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	GARDEN ISLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Garden Island was renamed and first settled by James Stirling in 1827 who "prepared a garden and released a cow, two ewes and three goats in a area of good pasture with good water supply".
		Stirling returned in 1829 to take up his grant of 100,000 acres (405 square kilometres) plus any livestock remaining from the previous visit.
		HMAS Stirling is at present home to six frigates and all submarines of the Australian Submarine Squadron which has its headquarters located at the base.
	www.finalembracemetal.com /Garden_Island,_Western_Australia (541 words)

	HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West, Garden Island
		HMAS Stirling is Australia's largest Fleet Base, capable of supporting half the fleet.
		HMAS Stirling naval base in Cockburn Sound is located 15 kilometers from Fremantle, a densely populated suburb near the state capital Perth.
		HMAS Stirling is also the Headquarters of the Australian Submarine Squadron with all submarine training being carried out in the Navy's large Submarine Systems and Training Centre and the associated seven storey Escape Training Facility on the island.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/stirling.htm (1102 words)

	NAVY News :: Features
		I am pleased to report that HMAS Stirling, an important part of Systems Command along with her lodger units from other Defence groups, is maintaining that focus extremely well,” CDRE Crane said.
		HMAS Stirling’s Commissioning Order was read by the then Naval Officer Commanding Western Australia, CDRE Neil Boase in the presence of the Minister for Defence, Mr Jim Killen, Secretary of the Department of Defence, Sir Arthur Tange, and CNS, VADM Anthony Synnot.
		HMAS Stirling is also a popular haven for international navies with ships and submarines from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Malaysia and the nations which received Pacific Patrol Boats.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/navynews/editions/4614/FEATURE/feature02.htm (969 words)

	Navy League of Australia - Federal Council
		It commenced in January, 1996 when the guided-missile frigate HMAS DARWIN, commanded by CMDR Davyd Thomas, was crash-sailed from HMAS STIRLING in Western Australia to rescue French yachtswoman Isabelle Autisier from her disabled yacht.
		HMAS AUSTRALIA's commanding officer, CAPT G.C. Oldham, was advised at 1445 local time that the ship may be required for a mercy mission to Heard Island in the Southern Ocean to medevac a scientist, Dr Udovikoff, who was suffering from appendicitis.
		HMAS AUSTRALIA resumed her training role with her last major activity being as part of the Royal Escort for the visit of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 1954.
	navyleag.customer.netspace.net.au /fc_07fms.htm (1747 words)

	UltimateJustice
		Families have gathered at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to farewell their loved ones, as more than 600 personnel prepare to leave for the Persian Gulf.
		HMAS ANZAC is heading home after serving in the Persian Gulf since July this year helping to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq.
		HMAS Manoora and HMAS Newcastle left Sydney this morning to replace the Kanimbla, the Sydney and the Adelaide.
	www.angelfire.com /al2/diggers/ultimatejustice.html (3814 words)

	HMAS Swan
		HMAS SWAN was laid down at HMA Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Victoria, on 18 August 1965, and was the last River Class Destroyer Escort (DE) to be constructed in that dockyard.
		HMAS SWAN was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on Tuesday, 20 January 1970, when her Commissioning Order was read by her first Commanding Officer, Commander DW Falconer, RAN.
		HMA ships DERWENT and SWAN also participated in the event, which marked significant changes in Britain’s defence role in South East Asia, and ended the role of the previous naval command which had existed for 150 years.
	www.vvaavic.org.au /Navy/swan.htm (5506 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The WA Divisional Council of the Australian Institute of Training Development is delighted to invite you to participate in an exclusive visit to HMAS Stirling, as guests of the Royal Australian Navy.
		HMAS Stirling is the largest industrial worksite in Western Australia.
		HMAS Stirling occupies 28% of Garden Island and contributes $150 million annually to the regional economy.
	www.dynamail.weblease.com.au /vemail/view_email.php?id=40008&u=1190 (568 words)

