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  2. List of active Royal Australian Navy ships - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) fleet is made up of 28 commissioned warships and 17 non-commissioned as of April 2024, using the Prefix of ADV (Australian Defence Vessel). The main strength is the seven frigates and three destroyers of the surface combatant force: seven Anzac class frigates and three Hobart class destroyers.

  3. Fleet Command (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to 1913, all naval activities and forces in Australian waters were controlled by the British Royal Navy.In 1859, Australia Station was established as a separate command of the Royal Navy, responsible for all the waters around the Australian continent, in addition to the British and Australian colonial possessions in the South Pacific.

  4. Royal Australian Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) [ 3 ] Vice Admiral Mark Hammond . The Chief of Navy is also jointly responsible to the Minister for Defence (MINDEF) and the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF).

  5. Future of the Royal Australian Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Australian Navy, although a significant force in the Asia-Pacific region, is nonetheless classed as a medium-sized navy.Its fleet is based around two main types of surface combatant, with limited global deployment and air power capability.

  6. HMAS Canberra (L02) - Wikipedia

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    HMAS Canberra (L02) is the lead ship of the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (LHD) and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.Construction of the ship started in Spain in 2008, with the hull launched by Navantia in 2011.

  7. List of ships of the Royal Australian Navy - Wikipedia

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    from Royal Navy HMAS J3: Submarine J 1919–1926 from Royal Navy HMAS J4: Submarine J 1919–1924 from Royal Navy HMAS J5: Submarine J 1919–1924 from Royal Navy HMAS J7: Submarine J 1919–1929 from Royal Navy HMAS Jeparit: Bulk carrier 1969–1971 from and returned to Australian National Line: HMAS Jervis Bay: Training ship 1977–1996

  8. Australian Surface Fleet Review - Wikipedia

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    The Surface Fleet Review, as well as the Defence Strategic Review, aim to counteract the increasing military power of a belligerent China. [1] This coupled with the major focus and prioritisation of the Australian Army over other branches has created a ground for focus on the neglected Royal Australian Navy. [2]

  9. Hunter-class frigate - Wikipedia

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    The Hunter-class frigate is an under construction class of six frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to replace the Anzac class.. The genesis of the Future Frigate Program came in 2009, when the Rudd government’s Defence White Paper signalled Australia’s intent to "acquire a fleet of eight new Future Frigates, which will be larger than the Anzac-class vessels" with a focus on anti ...