NUSHIP Sydney arrived in her namesake city for the first time on 27 March 2020, 36 years to the day since the last warship to carry the name arrived in Sydney. Sydney came alongside her new homeport at Garden Island in Sydney following the transit from Osborne in South Australia where she was built.

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Sydney is the last of the Navy's three Hobart Class vessels and is based on the Navantia F100 frigate design, which is under considerations for the US Navy FFGX frigate competition.

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Sydney will be commissioned into the RAN in May 2020.
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A beauty shot of Sydney arriving in her name-sake city and home port.

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HMAS Ballarat (FFH-155) seen at sunset off the coast of Western Australia, March 2020

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A cracking WA Sunset over the Indian Ocean.....love it!
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Embarked MRH-90 helicopter ‘MIDNIGHT’, prepares to land onboard HMAS Adelaide as embarked MH-60 Romeo helicopter ‘COBRA 15’ ground runs in the foreground

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HMAS Gascoyne currently in the Captain Cook dry dock undergoing her five-yearly deep maintenance refit.

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HMAS Adelaide (L01) and HMAS Larrakia (P84), showing not only the vast size difference, but the difference between Storm Grey and Haze Grey.

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I'm trying to work out why ADELAIDE is flying her at sea ensign as well as her harbour ensign. One or the other their folks. Just the Yeoman coming out in me. If she was at sea, just the ensign from the mast, at anchor just the ensign from the ensign staff down aft.
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HMAS Adelaide operating a RAN MH-60R helicopter off the Queensland coast

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On 21 March 2003, HMAS Anzac provided naval gunfire support during the Battle of Al Faw.

The intent of the assault was to capture the Al Faw Peninsula before Iraqi forces could sabotage the two major oil terminals in the area.

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The frigate began her first fire support mission at 06:04 on 21 March (the first time a RAN ship had fired in anger in 31 years) and completed seven fire missions over a three-day period.

HMAS Anzac received the Meritorious Unit Citation on 27 November 2003 for her service during this deployment. In March 2010, Anzac was awarded the battle honours "Persian Gulf 2001–03" and "Iraq 2003"

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HMAS Sydney and HMAS Adelaide, showing a nice contrast between Haze Grey and Storm Grey

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A busy Fleet Base East, taken last Monday morning

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HMAS Melville departs Cairns early morning 10 July for survey tasking.

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HMAS Toowoomba coming alongside of FS Languedoc in the Persian Gulf

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A Taipan conducts a high-line transfer training ex to the flight deck of HMAS Canberra

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HMAS Toowoomba returns to Fleet Base West in Western Australia after being deployed for six months on Operation Manitou.

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HMAS Sydney alongside Fleet Base East

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HMAS Warramunga (FFH-152) engages ex-USS New Orleans (LPH-11), 10 July 2010, with her 5-inch gun during a surface engagement as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise RIMPAC 2010

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The RAN Task force bound for RIMPAC 2020 takes part in a fantastic Photex with USN and JMSDF warships.

Been a while since we've had a 5 ship task force. It's notable just how big the Canberra class look.

This will be Sirus' last Rimpac, next time will be Supply handling replenishment duties.

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HMAS Canberra on deployment.

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HMS Argyll takes part in night gunnery firing exercises with HMAS Stuart whilst on Exercise Bersama Lima in South East Asia

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HMAS Stuart conducts a live firing exercise utilising their Mount 51 – 5 Inch gun during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2020 off the coast of Hawaii.

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The current surface navy. An upgraded Anzac, a Hobart class DDG and a Canberra class LHD.

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