	Historical Encyclopedia of WA - WA Snapshots
		HMAS Sydney (1934—41) was a light cruiser of the British modified Leander class.
		From 1979 it employed a full-time coordinator and served as the Secretariat of the national Uranium Moratorium in 1981.
		The ship bearing the first batch of mail and Stirling’s official despatches from the colony was beaten to England by a ship bearing letters which contained second-hand accounts of rumours of disaster.
	www.encyclopedia.uwapress.uwa.edu.au /wa_snapshots (9969 words)

	Albany, Western Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The HMAS Perth was sunk in King George Sound in 2001 as a dive wreck.
		Albany is also close to two mountain ranges, the Porongorups and Stirling Ranges.
		Albany is also the southern terminus of the Bibbulmun Track walking trail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albany,_Western_Australia (497 words)

	The Battle for Australia - War at Sea
		HMAS Sheean is the fifth submarine of the Collins Class and was commissioned on 23rd February 2001 at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia.
		Lying on the beach where she ran aground in September 1942, is the shattered and rusted hulk of HMAS Voyager.
		AWM 016664 Kent Class cruiser, HMAS Canberra was part of the naval force screening the United States 1st Marine Division invasion force which had started landing on the island of Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942.
	www.anzacday.org.au /history/ww2/bfa/waratsea.html (586 words)

	Up Periscope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Secondly, her sister boat HMAS ONSLOW (LCDR Sean O'Dwyer) drew her White Ensign for the last time and was decommissioned to become an exhibit in a museum.
		Thirdly, the machinery of HMAS PLATYPUS fell silent after 31 years of preparing Australia's six Oberon class submarines for their hundreds of far flung operations.
		HMAS OTAMA de-commissioned the day after the arrival of the two "Fast track" submarines DECHAINEUX and SHEEAN who have joined their three ugly sisters in the west (althought FARNCOMB is in SA for fast track modifications)
	www.submarinesaustralia.com /plank_images_oberon/The_Oberons/3endx.html (2299 words)

	7.30 Report - 12/10/2004: Female Navy officer alleges harassment complaint ignored
		Now another woman who served at Stirling is claiming the Navy failed to deal with a harassment complaint she made three years ago - one of a string of alleged incidents she suffered in the Navy.
		Idealistic and committed, she progressed quickly and soon after gradation was at the helm of the warships HMAS Anzac and the Canberra.
		MICK O'DONNELL: The woman executive officer at HMAS Stirling told the medical board and the human rights commission that when she tried to help Kellie Wiggins she was threatened by her commanding officer.
	www.abc.net.au /7.30/content/2004/s1218621.htm (1334 words)

	Naval Technology - SSK Collins Class (Type 471) - Attack Submarine
		The first of class HMAS Collins (73) was commissioned in 1996.
		HMAS Farncomb (74) was commissioned in January 1998, HMAS Waller (75) in February 2001, HMAS Dechaineux (76) in February 2001, HMAS Sheean (77) in November 2000 and HMAS Rankin (78) in March 2003.
		The programme was completed in March 2003.The upgrade programme was designed to rectify shortcomings identified in a Government Report and included: upgrades to weapon systems, improvements to the sonar system, tactical data handling system and weapons control system, upgrade and improvement of the combat system and operational fixes to reduce acoustic signature.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/collins (966 words)

	Perth
		HMAS STIRLING is a secure location at which the first sea-swaps could be undertaken.
		HMAS STIRLING and Leeuwin Army Barracks provide accommodation options for the USN in a secure environment.
		HMAS STIRLING and Lancelin provide excellent training and interoperability opportunities for USN ships with Australian warships and submarines, as well as the underwater tracking range and bombing range.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/perth.htm (500 words)

	Submarine Force of the Royal Australian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		HMAS Oxley was the first submarine to be based at Garden Island in 1987, and in 1994, the Commander of the Australian Submarine Squadron moved his headquarters there from HMAS Platypus.
		In May 1999, HMAS Platypus was also disestablished, and future submarine activities will be focused at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, where the Collins boats will be homeported.
		HMAS Farncomb, the second of the Collins class, was commissioned in January 1998, with the third, Waller, due to be commissioned mid-1999.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_4/submarine_royalaustralian.html (1368 words)

