Decommissioned HMAS Manoora, HMAS Kanimbla Sold for Scrap

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Decommissioned HMAS Manoora, HMAS Kanimbla Sold for Scrap

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Australian Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike Kelly AM MP today announced the disposal by sale of the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) decommissioned ships HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla.
Dr Kelly said the Navy vessels would be recycled by purchaser Southern Recycling LLC in the United States in a manner commensurate to the environmental standards the Commonwealth expected of such disposal activities by 2014.
 “In June 2012, the Department of Defence released a Request for Tender offering the two former Australian naval vessels for sale for recycling to domestic and international markets,” Dr Kelly said.
The disposal of these vessels required US Government consent in accordance with US International Traffic in Arms Regulations, which has now been achieved.
Contract negotiations with the preferred purchaser were completed in early May 2013 and the disposal contract was signed on 20 May 2013. The contract details regarding cost are ‘Commercial in Confidence’. The ships were withdrawn from service in 2011.
 “The disposal of Manoora and Kanimbla by sale has been completed in less than two years from the date the vessels were withdrawn from service, providing the best and most competitive net disposal cost to the Commonwealth,” Dr Kelly said.
The ships were formally decommissioned with ceremonies in 2012. Memorabilia from the ships has been transferred to the Naval Heritage Collection Headquarters and the main repository at Spectacle Island, which are both located in Sydney.
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HMAS Tobruk and HMAS Choules now continue to provide Navy’s core amphibious capability together with Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield, until Australia’s First Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra is commissioned in 2014.
HMAS Choules recently completed a successful period of ‘Shakedown’ training in far north Queensland which included flying operations with a Royal Australian Navy Multi-Role Helicopter (MRH90) and is currently taking part in a joint Navy and Army amphibious exercise called Exercise SEA LION from 10–24 June 2013.
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Sailors Aboard USS Freedom Support Amphibious Assault Exercise

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Sailors Aboard USS Freedom Support Amphibious Assault Exercise

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Sailors Aboard USS Freedom Support Amphibious Assault Exercise
Sailors aboard USS Freedom (LCS 1) had a unique opportunity to support amphibious assault exercise when Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46) conducted an amphibious raid with Malaysian Army paratroopers, June 22.
The littoral combat ship Freedom and the forward deployed amphibious dock landing ship Tortuga are in Malaysia participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013.
Sailors assigned to Freedom’s surface warfare mission package acted as safety observers from the ship’s 11-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB), while the embarked crew of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 provided aerial support with Freedom’s MH-60R helicopter. With its shallow draft, Freedom was able to anchor closer to the beach than other units and monitor the landing events.
“It was a good proof of concept for LCS and the squadron of the capabilities we could provide to the mission,” said Lt. Mike Roselli, attached to HSM 73. “The Romeo was able to provide maritime support to the amphibious force. We could if needed provide Hellfire [missiles], torpedos or a Search and Rescue swimmer.”
With just 91 Sailors on board, the Freedom crew routinely supports more than one evolution a day. CARAT Malaysia was another opportunity for these Sailors to show their dedication and drive.
“I was on the picket boat that provided security for the ship,” Engineman 3rd Class Jennifer Ordenana. “Since CARAT started, I’ve been part of multiple exercises with both the engineering department and VBSS – from refueling the helo in the pump room to being a small boat engineer on an 11-meter RHIB. It’s been cool.”
CARAT is a series of bilateral naval exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.
Continuing through June 23, CARAT Malaysia 2013 consists of ten days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address shared maritime security concerns, develop relationships, and enhance interoperability among participating forces. Participation in the CARAT exercise series is among the key milestones during Freedom’s maiden rotational deployment to Southeast Asia.
Fast, agile and mission-focused, LCS platforms are designed to operate in near-shore environments and employ modular mission packages that can be configured for three separate purposes: surfaces warfare, mine countermeasures or anti-submarine warfare. Homeported in San Diego, Freedom is currently on its maiden deployment and is manned by her “Gold” crew. Midway through the deployment, a crew-swap will be conducted with her “Blue” crew.
More than 1,200 U.S. Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia 2013. Additional ships in CARAT Task Group 73.1 are the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron 7 staff, the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked USMC Landing Force, and the diving and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1.
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HMS Penzance returns to sea as Britain’s No.1 minehunter

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Penzance returns to sea as Britain’s No.1 minehunter
24 June 2013
HMS Penzance is in the throes of demanding training after completing a six-month revamp in Rosyth.
The Faslane-based warship is now Britain’s most up-to-date minehunter following the refit, which prepared her for impending duties with a NATO task group.
IT TAKES a lot to dwarf the biggest warship Britain’s ever built – especially if you’re one of the smaller vessels in the Royal Navy’s inventory.
But courtesy of little deceptive perspective HMS Penzance looks rather large on the slipway at Rosyth (she isn’t, comparatively). And HMS Queen Elizabeth in the neighbouring dry dock doesn’t look too imposing (she is really).
After six months in refit – and four of those out of the water – at the Babcock yard on the Forth, Penzance is now back in the water as Britain’s most up-to-date minehunter.
The Faslane-based ship hasn’t been to sea since last December, during which time the team at Rosyth hauled her out of the water and beavered away on the hull away from the elements in the refit shed.
The team there overhauled the ship’s engines and glass fibre hull, enhanced her minehunting kit and fitted the RN-wide DII computer system which makes it easier for sailors to communicate and do admin wherever they are in the world.
After the 500-tonne ship had been inspected by Cdr Jim Byron, 1st Mine Counter-Measures Squadron’s Commanding Officer, and given the thumbs, it was time to take Penzance back to sea for initial trials and testing machinery.
“Emerging from refit is a challenging but exciting time for any ship’s company. It’s the opportunity for us to get back to sea, to take ownership of our ship once again, and to prepare for our operational tasking later this year,” said Lt Cdr Nick Unwin, Penzance’s CO.
“I took command of Penzance two months ago and in that time the transformation has been incredible – from a building site surrounded by scaffolding to a warship at sea, training and preparing for the autumn. All credit to my ship’s company and the Babcock team for their hard work.”
Right now, the ship’s company are being tested to the limit by the Flag Officer Sea Training organisation who will determine whether they’re ready to take the 172ft ship on deployment later this year.
“There are many new faces aboard, and with a very short period between sea trials, Operational Sea Training and deployment, we’re using all the available time to prepare ourselves for FOST’s finest and provide a worked up warship to the Fleet Commander,” said Lt Cdr Unwin.
Penzance is due to take her place in the German-led NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2, currently ranging the Mediterranean, with HMS Ledbury acting as the UK’s participant. It’s something AB(MW) Bradley Cotton is geared up for.
 “Travelling around the Mediterranean and being able to do live mine hunting is exactly why I joined the Royal Navy,” he said.
“I’m looking forward to the challenge of not only putting my training into action, but also getting to visit places and see parts of the world I would probably never have been able to otherwise.”
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