When did HMAS Gull end?

She arrived in Sydney with her sister ships on 7 December 1962. HMAS Gull arrives in Sydney on 7 December 1962 after her voyage from the United Kingdom.
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1. Where was HMAS Yarra sunk?
2. What happened HMAS Melbourne?
3. What happened to HMS Achilles?
4. How many died on the HMAS Sydney?
5. Has HMAS Sydney been found?
6. What happened to HMAS Sydney 1?
7. Has Australia ever had an aircraft carrier?
8. Did HMAS Melbourne go to Vietnam?
9. What happened HMS Ajax?
10. Who was the captain of the Graf Spee?
11. Who sunk HMAS Sydney?
12. Why did the HMAS Sydney sink?

Where was HMAS Yarra sunk?

She was credited with shooting down one enemy aircraft with a possible two others during this action. One month later on 4 March 1942, a Japanese force sank HMAS Yarra approximately 500 kilometres south of central Java.

What happened HMAS Melbourne?

HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) was an Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, which entered service in 1992. ... On 26 October 2019, Melbourne was decommissioned from the RAN, subsequently being transferred to Chile. The ship was commissioned into the Chilean Navy as Almirante Latorre on 15 April 2020.

What happened to HMS Achilles?

HMS Achilles (1747) was an 8-gun schooner purchased in 1747. ... She was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Achilles in 1941, but was returned in 1946. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1948 as HMIS Delhi, eventually becoming INS Delhi. She was scrapped in 1978.

How many died on the HMAS Sydney?

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the HMAS Sydney's sinking. Just one sailor's body was discovered of the 645 men who died aboard in 1941.

Has HMAS Sydney been found?

The wreck of the HMAS Sydney (II) was found by the Finding Sydney Foundation on 16th March 2008 approximately 207km (128 miles) from the west coast (Steep Point) of Western Australia at a depth of approximately 2,468 metres.

What happened to HMAS Sydney 1?

HMAS Sydney was a Chatham-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ... The cruiser was decommissioned in 1928 and broken up for scrap. Several sections of the ship, including her bow and foremast, have been preserved as monuments, and three of the ship's main guns saw later use in shore fortifications.

Has Australia ever had an aircraft carrier?

Following the first decommissioning of sister ship HMAS Sydney in 1958, Melbourne became the only aircraft carrier in Australian service.

Did HMAS Melbourne go to Vietnam?

As the overall role of Australia's military increased in Vietnam so did the involvement of the RAN. ... On at least one such trip her escort included the aircraft carrier HMAS MELBOURNE, though MELBOURNE did not enter Vietnamese waters. She entered the operational area which extended out to 100 nautical miles.

What happened HMS Ajax?

HMS Ajax (1798) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1798. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was burned by accident in 1807. HMS Ajax (1809) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1846 and broken up in 1864.

Who was the captain of the Graf Spee?

Victory in the Battle of the River Plate, the first major naval engagement of the Second World War, was a great boost to British morale during the 'Phoney War'. When war broke out in September 1939, the German pocket battleship Graf Spee, commanded by Hans Langsdorff, was patrolling in the Atlantic.

Who sunk HMAS Sydney?

HMAS Sydney (II) Background:

On 19 November 1941 Sydney sank following a fierce action with the German disguised merchant raider Kormoran. The action took place approximately 200 km west of Steep Point, Western Australia.

Why did the HMAS Sydney sink?

The HMAS Sydney was lost in November 1941 in a battle with the German cruiser Kormoran, which also sank. ... WA Museum chief executive Alec Coles said high resolution images taken by Curtin University on board a subsea vessel indicated a shell hole through the bridge at the compass platform on the HMAS Sydney.