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	HMAS Jervis Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first HMAS Jervis Bay was a passenger-cargo ship built by the State Dockyard at Newcastle, New South Wales as the Australian Trader and launched on 17 February 1969.
		The second HMAS Jervis Bay was a wave piercing catamaran built by Incat in Tasmania and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy for logistics operations in May 1999.
		HMAS Jervis Bay was returned to her owners in May 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Jervis_Bay (197 words)

	Jervis Bay Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia.
		Jervis Bay is named after the British admiral John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent.
		Jervis Bay is a natural harbour 16km north-south and 10km east-west, opening to the east onto the Pacific Ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jervis_Bay_Territory (705 words)

	Jervis Bay Territory -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Commonwealth of Australia.
		Jervis Bay is named after the British admiral (additional info and facts about John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent) John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent.
		Jervis Bay is a natural harbour 16km north-south and 10km east-west, opening to the east onto the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/je/jervis_bay_territory.htm (832 words)

	Walkabout - Jervis Bay
		Given that the Bay is thought to have been formed only 11 000 years ago, after the last ice age, it is likely that the Aborigines have been there from the beginning.
		Arriving at the Bay he recorded that it 'promised shelter from the north east winds, but as the wind was with us, it was not in my power to look into it without beating up, which would have cost me more time than I was willing to spare'.
		Thus 7400 hectares of land at the southern end of Jervis Bay were officially handed over from the NSW to the Commonwealth Government to be developed as a port and naval base.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/NSWJervisBay.shtml (3551 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Australian Navy
		The first Australian warship, the destroyer HMAS Parramatta, was launched at Govan in Scotland on Wednesday 9 February 1910 and its sister ship HMAS Yarra, was launched at Dumbarton in Scotland on Saturday 9 April 1910.
		HMAS Encounter was a second-class protected cruiser laid down for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Devonport in Plymouth 28 January 1901, launched on 18 June 1902, completed 21 November 1905 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy 27 July 1915.
		HMAS Terrible (R93) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier laid down by HM Devonport Dockyard at Plymouth in England 19 April 1943, launched 30 September 1944.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Australian-Navy (3640 words)

	Encyclopedia: HMAS Voyager
		HMAS Voyager ran aground at Betano on Timor on 23 September 1942 and was abandoned.
		The second HMAS Voyager (D-04) was a Daring-class destroyer laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 10 October 1949, launched on 1 May 1952 by Mrs.
		HMAS Voyager collided with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne twenty miles south-east of Jervis Bay on the New South Wales coast on the night of 10 February 1964.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/HMAS-Voyager (261 words)

	HMAS Jervis Bay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first HMAS Jervis Bay was a passenger-cargo ship built by the State Dockyard at (additional info and facts about Newcastle, New South Wales) Newcastle, New South Wales as the Australian Trader and launched on 17 February 1969.
		The ship was purchased by the Royal Australian Navy to replace (additional info and facts about HMAS Duchess) HMAS Duchess as the fleet training ship and commissioned on 25 August 1977.
		The second HMAS Jervis Bay was a wave piercing (A sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck) catamaran built by INCAT in (An Australian state on the island of Tasmania) Tasmania and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy for logistics operations in May 1999.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hm/hmas_jervis_bay3.htm (194 words)

	Jervis Bay School
		Jervis Bay School (incorporating the Jervis Bay Preschool) has been serving Jervis Bay Territory and surrounding areas for over eighty five years.
		The student population is drawn from the local communities of H.M.A.S. Creswell, Wreck Bay, Jervis Bay Village, Hyams Beach and Erowal Bay.
		At Jervis Bay School an "open door" policy is in place.
	www.jbs.act.edu.au (421 words)

	HMS Jervis Bay: Jervis Bay - Ross Memorial Park: Heritage Resources Saint John
		The Jervis Bay, built originally as a passenger ship to carry emigrants to Australia, was taken over by the Admiralty in August 1939.
		In November 1940 the Jervis Bay was the sole escort for Convoy HX84 of thirty-seven freighters moving from Halifax to Britain.
		She located the Jervis Bay's convoy and decided to attack immediately, as it was late afternoon and it would be difficult to find targets in the dark.
	www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca /~Heritage/JervisBay/jervisbaymon2.htm (1654 words)

	Welcome to INCAT
		The Royal Australian Navy’s use of the 86 metre HMAS Jervis Bay was the first high-speed application in an extended defence role and presented an opportunity for other nations to gauge the military potential of the latest Incat technology.
		Jervis Bay Commanding Officer Jon Dudley has seen the benefits of the catamaran in real world situations.
		HMAS Jervis Bay stunned US Seventh Fleet personnel during peacekeeping operations around East Timor in 1999 producing speeds nearing forty-five knots, more than twice the speed of any such vessel in the US Navy, and on arrival in East Timor she unloaded at a pace the new class of navy assault ships can’t match.
	www.incat.com.au /defence.cgi?task=JERVIS (404 words)

