HMAS CANBERRA

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This site is dedicated to all the Royal Australian Navy personnel who have served in HMAS CANBERRA

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HMAS CANBERRA (1) from the 9th 0f July 1928 until she was sunk off Savo Island on the 9th of August 1942.

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HMAS CANBERRA (2) from the 21st of March 1981 until the Decommissioning on the 12th of November 2005.

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HMAS CANBERRA (3) commissioning at Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia in 2014.

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HMAS CANBERRA News - Updated 06 February 2012

2010 News Archive...More

2011 News Archive...More

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HMAS Canberra 2 FFG-02

Latest Diving Video - 04 Feb 2012

 

Extensive Growth on the upperdeck

 

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Former Commanding Officer HMAS Canberra (2) awarded Commmendation for Distinguished Service

 

Commodore Roger Livingstone BOYCE RAN, ACT

For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Deputy Commander
Joint Task Force 633 on Operation SLIPPER in the Middle East Area of Operations
from April to October 2010.

Commodore Boyce displayed exceptional dedication, leadership, foresight, initiative and
productivity during a period of intense combat operations and organisational change in the
Middle East Area of Operations.

He worked tirelessly to improve procedures, enhance efficiency and support his commander and the commanders of subordinate task groups, and he excelled in the management of critical issues including combat fatalities. On several occasions he commanded Joint Task Force 633 during very demanding periods of activity, leading with distinction, compassion and energy...More

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Commander Roger Boyce RAN on the bridge wing of HMAS CANBERRA (2) in 2002

This is the second time Roger has been awarded with the Commmendation for Distinguished Service, he recieved the award in 2003 For distinguished performance of duty as Commanding Officer, HMAS CANBERRA, during Operation SUTTON and Operation SLIPPER.

Roger served in HMAS Canberra on 3 different occassions, intially as a the Principal Warfare Officer, the Executive Officer in 1994 and the Commanding Officer in 2002 where he was involved in several operations, most notably fisheries apprehension duties in the Southern Ocean, UN monitoring activities in the Solomon Islands and as part of the international MIF in the Persian Gulf...More

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HMAS Canberra 2 FFG-02

Latest Diving Video - 07 Jan 2012

 

Latest Diving Video, the ship appears to be listing more to Starboard, the sea surge has been report as very strong making diving difficult at times.

 

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HMAS Canberra will leave the Navantia shipyard in Spain aboard a heavy-lift ship in July 2012. It is due to arrive at BAE Systems in Williamstown for fit-out work in August...More

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HMAS CANBERRA SHROPSHIRE ASSOCIATION

01 Jan 2012

To determine the way ahead in forming an Association I conducted a online survey for 6 months to discover how people wanted the Association to be formed, the following are the Survey outcomes:

• 51 % were in favour of approaching the HMAS Canberra –Shropshire Association to combine

• 25% were in favour of forming an Independent HMAS Canberra Association

• 24% were in favour of forming an Association under the Naval Association

Based on the result of the Survey and with the support from ex-HMAS Canberra 2 Ships Company and the surviving members of the HMAS Canberra HMAS Shropshire Association (WA Division).I have decided to to pursue combining with the HMAS Canberra Shropshire Association.

THE objects of the HMAS CANBERRA HMAS SHROPSHIRE Association constitution have always made provision for HMAS Canberra 2 Ships Company to join the Association as follows:

"To bring together those men who served in the ship bearing the name HMAS Canberra prior to and during World War II, and also those men who served in the ship bearing the name HMAS Shropshire during and after World War II, and also to welcome and encourage participation in the Association by those men of the Royal Australian Navy who serve in any future ships bearing the name HMAS Canberra or HMAS Shropshire"

I have been investigating the status of the HMAS Canberra- Shropshire Association in Australia.

• The HMAS Canberra- Shropshire Association was formed in each state of Australia, the NSW and Victorian Divisions are most active, and hold a Annual Reunion, AGM's, Anzac Day and Memorial Services.

• The South Australian branch is still active with few members and marches on Anzac Day with the assistance of the Naval Association and a few members from HMAS Canberra 2.

• The Western Australian Division has disbanded; however 6 members of the Association are still in contact.

• The Queensland Division of the Association was disbanded in 2005.

• The Tasmania Division of the Association has been disbanded.

• The Australian Capital Territory no longer has any representation for the Association.

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The WAY AHEAD

 

HMAS CANBERRA - HMAS SHROPSHIRE ASSOCIATION (WA Division) Inc

 

I am currently working on incorporating the HMAS CANBERRA -SHROPSHIRE Association in Western Australia, the Association here in WA has been inactive for the past 2-3 years, only 6 members of the orginal Association are still active.

A small committee has been formed in WA that includes 2 members of the original Association and 4 members of the HMAS Canberra (2) Ships Company. I plan to have the Association up and running early in 2012.

When the HMAS CANBERRA -SHROPSHIRE Association is up and running in WA I will be looking to HMAS Canberra (2) Ships Company to re-establish the Association in South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, the ACT and NT.

The New South Wales and Victoria Divisions of the Association are the only states that are fully active with committees and membership.

This year marks the 70th Anniversary since HMAS CANBERRA 1 was sunk on the 09 August 1942 with the loss of 86 personnel in the Battle of Savo Island. It will be great if we are able to support the NSW and Victorian Divisions of the HMAS CANBERRA -SHROPSHIRE Association for Anzac Day and the Memorial Services for HMAS CANBERRA 1 in August 2012.

I will keep you updated as we move forward.

Yours Aye,

Lee "Bickies" Webster

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