On 4th August 1952, CONDAMINE took her war station off the Haeju Peninsula on the west coast of Korea, as a unit of the task force.
CONDAMINE had some satisfaction at a later stage, when on the 10th September we bombarded Tanchon and demolished six buildings which had previously been untouched.
CONDAMINE relieved ST BRIDES BAY once again and with units of the South Korean Navy, we spent a couple of weeks guarding offshore islands, anchoring at night between the islands and the mainland, to ensure the security of the islands.
On 1 July 1950, Australian frigates HMAS Shoalhaven and the destroyer HMAS Bataan joined a fleet enforcing the UN blockade.
HMAS Murchison played an important role in a naval blockade of the Han River from July to September 1952, Operation Han.
For the last two years of the war, RAN ships in Korean waters continued to protect the islands off the west coast of North Korea that were in South Korean possession.
Later in the month HMA Ships Sydney and Tobruk took part in attacks off the east coast, returning to the west coast in December.
HMAS Sydney returned to Australia in February 1952 and HMA Ships Bataan and Warramunga (not ANZAC as some official history records show- Thanks to Tom Hamilton a Warramunga Korean Veteran) returned to Korea to continue coastal blockades and shore bombardments until the wars end.
HMA Ships Sydney, Tobruk, Arunta, Condamine, Shoalhaven and Murchison all did post war duty for varying periods until November 1955.
HMAS NIRIMBA (Naval Air Station) on the Staff of Captain (Air Australia) which was transferred to the Staff of the Flag Officer in Charge East Australian Area at HMAS KUTTABUL.
HMAS ALBATROSS, HMAS HARMAN the to HMAS TORRENS for the Naval Staff at the Maralinga Range Support Unit during the Atomic Bombing Testing period.
HMAS PENGUIN and HMAS ALBATROSS and was discha- rged on 24 March 1964.
DMG was requested to construct two models, one of the Modified River Class Frigate, HMASCONDAMINE (K698), the other the Bathurst Class Corvette, HMAS BENDIGO (J187).
It was decided to construct CONDAMINE in the scale of 1:72 and take advantage of the hull and fittings already available through APS Models.
The hull was constructed of fibre-glass whilst the superstructure was built of Evergreen Styrene with timber, metal and cast resin fittings.
Uniform for staff is W2, Uniform for Cadets is W7 (this is fl pants, white shirt, fl tie, utility jacket with rank badges on the sleeve and SMN sri or ANC Flashes, rate and cuff rate badges sewn on).
The ANC contingent (stand fast 3 cadets from CONDAMINE) is marching behind the RAN and RANR Uniformed Contingent and in front of the non uniformed contingents.
I missed out on the HMAS YARRA commissioning because I was in the car on my way to a friend's place on the Central Coast and he wouldn't let me out of the car..dammit...
One of the Bathurst Corvette, HMAS BENDIGO (J187).
The other was the Modified River Class Frigate, HMASCONDAMINE (K698).
BENDIGO was constructed to the scale of 1:72 to match that of the CONDAMINE and to take advantage of the hulls and fittings already available through APS Models.
A heavily iced HMAS Anzac on patrol off the North Korean Coast.
After mid -1951 and the beginning of negotiations between the two sides, naval pressure was increased against Communist ground forces by bombardments and blockades.
Air squadrons flying from HMAS Sydney were 805 Squadron, 808 Squadron and 817 Squadron.
Here Vice Admiral Collins inspects ratings on HMASCondamine during his visit to the ship in Japanese or Korean waters.
HMAS Sydney has replaced HMS Glory as the new flagship of Vice Adm Russell.
An unidentified anti aircraft spotter, probably on the RAN destroyer HMAS Bataan operating off the Korean, coast pulls a thick duffle coat over his collection of jerseys and jumpers, and you can be sure heâs wearing raw wool seaboot socks underneath his winter woollies and heavy serge trousers.
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N class destroyer HMS Norman transferred to RAN 1941.
Built in Australia 3 Tribal class destroyer, 60 corvettes (4 for India), 6 frigates, 35 mototorpedo launches, 9 harbour defence and 4 boom defence vessels.
HMAS Australia(CA), HMS Canberra(CA), HMAS Hobart(CL), HMAS Bungaree (minelayer)
He spent six months at the Flinders Naval Depot in Victoria and was then posted to HMAS"Condamine", an Australian Navy frigate, training between Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne, where he completed the Abbreviated Mid-shipman's Course.
On completion of this training he flew Mark 4 Fireflies as part of the 22nd Carrier Air Group in HMAS Sydney.
In 1952 he was therefore still in the Navy and sent to the Korean War as a Watchkeeping Officer on the HMAS "Warramunga" - a tribal class destroyer.
No 808 Naval Air Squadron (attached to HMAS Sydney)
Although it was allotted for service in Korea, it sailed to Iwakuni, Japan, to return the RAAF No 77 Fighter Squadron to Australia after that squadron had departed from Korea.
HMAS Vengeance did not enter the Korean Operational Area.
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If Cadets are interested in pursuing a maritime career, then they are given every assistance to join the Royal Australian Navy, Mercantile Marine or such other maritime career option they choose.
Cadet Senior Officer, NEW SOUTH WALES & AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY: HMAS Watson, Watsons Bay NSW 2030.