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	HMAS Gunbar in Australian Waters during WW2
		HMAS Gunbar has the reputation of being the first ship attacked by the Japanese aircraft during the attack.
		HMAS Gunbar was being used as Water Carrier at the time of the attack.
		HMAS Gunbar limped into the Harbour and evacuated five of her wounded and then went to the assistance of of the stricken merchant ship Portmar.
	home.st.net.au /~pdunn/ran/hmasgunbar.htm (559 words)

	Hmas Melbourne (1945)
		On 28 October 1955 she was renamed '''HMAS ''Melbourne''''' in a ceremony performed by Lady White, wife of the then Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, Sir Thomas White and commissioned as the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.
		In both cases the destroyers crossed in front of ''Melbourne's'' bows while she was at flying stations at night.
		''Melbourne'' was paid off on 30 June 1982 and laid up at Sydney, was sold to China United Shipbuilding Company Limited in February 1985 and broken up in the port of Dalian in China where it is suspected she had been studied to help design a Chinese aircraft carrier.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/HMAS_Melbourne_(1945) (428 words)

	MaritimeDigital Archive Encyclopedia - Home > 003f Surface vessels (1940-1944) > Aircraft carriers - Light aircraft ...
		On 28 October 1955 she was renamed HMAS Melbourne [1] in a ceremony performed by Lady White, wife of the then Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, Sir Thomas White and commissioned as the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.
		Melbourne was paid off on 30 June 1982 and laid up at Sydney, was sold to China United Shipbuilding Company Limited in February 1985 and broken up in the port of Dalian in China where it is suspected she had been studied to help design a Chinese aircraft carrier.
		HMAS Sydney was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier laid down by HM Dockyard Devonport in England as HMS Terrible (R93) on 19 April 1943, and launched 30 September 1944.
	www.ibiblio.org /maritime/photolibrary/index.php?cat=1284 (1677 words)

	Project Name mel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		HMAS MELBOURNE was one of six 'Majestic' class aircraft carriers which were laid down in 1943, and was in fact laid as HMS Majestic for the Royal Navy.
		In 1947, the Australian government having decided to acquire two aircraft carriers, two of the class,HMS Majestic and HMS Terrible (later HMAS Sydney) were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy.Work resumed on Majestic in 1949 and on 28th October, 1955 she was renamed Melbourne and commissioned in the RAN.
		Melbourne sailed from Glasgow for Australia on 11th March, 1956, reaching Sydney within two months, and bringing with her 808, 816 and 817 Squadrons (the first with Sea Venoms and the remaining two with Fairey Gannets).
	www.wiley4.net /melb/mel.htm (713 words)

	ABC Western Australia » Defence Forces Contingent - Navy
		HMAS Melbourne the third carrier of the Fleet Air Arm was originally laid down as HMS Majestic.
		The ex HMAS Sydney (WA) Association are mainly Western Australian sailors that served in the Royal Australian Navy's cruiser HMAS Sydney from her commissioning in 1935, in her service in Australian waters, and during her service in the Mediterranean, during 1940/1941.
		HMAS Bataan was originally to be called the Tribal class destroyer Kurnai but in honour of the battle for Bataan Island being waged, was renamed HMAS Bataan.
	www.abc.net.au /wa/anzac/sea.htm (3358 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Heavy cruiser HMAS Australia of the Kent class
		In September 1940, HMAS Australia was called upon to relieve the cruiser HMS Fiji after that ship had been damaged by torpedo from U-32 whilst escorting a Dakar bound convoy, she narrowly missed being torpedoed herself on the 8th, by U-56, but because of a malfunctioning torpedo, she escaped.
		HMAS Australia inflicted heavy shell hits on the large French destroyer L’Audacieux setting her on fire, her crew beached the vessel.
		In January 1945, HMAS Australia gave fire support provided for the US landings in the Lingayen Gulf area, but on the 5th, Australia was seriously damaged by hits from five Kamikaze aircraft in this action, however she continued to carry out her bombardment duties until ordered to retire on the 9th.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship.html?ID=1173 (1622 words)

	NEXT GENERATION OF NAVAL SHIPS TO REFLECT A RICH HISTORY OF SERVICE
		HMAS Canberra was one of two 10000 ton County Class heavy cruisers ordered by the Australian Government as part of a five year naval development program begun in 1924 and completed in 1929.
		In 1996 her homeport was transferred from Sydney to HMAS Stirling, in Western Australia from which she continued to operate in support of Australia's national interests in South East Asia and the Southern Ocean.
		HMAS Hobart (I) was a modified Leander Class light cruiser of 7105 tons, commissioned on 28 September 1938 under the command of Captain R.R. Stewart, RAN.
	www.blackanthem.com /TheAllies/military_2006012104.html (3196 words)

	HMAS Melbourne - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The first Melbourne was a Chatham-class light cruiser launched in 1912.
		The second Melbourne was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier launched in 1945 as HMS Majestic, transferred to the RAN in 1947 and renamed.
		The third Melbourne is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate launched in 1989.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/HMAS_Melbourne (256 words)

