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Commissioning of HMAS Anzac Book

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Royal Australian Navy

1996

Overview

A4 landscape book with black cover, title in gold and featuring a photo of HMAS ANZAC III. The book explains the development of the ANZAC tradition; details of 3 ships designated the name ANZAC; a summary of the development, construction, trials, launching and commissioning of the latest ship and introduces the captain and crew, with accompanying photographs.

Historical information

HMAS Anzac III (FFH 150) was launched on 16 September 1994 by Lieutenant Colonel V. Statham, better known as Vivian Bullwinkle, and commissioned on 18 May 1996. The first of 10 ANZAC Class frigates she was built by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria. HMAS Anzac’s motto is “United We Stand” and she was the ‘First Lady of the Fleet”, being the oldest ship in the fleet between15 June 2023 and her decommissioning on 18 May 2024.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-1996.6.16

Item type

Books

Themes

Defence > Navy

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper

Width

300 mm

Height or length

271 mm

Depth

7 mm

Weight

448 g

Inscriptions and markings

"Commissioning / of / HMAS ANZAC" on the cover of the book.
Inscription inside: "Presented to Mayor Annette / Knight and the Town of / Albany on the commissioning of HMAS / “Anzac” / March 1996
Beneath the inscription is the ship’s Commanding Officer’s signature: Capt. Les Pataky / R.A.N. Commanding Officer"

Contextual Information

The City of Albany adopted HMAS Anzac III and the ship was granted “Freedom of the Municipality of the Town of Albany” effective from the date of the ship’s commissioning on 18 May 1996. HMAS Anzac visited Albany (Western Australia) on a numerous occasions, including taking part in the 2014 commemoration of the convoys leaving Albany (Western Australia) in the First World War.

Keywords

HAMS ALBANY III

HMAS ALBANY III COMMISSIONING

City Of Albany

Albany

Place made

Australia

Year

1996

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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