HMAS Ballarat

18 Jun

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Able Seaman Communications Information Systems Alex Cramp and Leading Seaman Communications Information Systems Gabby Saunders hoist flags as HMAS Ballarat approaches USNS Big Horn for a replenishment at sea. HMAS Ballarat is currently on a three-month deployment to Southeast and Northeast Asia. While deployed, the ship is conducting a number of Navy-to-Navy engagements with partner nations across the region. The deployment is part of the Australian Defence Force’s robust and long-standing program of international engagement in the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating Australia’s commitment to working with partners to address shared challenges, including maritime security....

18 Jun

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Meg Haensel Fuss shared a post.(Facebook) We had a fairly big involvement in this "campaign" - ships were sent on 9 month duty tours to SE Asia, some of the ships & crews involved directly in the Malay Emergency were: Arunta & Warramunga (Tribal Class Destroyers); Anzac II & Tobruk (Battle Class Destroyers); Quiberon, Quickmatch & Queenborough (Q Class Destroyers); Melbourne CV21 & Voyager. Someone will be able to add more, not sure about smaller vessels such as patrol boats. The RAN & RAN Personnel also helped with the formation of the Malaysian Navy....

18 Jun

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Australian War Memorial Onthis day in 1948 the Malayan Emergency was declared. On the morning of 16 June 1948 three European estate managers were murdered in two separate incidents in the Malaysian state of Perak by members of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). That evening, the British declared a state of emergency in several districts of Perak and Johore which were extended the following day to the whole of the two states. On the 18th of June a state of emergency was declared for all of Malaya. The Australian involvement in Malayan Emergency lasted from 1950 to 1960, making it one of the longest continuing military commitments in our history. 39 Australian servicemen died in this conflict....