	RAN
		HMAS Farncomb (74) was commissioned in January 1998 and HMAS Waller (75) in July 1999.
		HMAS Dechaineaux (76), HMAS Sheean (77) and HMAS Rankin (78) are due in 2001.
		HMAS FREMANTLE, the first of the class, was built in the UK while the remainder were built in Cairns, close to their primary area of operations by North Queensland Engineers and Agents (NQEA).
	homepage.eircom.net /~steven/ran.htm (1695 words)

	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence: INCAT Catamaran Commissioned into Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMAS JERVIS BAY one of the most advanced catamarans ever built in Australia will be commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in Hobart, today, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Tasmania Liberal Senator Eric Abetz said.
		Senator Abetz said the new HMAS JERVIS BAY is an 86 metre high-speed catamaran built and trialed in Tasmania.
		Senator Abetz said the HMAS JERVIS BAY will depart Hobart today, beginning the transit to her new homeport in the Northern Territory and commencing her service in the Royal Australian Navy.
	www.minister.defence.gov.au /1999/17399.html (464 words)

	streetfigher - Above Top Secret Conspiracy Community
		HMAS Jervis Bay is utilised to transport troops and their vehicles as part of Australia's amphibious lift capability.
		HMAS Jervis Bay is one of a series of high speed ships built by Hobart shipbuilder International Catamarans Australia (INCAT) and is the first vessel of her type to be operated by any navy worldwide.
		Under charter by the Royal Australian Navy, Jervis Bay is used to trial and evaluate the suitability of high-speed, multi-hull technology for future maritime projects.
	www.abovetopsecret.com /forum/thread171684/pg (606 words)

	Chris Ritchie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christopher Angus (Chris) Ritchie AO (born 16 January 1949) is a Vice Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy, and Chief of Navy (3 July 2002 - present).
		Graduated from the RAN College at Jervis Bay in 1968.
		During his period in command of HMAS Brisbane the ship deployed to the Persian Gulf, where she participated for the duration of the Persian Gulf War.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chris_Ritchie (303 words)

	NOWRA / JERVIS BAY WEEKEND
		The 1920s weatherboard house is associated with the early development of Jervis Bay when it served as a guesthouse.
		Adjoining the site and over-looking the bay is a stone memorial to those who died in the sinking of the light cruiser HMAS Sydney in 1941.
		HMAS Creswell was opened as an officer training base in 1915 and was later a tourist resort and military rehabilitation centre before returning to its original purpose in 1958.
	www.nsw.nationaltrust.org.au /nowraevent.htm (669 words)

	Mission complete for JERVIS BAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HMAS JERVIS BAY, the fast catamaran leased by the Royal Australian Navy to ferry people and logistics between Australia and East Timor, will shortly complete her mission with the RAN following the two-year lease period.
		HMAS JERVIS BAY was built in Tasmania and leased from INCAT for two years beginning in May 1999.
		HMAS JERVIS BAY has just completed her 75th trip between Darwin and Dili, ferrying personnel and equipment as part of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).
	www.defence.gov.au /news/NAVYNEWS/editions/2001/04_16_01/STORY02.HTM (274 words)

	R v Sukarni & ors [2000] NTSC 13Criminal law - evidence - record on interview.
		He said that the HMAS Jervis Bay was "not a platform for going into any specific investigation or anything like that in relation to these people, apart from obtaining Nominal Roll details".
		He conceded that when the second notice was given the four accused were on the HMAS Jervis Bay and were not in the migration zone.
		That was the circumstance which prevailed on HMAS Jervis Bay on the journey from the Ashmore Reef to Darwin.
	www.nt.gov.au /ntsc/doc/sentencing_remarks/0/2000/0/NS000170.htm (7933 words)

	Jervis Bay catamaran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He added that Jervis Bay’s crews have made the 430 nautical-mile route between Darwin and Dili a total of 74 times since operations started last September.
		HMAS Jervis Bay can carry up to 500 fully equipped troops with their vehicles, including armored personnel carriers, light armored vehicles and trucks.
		Dudley and his crew have repeatedly depended on Jervis Bay’s abilities to support "Operation Stablise," the effort to restore peace and stability to war-torn East Timor.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2000/09/16.html (905 words)

