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According to information released by the Australian Navy on September 7, 2020, the Australian Navy HMAS Gascoyne Huon-class minehunter ship has recently completed her unit readiness evaluation in Jervis Bay, living up to her motto and 'returning to the sea'. Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link
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The Huon class Minehunter Coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following problems with the Bay class minehunters, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555. The tender was awarded in 1994 to the partnership of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA.
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The keel laying of the third Huon Class Coastal Memorial Minehunter HMAS NORMAN. 16 September. Hull of MHC 01 (HMAS HUON) on the hardstand at ADI Limited, Carrington. At the "keel laying" ceremony of H.M.A.S. "Norman", the third minehunter of the HUON Class, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Rod Taylor AO, pressed a button thus.
DEFENSE STUDIES Australian Navy Extending Service Life of HuonClass
The Huon-class minehunter coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following problems with the Bay-class minehunters, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555.
Huon Class Minehunter Southern Electronic Services
"The Huon Class have proven highly capable, supporting Defence's international engagement strategy through participation in exercises and operations to secure our sea lanes and disposing of WWII explosive remnants, and they will continue to serve Australia for years to come.
HMAS Huon (II) Royal Australian Navy
Minehunter HMAS GASCOYNE: Update. HMAS Gascoyne, fourth in a series of six Huon class minehunters, was launched on Newcastle Harbour March 2000. The $100 million-plus Royal Australian Navy ship was christened by Victoria Peel, daughter of the late Captain John Peel, who commanded the original HMAS Gascoyne, the first antisubmarine frigate built.
Navy minehunter docked at Mackay Marina Daily Mercury
Huon-class minehunter coastal HMAS Gascoyne started its latest deployment with a bang, conducting a live mine disposal activity off the coast of northern NSW. The live firing came just days into a deployment during which the ship will circumnavigate Australia to conduct vital route surveys of Australia's most important and strategic waterways.
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HMAS Norman (M 84), named for the Norman River in Queensland, is the third Huon -class minehunter to serve in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by a joint partnership between Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA, Norman was constructed at ADI's Newcastle shipyard, and entered service in 2000.
Naval Photos 07/05/11
April 29, 2019, by The Australian government could accelerate the replacement of Royal Australian Navy's current Huon-class minehunters by bringing the project forward from the 2030s to the mid-2020s. Illustration: Royal Australian Navy file photo of Huon-class minehunter HMAS Gascoyne
Naval Photos 07/04/11
The ABC can reveal HMAS Diamantina, one of the Navy's Huon-Class Minehunter Coastal (MHC) vessels, is stuck in Vanuatu because of what Defence describes as a "maintenance issue".
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The Huon Class Minehunters are all named after Australian rivers. Diamantina is the second RAN ship to carry the name. HMAS Diamantina (I) was a River Class Frigate that was in service from 1945-1980. She saw action during WWII, and from 1959 to decommissioning was employed as an oceanographic survey vessel. Royal Australian Navy
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The Huon Class Minehunters are all named after Australian rivers. Huon is the second RAN ship to carry the name. HMAS Huon (I) was a River Class Destroyer in commissioned service during World War I.
HMAS Huon (II) Royal Australian Navy
HMAS Norman (II) HMAS Norman (II) was the third of six Huon Class minehunter coastal (MHC) vessels built for the Royal Australian Navy by Australian Defence Industries (ADI), Newcastle. The Huon Class was the most advanced of its type in the world.
Australia looking at bringing minehunter replacement forward Naval Today
The Huon-class minehunter coastal (MHC) ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Following problems with the Bay-class minehunter s, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555.The tender was awarded in 1994 to the partnership of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA.
HMAS Huon (M 82) Huon Class Minehunter Coastal vessel of the Royal
The Royal Australian Navy currently operates the Huon Class MHC. Originally designed in Italy as the Gaeta Class for the Italian Navy, the RAN Huon Class has been modified to suit Australian conditions, including improved accommodation and mine hunting capabilities.
Huonclass minehunter Minecraft Map
HMAS Huon (M 82), named for the Huon River, is the lead ship of the Huon class of minehunters operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).