11 Oct 1960 // Armaments carrier HMAS Woomera was destroyed by fire after an accidental explosion while dumping obsolete shells and flares at sea about 20 miles off Sydney. Two men were killed. The loss was ascribed to improper handling of parachute flares. #RoyalAustralianNavy #NavalHistory

HMAS Canberra 🇦🇺 Australia’s 230m Naval Giant #Shorts

HMAS Canberra
Australia maritime power
Royal Australian Navy
Canberra class LHD
Australian amphibious assault ship
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キャンベラ級強襲揚陸艦

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It was clear that the damaged ship could not now be saved. Explosive charges were set and she was scuttled, and on the morning of 25 September her remains were set on fire and abandoned. Two RAN ships evacuated the crew from Timor that evening. (Image: Wikimedia Commons) #RoyalAustralianNavy #WW2

23 Sept 1942 // HMAS Siesta, a patrol boat stationed at Fremantle, suffered an explosion in the engine room as she left harbour on an evening patrol, and was destroyed by fire. She was safely evacuated and there were no casualties. #RoyalAustralianNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

22 Sept 1943 // HMAS Hulda, a requisitioned motor vessel in use as a tender in Papua New Guinea, was attacked and sunk off Buna by Japanese aircraft, with no casualties. #RoyalAustralianNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Her wreck was located in 2017. Human error or mechanical failure, possibly a faulty ventilation valve, may have caused her to sink. All her 35 crew were lost. HMAS AE.1 was the first loss suffered by the RAN and the first Allied submarine loss of the war. #WW1 #RoyalAustralianNavy #NavalHistory

7 Sept 1943 // HMAS Starfish, a patrol boat based at Sydney, ran aground south of Wollongong Lighthouse. There were no casualties, but she was written off as a total loss. #RoyalAustralianNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory