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HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga opens up to the public during the PortFest open day in Albany, WA. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Keigan Gunther. Photos by Leading Seaman Shaun Chatfield.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy ship adds weight to celebrations

17/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 529 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, Open Day

Thousands of locals flocked to see HMAS Warramunga at Albany’s PortFest open day, marking the Port of Albany’s 200-year contribution to Western

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Command Warrant Officer Kathryn Holmes on the bridge wing of HMAS Warramunga's during regional presence deployment. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Keigan Gunther. Photo by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy 

Trailblazer ends career at sea

09/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 362 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga’s Command Warrant Officer Kathryn Holmes is preparing to retire this year after 37 years of service. CAPTION: Command Warrant Officer

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HMAS Warramunga’s embarked MH-60R launches decoy flares during a flying exercise at sea. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Keigan Gunther. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Deployment strengthens regional ties

01/04/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 484 Views 1 Comment HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

Cutting across the Top End’s tropical waters, HMAS Warramunga has sailed into HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin after successfully completing its regional presence deployment (RPD)

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HMAS Warramunga ships company during the International Fleet Review City Parade at Ramakrishna Beach, Vishakhapatnam, India. Story by Sub Lieutenant Keigan Gunther. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
India News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussies step out in India

05/03/202607/03/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 565 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, Indian Navy, International Fleet Review (IFR)

HMAS Warramunga joined hundreds of thousands of spectators and military personnel lining the streets for one of India’s largest public maritime celebrations.

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HMAS Warramunga's weapons electrical team after a successful 5-inch live-fire exercise during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Regional presence deployments continue in 2026

04/02/202604/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 1157 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

The Australian Defence Force will conduct its regional presence deployment program throughout 2026, with ships and crews participating in multinational activities throughout

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Sailors from HMAS Warramunga gather on the upper deck to view the colours of the Aurora Australis. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Keigan Gunther. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Aurora at night, a sailor’s delight

29/01/202629/01/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 705 Views 1 Comment HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga recently cut through the Bass Strait beneath a sky illuminated by the Aurora Australis.  CAPTION: Sailors from HMAS Warramunga gather

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HMAS Warramunga arrives at Port Melville, Melville Island, Northern Territory, where the Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime provided food and fuel to the ship before returning to the sea phase of Exercise Kakadu. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Strengthening Navy’s supply chain

11/10/202412/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3393 Views 1 Comment 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, Exercise Kakadu, Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime (ELT-M), HMAS Warramunga

Navy added an important link to its supply chain recently as it proved the Expeditionary Logistics Team – Maritime (ELT-M)

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Rear Admiral Kazushi Yokota, Commander, Escort Flotilla 3, fires the .50 calibre machine gun on board HMAS Warramunga during Exercise Kakadu 24. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photo by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie frigate welcomes Japanese admiral on board

01/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2295 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Republic of Singapore Navy

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Rear Admiral Kazushi Yokota, embarked on anti-submarine warfare destroyer JS Ariake, spent an afternoon aboard HMAS

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Support staff from Thales Australia, Port of Darwin and the ADF assist in the re-arming of HMAS Warramunga's vertical launching system in Darwin, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Three navies re-load with missiles in Australia’s north

27/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2858 Views 1 Comment Darwin, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, HMAS Warramunga, Royal Canadian Navy, Thales, US Navy

With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward

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Indonesian Military Police Sergeant Joni Nyoman with Midshipman Joshua Breedon on the upper deck of HMAS Warramunga during Exercise Kakadu 24. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photos by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

International partners welcomed aboard

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1605 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Warramunga

International visitors got a taste of life on board HMAS Warramunga, complete with helicopter landings, jet flybys and an adrenaline-pumping

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The stores dropped by the RAAF C-27J Spartan are craned onto HMAS Warramunga's deck during Exercise Kakadu 24. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photo by Midshipman Joshua Breedon.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

MAD delivery for Warramunga on Ex Kakadu

25/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3190 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Warramunga, MH-60R Seahawk

It was an unusual day for HMAS Warramunga, sailing around northern Australia as part of Exercise Kakadu. CAPTION: The stores dropped by

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Navy ships conduct a multilateral cooperative activity during Exercise Kakadu off the coast of Darwin, NT. Photos by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Task groups form up for sea phase

20/09/202421/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2086 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga joined the exodus as 10 ships, a submarine and five aircraft formed into two task groups to undertake

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Leading Seaman Nicholas Parks said the 3D printer was a welcome addition to HMAS Warramunga. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

3D printers the key to solutions at sea

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2071 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, HMAS Warramunga

Together, a 3D printer and an innovative technician have kept even the most troublesome inconveniences at bay for HMAS Warramunga.

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Lieutenant Rene Van Rooyen from HMAS Warramunga embraces her partner on the wharf of Fleet Base East, Sydney, on return from deployment.
 Story by Lieutenant Nicole Gallie. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Deployment proves relationships are everything

03/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2704 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

An excited toddler repeatedly asks, “Is my dad on that ship?” CAPTION: Lieutenant Rene Van Rooyen from HMAS Warramunga embraces her

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HMAS Warramunga fires its 5-inch naval gun during a joint live-firing with USS Halsey while at sea on regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Warramunga all fired up on Indian Ocean

23/02/202424/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2618 Views 0 Comments HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Warships of the Royal Australian Navy, United States Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted two days of combined training

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HMAS Warramunga underway in rough sea state during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Rigorous training for deploying Warramunga

20/02/202424/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2763 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Stuart, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

Before HMAS Warramunga commenced Australia’s first 2024 Indo-Pacific regional presence deployment, Commanding Officer Commander Jennifer Graham put her crew through

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HMAS Warramunga conducts a cooperative activity with the United States and Japan during a regional presence deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Warramunga conducts transit through South China Sea

09/02/202418/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3418 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Warramunga, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Warramunga has conducted a multilateral transit through the South China Sea with ships of

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Family and friends wait on the wharf as HMAS Warramunga returns to Australia after completing a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Warramunga home from busy deployment

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2001 Views 0 Comments ANZAC-class, Exercise Noble Partners, Fleet Base West, HMAS Warramunga, RIMPAC

HMAS Warramunga has returned to Fleet Base West following a regional presence deployment that saw the Anzac-class frigate participate in

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HMA Ships Canberra, Warramunga and Supply sail in formation with USS Abraham Lincoln, JS Izumo, USS Mobile Bay, USS Spruance, USS Gridley, JS Takanami, and USS Sampson in the Pacific Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Liam Sulley.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Canberra home from 3-month Pacific deployment

26/08/202227/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3255 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, HMAS Warramunga, MV-22 Osprey, Regional Presence Deployment, RIMPAC, Sri Lankan Marines

After almost three months at sea on a regional presence deployment through the Pacific, HMAS Canberra is heading back to

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HMAS Canberra’s (III) Ships Company parade on the flight deck of during a commemorative service for 80th anniversary of the Battle of Savo Island. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
History Lest We Forget News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Sunset service for 80th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Canberra (I)

19/08/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2346 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Canberra (I), HMAS Supply, HMAS Warramunga, WWII

Eighty years after HMAS Canberra (I) sank in the Battle of Savo Island, more than 500 members of HMAS Canberra (III)

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