	Australians at War
		The light cruiser HMAS Melbourne was built in the United Kingdom and commissioned in January 1913.
		Melbourne left the convoy at Colombo on 15 November and proceeded to the Atlantic Ocean.
		Melbourne was present at the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet on 21 November 1918.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_12588.asp (489 words)

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		HMS Majestic (R77) was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy.
		On 28 October 1955 she was renamed HMAS Melbourne [1] in a ceremony performed by Lady White, wife of the then Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, Sir Thomas White and commissioned as the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.
		The cruel legacy : the HMAS Vovager tragedy (1st ed.).
	www.herculescaus.com /section/HMAS_Melbourne_(1945) (620 words)

	HMAS Shropshire - Stan Nicholls
		The next morning - 9 January 1945 - we were awakened by radar reports of bogeys coming in and the action cooks going to their galleys.
		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.
		Next morning, 16 February 1945 at 0715, Shropshire steaming on a course of 090 at 10 knots opened fire with her 8'' guns at Target Roger on the eastern end of Corregidor at a range of 9500 yards bearing 034 degrees with four gun salvoes.
	www.hmasshropshire.com /chapter7_3.htm (11161 words)

	Unsinger Review: Summer 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Because the Australian population grew from five million in 1945 to fifteen million today, social service demands on tax dollars generally meant that defense budgets were slim, making demands on tax dollars even greater.
		HMAS Sydney was already old at the time of its acquisition, and its glory days were short.
		During Vietnam it was brought out of retirement to serve as a troop transport—dubbed the “Vung Tau ferry.” However, the story of HMAS Melbourne was different: it would be a mainstay for close to forty years.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/1999/summer/br8-su9.htm (620 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log - HMAS Sydney II and the recent REWIND programme on the ABC
		This lady, naturally enough became quite tearful when talking about the action which claimed her Father, she indicated that she was not in favour of finding the wreck, and would prefer to let her lay where ever she may be in peace.
		HMAS Sydney, can be a daunting task at times, especially when information which should be original and reliable is not correct.
		This decoding by FRUMEL was not done until 1945 and it is possible that Detmers did not even know of its existence as it was not released by the government until 1997.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /Letters/HMASSydneyIIandtherecentR.html (3676 words)

	Surviving kamikaze - FeaturesNational - www.theage.com.au (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		HMAS Australia, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy, was the first in the fleet to be hit, thus writing a new chapter in warfare at sea involving suicide missions.
		HMAS Australia had fought in the North Atlantic campaign, West Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Coral Sea.
		HMAS Australia survived, but carried with her the dubious distinction of having been one of the most "kamikazied" ships in the allied fleet.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/04/22/1082616264684.html (1530 words)

	National Archives of Australia - The Collection - HMAS Sydney resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It may be another piece in the puzzle relating to the sinking of HMAS Sydney in 1941.
		The Naval Intelligence decode, the methodology and the translation of the diary of Commander Detmers is held in the Melbourne office of the National Archives.
		Fact Sheet 111 – The Sinking of HMAS Sydney, November 1941 is a brief overview of the history and list of key records and documents.
	www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/defence/HMAS_Sydney_resources.html (448 words)

	HMAS Parramatta
		Twelve of the 23 survivors from HMAS Paramatta at the pyramids in Egypt in November 1941.
		Two days later, on 27 November, HMAS Parramatta was lost in the Mediterranean off the North African coast, the third Australian warship lost to enemy action in World War II.
		In April 1941, Parramatta took part in the successful campaign to capture the Italian naval base at Massawas in Eritrea in north-east Africa and later she towed the torpedoed British cruiser HMS Capetown from Eritrea to Port Sudan further north on the Red Sea coast of Sudan.
	www.ww2australia.gov.au /waratsea/HMASparramatta.html (1436 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot
		Later in 1945 QUADRANT was transferred on loan from the Royal Navy to the Royal Australian Navy.
		Later in 1945 QUEENBOROUGH was transferred on loan from the Royal Navy to the Royal Australian Navy.
		HMAS QUICKMATCH was one of eight Q Class destroyers built for the Royal Navy, although QUICKMATCH was commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on 14 September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Rodney Rhoades DSC RAN.
	www.gunplot.net /shiplists/shipgallery/qships/albumqships.html (1893 words)

	Hmas Wagga - 29/05/2003 - PRIV
		The HMAS Wagga was commissioned on 18 December 1942 and began her long and distinguished service in the Royal Australian Navy.
		HMAS Wagga extended her escort duties to New Guinea forward areas and continued its duties throughout 1943.
		HMAS Wagga was recommissioned on 12 December 1951 as a training ship, and in the following six years she steamed more than 78,000 miles on training cruises, exercises, northern patrol duties, and oceanic surveys.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /Prod/Parlment/HansArt.nsf/d891a0806177d17eca256d100026e9aa/1eeec3ee2ce9b7aeca256d41002f38fe!OpenDocument (894 words)

