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HMAS Anzac prepares to berth alongside HMAS Stirling, the ship's home port, for the final time before decommissioning, on 18 May 2024. Photo by Rikki-Lea Phillips.

HMAS Anzac decommissioned

18/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4570 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

The Royal Australian Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, HMAS Anzac (III), has been farewelled after 28 years of service

Royal Australian Navy Imam Mogamat Majidih Essa conducts a prayer on a visit to the KRI Nanggala Memorial in Surabaya Indonesia during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

Asia Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy

‘A surreal moment’: remembering Nanggala

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1616 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, HMAS Ballarat, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian Navy, KRI Nanggala

Visiting the KRI Nanggala memorial to remember 53 lives lost at sea was particularly poignant for Petty Officer Amy Morris

HMAS Anzac sailors line the forecastle as the ship arrives at Busan Naval Base, Republic of Korea during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac home after regional presence deployment

11/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1525 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, HMAS Anzac, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

After a busy few months, the ship’s company of HMAS Anzac has wrapped up the latest regional presence deployment in

ADF chaplains Rainer Schack, Andrew Robinson, Christopher Buckley-Wilkshire, Imam, Mogamat Majidih Essa and Commander Mark Graichen visit a Hindu temple with members of the Indonesian Navy in Surabaya, Indonesia, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photos by Sergeant Craig Barrett.

News Royal Australian Navy

Success in the city of heroes

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1332 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, HMAS Anzac, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Indonesian Navy

From religious engagements to gender discussions, military-to-military talks and even a chilli-eating contest, the Indonesian leg of Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE)

HMAS Anzac officer Lieutenant Charlotte Rice performs with the Philippine Navy band during the Exercise Lumbas official reception on board BRP Tarlac in Subic Bay, Philippines. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac enjoys cultural exchange in Philippines

26/07/202329/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1158 Views 0 Comments Exercise Lumbas, HMAS Anzac, Indigenous, Philippine Navy, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy personnel from Australia and the Philippines deepened their people-to-people linkages and cultural understanding during the shore phase of Exercise

Marine technicians Able Seaman Liam Duncan (left) and Leading Seaman Aaron Dabinet work on one of HMAS Anzac’s capstans control panels during a scheduled maintenance period in Sembwang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac’s Singapore pitstop

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, HMAS Anzac, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Royal Navy, Singapore

There was more than meets the eye to a scheduled maintenance period for HMAS Anzac alongside at the Sembawang Naval

HMAS Anzac conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Rappahannock during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. All photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac joins USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group

07/07/202314/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2166 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, united States Navy, USS Ronald Reagan

HMAS Anzac took on the challenging role of integrating into the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group during a regional

USS America's MH-60S helicopter is marshalled by HMAS Anzac’s Leading Seaman Joshua Leach during deck landing training on board Anzac. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. All photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac busy in Korean and Japanese waters

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2605 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, Operation Argos

From South Korea to Japan, HMAS Anzac has continued to conduct important exercises, operations and engagement activities. CAPTION: USS America’s

Leading Seaman Marine Technician Ginger Pigot monitors HMAS Anzac’s machinery control room during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

ADF People

Career on the move after gap year

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 904 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, Regional Presence Deployment

With a career where she never stops learning, Leading Seaman Marine Technician Ginger Pigot gets to visit foreign cities as

HMAS Anzac (right) sails in company with USS Chung-Hoon through the South China Sea during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy USA

A rendezvous at sea – and above it

24/05/202324/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1530 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

HMAS Anzac recently rendezvoused with US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, sailing in company and conducting flying operations in the South

HMAS Anzac departs Fleet Base West on a regional deployment. Screen-grab from video by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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HMAS Anzac departs for SE-Asia regional-presence deployment

20/04/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1751 Views 0 Comments Bersama Shield, HMAS Anzac

Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Anzac has commenced a regional-presence deployment to Southeast Asia. CAPTION: HMAS Anzac departs Fleet