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Order of Service commemorating HMAS Anzac III commissioning 18 May 1996
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Beige card and thick paper booklet with HMAS Anzac’s crest on the front cover. Inside, the booklet provides the history of HMAS Anzac, the commissioning service details and the specifications of the ship.
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 between 15 June 2023 and her decommissioning on 18 May 2024.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-1996.6.1
Item type
Width
175 mm
Height or length
210 mm
Weight
26 g
Inscriptions and markings
"ORDER OF SERVICE / TO COMMEMORATE THE COMMISSIONING INTO / THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY / OF HMAS ANZAC / on SATURDAY MAY 1996 / at STATION PIER / PORT MELBOURNE, VICTORIA" on front cover
Contextual Information
This booklet contains the history of ships named Anzac, details of the service held for the commissioning of HMAS Anzac III and the specifications of the vessel
Place made
Victoria
Australia
Australia
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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-35.030449, 117.912878
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ORDER OF SERVICE commemorating HMAS ANZAC III commissioning 18th May 1996
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