	HMAS Melbourne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Melbourne after Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria and second largest city in Australia.
		Melbourne (1945) - Majestic class aircraft carrier launched as HMS Majestic, transferred to the RAN in 1947 and renamed.
		This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Melbourne (183 words)

	Service with the Royal Australian Navy from 1960 to 1969
		Most sailors dreaded serving in the Melbourne, mostly because of the pomp and ceremony that went with carrying the Flag, however I found it OK and was fortunate that some great voyages were made whilst I was in her.
		In February 1962, Melbourne sailed from Fremantle for Singapore and was allocated for duty in the FESR for a period of 17 days and during the passage through the Indonesian Archipelago, the ship was at action stations with two venoms fully armed on the flight deck, one being on the catapult ready for immediate launch.
		Melbourne had 5 arrester wires to catch the landing aircrafts hook and 4 were spaced close together at the aft end of the angled flight deck, then there was a gap to the fifth wire which was known as "The Jesus Christ Wire" being the last chance to land!
	users.qld.chariot.net.au /~dialabull/Service.htm (2632 words)

	HMAS Sydney 'survivor' found - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
		Team leader Captain Jim Parsons said the gravesite was long known to be in the cemetery, but a 2001 search had failed to find it and the latest quest had been difficult.
		The remains were found with the aid of a 1950 photograph of the famous grave of the mystery sailor.
		Retired Melbourne magistrate Ted McGowan believes it was his brother Tom because the body had perfect teeth and was found with a boot with a similar surname to his, either McEwan or McCowan, etched into it.
	www.smh.com.au /news/NATIONAL/HMAS-Sydney-survivor-found/2006/10/04/1159641332951.html (398 words)

	HMAS MELBOURNE (II) - HMA Ship Histories (Sea Power Centre - Australia)
		Melbourne received a warm and colourful reception in Western Australia and there was great media interest in her arrival.
		On 10 February 1964 Melbourne was involved in a collision with the Daring class destroyer HMAS Voyager, off the New South Wales coast whilst engaged in night flying exercises.
		HMAS Melbourne was decommissioned on 30 June 1982, having spent 62,036 hours underway and having steamed 868,893 nautical miles.
	www.navy.gov.au /spc/history/ships/melbourne2.html (2856 words)

	Last head of navy to be knighted - smh.com.au
		In early 1945, Willis was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet and took part in the final attacks against the Japanese.
		After a short period at HMAS Cerberus (Flinders Naval Depot), he was appointed to his first command, HMAS Latrobe, and in 1947 went to England for specialist training and exchange service with the Royal Navy.
		Returning to Australia on HMAS Tobruk, he joined HMAS Sydney as fleet navigation officer and when HMAS Melbourne arrived in Australia, was transferred to her.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/08/14/1060588530566.html (914 words)

	Chapter 9 WRANS Go To Sea; A Good Towing Feat; DDT; An Ill Wind
		As H.M.A.S. Allenwood slipped, a tribute of respect was paid to another H.M.A. ship berthed at the pier and as the bos'n's pipe sounded off the girls sprang to attention in true nautical style and the respective captains saluted from the bridge.
		Although her engineers repaired the damage with the aid of the galley fire, Eminent was relieved by another tug so that she could put in to an adjacent port for repairs.
		It was the half-hour before dinner when the wardroom meets for the convivial gin or sherry which is popularly supposed to stimulate the appetite and which certainly stimulates the tongue.
	www.diggerhistory2.info /ran/1945/chapter09.htm (4402 words)

	HMAS Vampire II - Royal Australian Navy Daring Class Destroyers
		HMAS Vampire, launched at Cockatoo Dockyard in 1956 and commissioned in 1959, continued the name made famous by the V and W Class destroyer HMAS Vampire.
		The second HMAS Vampire was a Daring Class Destroyer, the last and largest conventional British Fleet Destroyers.
		HMAS Vampire Re-Commissioned in Nov. 1971 and rejoined the fleet again serving with FESR for the next nine years.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2005/november/feature/vampire.php (918 words)

	Sigintel History - HMAS Sydney
		The purpose of this Submission is to provide the Inquiry with a description of the conduct of signals intelligence (Sigint) at the time of the sinking of HMAS Sydney, and an explanation of the involvement of DSD in the management of Sigint-related records dating from that period.
		This led, in mid-1942, to the establishment of two major Sigint units, Central Bureau (attached to the HQ of the Allied Commander of the South-West Pacific), and the joint RAN/USN Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne (FRUMEL), which was subordinate to the Commander of the USN 7th Fleet.
		It seems likely that at least some of the Unit's records of intercepted messages were lost or destroyed, since its personnel had to travel with minimum equipment and personal belongings, usually in the cramped confines of a submarine.
	www.dsd.gov.au /sigint/hmas_sydney.html (4168 words)

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