Category Archives: AA – All Royal Australian Navy/Military

HMAS Adelaide (L01), USS America (LHA 6), JS Izumo (DDH 183), ROKS Marado (LPH 6112)

HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Nav

This vessel is the HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy, notable for being the first major warship built in Australia after World War II.It served from 1951 to 1974, playing roles in the Korean War and later acting as a training ship.The ship was constructed at the Williamstown Naval DockyardContinue reading “HMAS Anzac (D59), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Nav”

Cauntering around

laststandonzombieisland / Jun 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM Some 85 years ago today. How about these great shots of an Australian-manned Vickers Light Tank Mk VIB in Syria, 11 June 1941, dressed in British Caunter camo, a staple of the Desert Campaigns. Photo by James Jarche, Australian 6th Division, Cavalry Regiment, IWM E 3154E Photo by James Jarche, Australian 6th Division,Continue reading “Cauntering around”

Royal Australian Navy HMAS Supply and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force JS Kumano. 

HMAS Eyre Joins The Fleet

May 31, 2026 in Shipping & Sailing The RAN commissions newest Offshore Patrol Vessel HMAS Eyre Yesterday, 30 May 2026, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Eyre into the fleet in a ceremony at HMAS Stirling at Garden Island, just south of Fremantle. HMAS Eyre is the second of six planned Arafura class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) to enter service, following the commissioning ofContinue reading “HMAS Eyre Joins The Fleet”