	Royal Australian Navy
		His first posting as a PWO was on exchange to the RAN as the Gunnery Officer and Operations Officer of HMAS TORRENS where he served until return to UK in 1989.
		Commander Bartlett transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in April 1996 and was posted to HMAS PERTH for eighteen months before taking up the role of the Fleet Direction Officer (FDO) in the Sea Training Group.
		Commander Bartlett assumed Command of HMAS STIRLING on 10 December 2004.
	www.navy.gov.au /establishments/stirling/co.htm (457 words)

	SPEECH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is of interest to note that that the last time a submarine won the Cup was in 1985 when HMAS Orion took the honours.
		It was also pleasing to hear that HMAS Rankin is the third boat to integrate female crew, commencing prior to her deployment last year.
		Without exception, all tasks undertaken by HMAS Rankin and the Ship’s Company in 2004 were completed with outstanding dedication, professionalism and commitment.
	www.gg.gov.au /speeches/html/speeches/2005/050610b.html (821 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot Junior Recruits
		Where HMAS Stirling is now located and classified as Fleet Base West.
		Once clear of the park we would actually very boldly walk past the HMAS Leeuwin Wardroom on the road leading to civilisation.
		Users of the web site shall only be entitled to copy the web site for their own personal use and may not republish or reproduce any substantial part of the web site in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of the owner.
	www.gunplot.net /jrte/jrte7.html (1411 words)

	ABC Western Australia » Defence Forces Contingent - Navy
		HMAS Stirling also known as FLEET BASE WEST was commissioned on 28 July 1978, and is today the largest base in the Royal Australian Navy and is home to 2300 service personnel.
		Three guided-missile frigates, HMAS Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin are also based there along with the first three of Australia's new Collins-class submarines, HMAS Collins, Farncomb and Waller.
		Each of the Services continues to operate its own respective site at HMAS Stirling, Guildford and Pearce, but the combining of all similar functions is expected to reap major benefits in cost savings to the ADF and therefore to the Australian people.
	www.abc.net.au /wa/anzac/ran.htm (462 words)

	Australia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Australia
		In an unprecedented move, Australian troops prevented the mainly Afghan refugees from landing and 40 soldiers boarded the freighter, the MV Tampa, threatening to sail it out of territorial waters.
		After an eight-day stand-off, the unwanted asylum-seekers transferred to the HMAS Manoora, which took them to Papua New Guinea from where they were flown to New Zealand and Nauru, where applications for refugee status would be processed.
		However, the Australian government received a humiliating setback on 11 September when the Federal Court ruled that it had acted illegally in refusing the refugees permission to apply for asylum in the country and that they must be allowed to land.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Australia (5244 words)

	The Australian: Captain knew of base bullying [November 24, 2005] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ms Wiggins is suing the Department of Defence for damages, alleging she experienced repeated sexual harassment and bullying by her male superiors in early 2000 when she worked at the Port Services office of Perth's HMAS Stirling naval base.
		Lieutenant-Commander Fahy, then HMAS Stirling's executive officer, gave evidence on Monday that when she tried to have Ms Wiggins's complaints of sexual harassment investigated by Captain Di Pietro, he told her: "Women only put in claims about harassment to get ahead."
		After months of pushing for Ms Wiggins's case to be investigated, Lieutenant-Commander Fahy was dismissed from her duties at HMAS Stirling.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,17346360^2702,00.html (584 words)

	Sea Power: Updated Collins-Class SSKs return to Fleet base west (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The two newly upgraded submarines left HMAS Stirling at the Garden Island base in Fremantle on 9 June for a marathon 183-day deployment to Hawaii and Alaska.
		The first submarine, the SSK HMAS Oxley, docked 10 days later-- the Oxley later became the first RAN submarine to be permanently home-- ported at Garden Island.
		The new base was named HMAS Stirling, and formally commissioned in July 1978.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200102/ai_n8943554 (586 words)