	Jervis Bay
		Jervis Bay is one of the true gems of the NSW south east region and its value to Australia has been recognised by its National Park status.
		Jervis Bay is reputed to have the clearest waters and whitest sands in not only this country but also in the world.
		Towns and villages situated around Jervis Bay include; Culburra Beach, Currarong, Callala Bay and Beach, Myola, Huskisson, Vincentia, Hyams Beach, Green Patch and of course the small township of Jervis Bay itself.
	www.southcoast.com.au /jervisbay (334 words)

	Jervis Bay Tours
		Jervis Bay is the most popular diving site in NSW and second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
		Jervis Bay was once home to a whaling industry so hopes are high that visits will become more regular as whale numbers increase.
		This garden (formerly Jervis Bay) was established in 1951 as an annex of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
	www.jervisbaytours.com.au /attr/bottom.html (970 words)

	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence: Navy High-Speed Catamaran Named HMAS Jervis Bay
		HMAS JERVIS BAY has been approved by the Governor-General as the name for the high-speed catamaran chartered by the Navy from International Catamaran Australian (INCAT) in Tasmania, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator Eric Abetz announced today.
		The new JERVIS BAY is an 86 metre high-speed catamaran built and trialed in Tasmania.
		In 1942, while acting as a convey escort in the Atlantic, HMS JERVIS BAY engaged the German pocket battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER and was sunk after a valiant battle," Senator Abetz said.
	www.minister.defence.gov.au /1999/15599.html (405 words)

	South Coast Accommodation NSW Australia Huskisson Jervis Bay
		Huskisson Jervis Bay is a true seaside village with all the modern amenities but does not lose it's sea village charm.
		The Jervis Bay district was originally inhabited by the Dhurga Aborigines.
		The bay was named Jervis Bay by Lieutenant Bowen of the ‘Atlantic’ in honour of Admiral Sir John Jervis whom he had served under.
	www.thehuskypub.com.au /history.html (1002 words)

	AUSTRALIA
		HMAS DERWENT was the first of the class to be equipped with the Seacat anti-aircraft missile system.
		HMAS YARRA was guard ship off Tawau at that time and engaged in shore bombardment against the invading forces.
		HMAS STUART was decommissioned on 26 July 1991 at HMS Stirling.
	www.xsouth.freeserve.co.uk /riverclassart.htm (3394 words)

	Jervis Bay
		Jervis Bay Caravan & Tourist Park - Myola, Jervis Bay, on the South Coas...
		South Coast [ Shoalhaven ] Jervis Bay is one of the true gems of the NSW south east region and its...
		Jervis Bay is reputed to have the clearest waters and whitest sands in not only this country but...
	centralcoastnsw.fonscoast.com /jervisbay (1058 words)

	Jervis Bay Tourism - Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Take advantage of Jervis Bay's most experienced whale and dolphin watching skippers and crew who have over 30 years combined experience, their purpose built fast 17 metre catamaran will show you the magnificent sights the Jervis Bay Marine Park.
		Jervis Bay abounds in wildlife from seabirds to marine mammals and is surrounded by majestic cliffs and the whitest sand beaches in the world, making for a spectacular aquatic playground.
		Discover the secrets of Jervis Bay by sea kayak and observe animal and marine life from the closest possible distance.
	www.jervisbaytourism.com.au /attract.html (782 words)

	HMAS Shropshire - Stan Nicholls
		HMAS Arunta returned with Commodore Farncomb when it was considered feasible to make the destroyer fit for further operational duties with help of the repair ship Midas.
		The sick bay team worked very long hours carrying out a medical examination of the ship's company to ascertain what percentage were suffering from boils and pustular complaints.
		We anchored in the bay on 19 May. On the 22nd we carried out some working up and sea exercises and carried out 8'' firing for radar calibrations off Jervis Bay.
	www.hmasshropshire.com /chapter7_3.htm (11161 words)

	Jervis Bay Accommodation Jervis Bay, south coast NSW
		As Jervis Bay protrudes further east than most places on the east coast Jervis Bay is very close to the continental shelf, this means that the Humpback Whales travel close to the coast line here.
		Jervis Bay Marine Park one of only two marine parks in NSW, is one of the true gems of the NSW south east region and its value to Australia has been recognized by its National Park classification.
		Booderee National Park and Booderee Botanic Gardens are the names chosen by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community for the former Commonwealth Jervis Bay National Park and Jervis Bay Botanic Gardens.
	www.jbonline.com.au /att.html (912 words)

	Jervis Bay Info
		Jervis Bay is truly one of the most natural oases along the New South Wales coast (we are about 2.5 hours drive from Sydney and 3 hours drive from Canberra).
		Within Jervis Bay are extensive Seagrass Meadows which range from 2metres to 12 metres.
		Jervis Bay has been declared a Marine National Park, protecting it well into the future.
	www.jervisbay.com /jbay.html (603 words)

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