The Royal Australian Navy has welcomed its newest Air Warfare Destroyer into the fleet with the first ever commissioning of an Australian warship at sea, off the coast of New South Wales on Monday, 18 May 2020. The ceremony marked the moment the 147-metre long Air Warfare Destroyer HMAS Sydney (V) became one of Her Majesty’s Australian Ships. Sydney is the last of three Hobart Class vessels built for Navy at Osborne in South Australia and is based on the Navantia F100 frigate design. She is equi

One of Australia's oldest warships, HMAS Melbourne, has sailed into Port Phillip Bay for the final time. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne

'Farewell to a Lady' HMAS Melbourne swansong 1985 HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Operating from 1955 until 1982, she was the third and final conventional aircraft carrier[a] to serve in the RAN. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships in peacetime collisions. The ship was laid down for the Royal Navy as the lead ship of the Majestic class in April 1943, and was launched as HMS Majestic (R

Here's a highlight package of the decommissioning ceremony held on Sunday, 30 June 2019, celebrating HMAS Newcastle's 26 years of Royal Australian Navy service to the nation. #AusNavy #HMASNewcastle http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-newcastle Music: Royal Australian Navy Band | Royal Australian Navy

After almost three decades of services, HMAS Melbourne has been farewelled at a decommissioning ceremony at Garden Island. From the Middle East to the South Pacific, her speed and power has kept our nation secure - a fact not lost on her crew for whom it was a bittersweet farewell yesterday. "It's like having 200 deaths in your family simultaneously." - HMAS Melbourne Commander Marcus Butler www.7NEWS.com.au #HMASMelbourne #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney

Here's a highlight package of the decommissioning ceremony, celebrating HMAS Success (II)'s 33 years of Royal Australian Navy service to the nation. | Royal Australian Navy