	Australian Lions - Lions Club of Garden Island - Westralia Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		HMAS Westralia is home-ported at the Royal Australian Navy's largest fleet base, HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.
		It is located on the shores of Careening Bay, on the south eastern section of Garden Island, facing Cockburn Sound south of the Port of Fremantle.
		In 1827 Captain James Stirling explored the Swan River and two years later returned, landing at Garden Island, with the cony's first settlers.
	www.lionsclubs.org.au /westralia2.htm (419 words)

	[No title]
		Garden Island — HMAS Stirling — Training Unit ANZAC Ship Support Centre This project involves the construction of new office and training facilities at HMAS Stirling, to enable the relocation of the ANZAC Ship Support Centre from temporary leased accommodation in Williamstown, Victoria.
		Garden Island — HMAS Stirling — Guided Weapons Maintenance Facility This project relates to the upgrade of electrical, mechanical and security services and some construction works within the Guided Weapons Maintenance Buildings at HMAS Stirling, in preparation for the introduction of the Mk 48 Heavy Weight Torpedo into the RAN.
		Garden Island — HMAS Stirling — Joint Ammunition Logistic Organisation West Office Accommodation (formally Torpedo/Underwater Teams Facility) This project relates to the construction of a new administration facility for the Guided Weapon In-Service Support to replace existing temporary facilities.
	www.minister.defence.gov.au /2004/110504bailey_f.doc (741 words)

	Collins class submarine
		Each ship has been named after a distinguished former member of the RAN, some of whom have died for their country.
		Based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, they are a formidable element in Australia's defence capability.
		One Jeumont Schneider 5.4 megawatt main motor, three Hedemora 18 cylinder four stroke turbo charged diesels and three Jeaumont Schneider generators
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/co/collins_class_submarine.html (283 words)

	HMAS Derwent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This gun turret was orinally mounted on the destriyer escort HMAS DERWENT (DE-49) which served in the Royal Australian navy Between 1964-1994.
		It is a Vickers 4.5 inch (114mm)/45 Mk 6 gun turret which was capable of firing 20 rounds per barrel per minute to a range of 10 kilometres.
		HMAS DERWENT holds the distinction of being the first RAN ship to launch a guided missile when she fired a Seacat missile on 25th May. 1964
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMAS-Derwent.htm (229 words)

	The Squadron (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		CAPT Sander emphasised the importance of his billet being at HMAS Stirling with the Sea Training Group and the Submarine Arm.
		He also spent 12 months in Hawaii on exchange with the USN in 1997 as a tactical development officer on the staff of the Submarine Forces Pacific Fleet, the same job that former Submarine FEG Chief of Staff, CMDR Ian Salter, is currently filling.
		Awarded the CSC for outstanding achievement and exemplary leadership as the Executive Officer of HMAS Dechaineux in 2002 and 2003.
	www.submarinesaustralia.com /feg.htm (375 words)

	urg:::WA Nuke Sub Visit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		May 08, 2002 Labor accused of hypocrisy over nuclear sub THE Greens have accused the WA Government of hypocrisy for allowing a US nuclear submarine to dock in Perth despite the Labor Party's Web site saying it was opposed to such visits.
		The nuclear-powered USS Salt Lake City, with 133 crew, arrived at HMAS Stirling naval base off Rockingham, early today for five days' rest and recreational leave.
		The nuclear-powered USS Salt Lake City, with 133 crew, arrived at HMAS Stirling naval base off Rockingham, 50km south of Perth, early yesterday for five days' rest and recreational leave.
	lists.myspinach.org /pipermail/urg/2002-May/000647.html (767 words)

	NAVY News :: Gangway
		LSMT Paul Godfrey conducting Advanced NBCD training in the flooding unit located at HMAS Stirling.
		HMAS Dechaineux crew members at the HMAS Stirling fire ground.
		LSCSO Anna Wright conducting Advanced NBCD training in the flooding unit located at HMAS Stirling.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/NAVYNEWS/editions/4620/GANGWAY.HTM (162 words)

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