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HMAS VAMPIRE 60’s HMAS VAMPIRE 60’s HMAS Vampire was the third of three Australian-built Daring class destroyers serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). One of the first all-welded ships built in Australia, she was constructed at Cockatoo Island Dockyard between 1952 and 1959, and was commissioned into the RAN a day after completion. VampireContinue reading “HMAS Vampire (D11)”

HMAS SEAL (Ex HMS Wintringham) 1980’s HMS Wintringham (M2777/IMS77) was a Ham-class minesweeper for the Royal Navy. Their names were all chosen from villages ending in -ham. The minesweeper was named after Wintringham. She remained in operational reserve in a land cradle at Rosneath on the Clyde until 1963. She was transferred to the Royal AustralianContinue reading “HMAS SEAL (Ex HMS Wintringham) 1980’s”

HMAS Tobruk HMAS Tobruk (D37) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, the destroyer was completed in 1950. Tobruk was deployed to the Korean War twice, and served with the Far East Strategic Reserve on three occasions during the late 1950s. AWM Caption: JERVIS BAY, ACT. 1954-08.Continue reading “HMAS Tobruk”

HMAS Tobruk HMAS Tobruk (D37) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, the destroyer was completed in 1950. Tobruk was deployed to the Korean War twice, and served with the Far East Strategic Reserve on three occasions during the late 1950s. AWM Caption: JERVIS BAY, ACT. 1954-08.Continue reading “HMAS Tobruk”

HMAS WARRAMUNGA 1948 HMAS WARRAMUNGA 1948was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built during World War II, the destroyer entered service in late 1942. She was initially assigned to convoy escort duties, but was assigned to the joint Australian-American Task Force 74 in 1943, and was involved in supporting numerous amphibious landingsContinue reading “HMAS Warramunga (I44/D123)”