HMAS Canberra

This site is dedicated to all the Royal Australian Navy personnel who served in HMAS Canberra FFG-02 when the Ship Commissioned in Seattle, Washington, USA on the 21st of March 1981 until its Decommissioning at Fleet Base West, Rockingham Western Australia on the 12th of November 2005.

 

SS Canberra

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SS Canberra

The Cruise Liner SS CANBERRA and the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS CANBERRA took a unique historic maritime opportunity to meet at sea in the Pacific Ocean off California in 1981.

The images were taken from the SS Canberra and the HMAS Canberra, a period of 20 years has elapsed to finally bring the the different prospective's together.

Many Thanks to the following people who assisted me with the images and information:

Commodore Mike Bradford - SS Canberra
Steve Matthews - SS Canberra
Bob MacDonald - Cancomcrew

A year later SS Canberra was involved in the Falklands War in the South Atlantic as Troop Carrier and HMAS Canberra was home based in Sydney, Australia operating in the East Australian Exercise Area.

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SS Canberra 1981

Images of the Cruise Liner SS CANBERRA and the Guided Missile Frigate HMAS CANBERRA took a unique historic maritime opportunity to meet at sea in the Pacific Ocean off California in 1981

 

http://www.sscanberra.com/home.htm

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