74 American personnel died, and a joint USNRAN Board of Inquiry was held. HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05) was an Adelaide-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, which entered service in 1992. [79] At the beginning of 1963, Melbourne again visited to the Royal Hobart Regatta, which was immediately followed by a deployment to the Strategic Reserve, including involvement in SEATO Exercise Sea Serpent. [114] Evans was positioned on Melbourne's port bow, but began the manoeuvre by turning starboard, towards the carrier. [35], Melbourne carried three Fleet Air Arm squadrons. She arrived in Sydney on 9 July. [23] Melbourne was capable of being reactivated as a helicopter-equipped anti-submarine warfare carrier within 26 weeks, but was never required to do so. These larger and more dynamic jet aircraft led to commensurate advancements in the designs of the carriers from which they operated, most significantly the introduction of angled flight decks, mirror deck landing systems and steam powered catapults. Ledgers often include individual crew lists for each vessel. [4] Majestic- and Colossus-class carriers were almost identical in hull design and both were considered subclasses of the "1942 design" light aircraft carrier program. Work progressed slowly thereafter and many lessons learnt during the war regarding carrier design and operations were incorporated into the ship's modernisation programme. The Melbourne-Voyager collision, also known as the Melbourne-Voyager incident or simply the Voyager incident, was a collision between two warships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN); the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and the destroyer HMAS Voyager.. On the evening of 10 February 1964, the two ships were performing manoeuvres off Jervis Bay. [36] Between entering service and 1959, four of the single Bofors were removed. Project Team. She arrived in Pearl Harbor, via Suva, on 25 October. [28] The 1969 and 1971 refits did improve conditions, although there was little scope for upgrade, and the system was still inadequate: temperatures inside the ship continued to reach over 65C (149F), and on one occasion a hold reached 78C (172F). Melbourne then continued on to Japan and Hawaii for Exercise REX with USN units before returning home via Western Samoa and Fiji. [93][94], Of the 314 personnel aboard Voyager at the time of the collision, 14 officers, 67 sailors, and 1 civilian dockyard worker were killed, including Stevens and all but two of the bridge team. [165] The carrier departed Sydney on 27 April 1985, heading for Guangzhou, under the tow of tug De Ping. HMAS Melbourne undergoing temporary repairs in Singapore. [10] Despite an increase to approximately one acre (4,000square metres, 4,800square yards) in area, the deck was still significantly smaller than other Cold War era carriers; S-2 Trackers, with their 22.12-metre (72ft 7in) wingspan, had less than a metre's clearance for their starboard wingtip when landing, and pilots from other navies often refused to attempt landing. [127] It was learned during the inquiry that Evans' commanding officer was asleep in his quarters at the time of the incident, and charge of the vessel was held by Lieutenants Ronald Ramsey and James Hopson; the former had failed the qualification exam to stand watch, while the latter was at sea for the first time. SEALION concluded on 13 May at Singapore. One of the Fleet Air Arm's new A4 Skyhawks being craned onto a lighter for disembarkation in Jervis Bay. [93] Several of the Southeast Asian deployments were related to the IndonesiaMalaysia confrontation, and involved participation in show of force exercises off the coast of Malaysia. On completion of the exercise, Melbourne led the four nation fleet in ceremonial fleet entry into Sydney Harbour on 22 November. Video footage of HMAS Melbourne (II) arriving in Singapore after her collision with USS Frank E Evans in 1969. The Great Australian Bight lived up to its reputation as a rough sea with Melbourne enduring a heavy swell during her passage east for a four day visit to her namesake city, Melbourne. [114] During Sea Spirit, Melbourne was assigned five escorts: US Ships Everett F. Larson, Frank E. Evans, and James E. Kyes, HMNZS Blackpool, and HMSCleopatra. [93] During this deployment, the carrier visited Subic Bay, where the RAN performed flight deck trials with S-2 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft and A-4 Skyhawk attack fighters. Melbourne in San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. The three person crew suffered only minor injuries. Melbourne once again visited Hobart in early February 1963 and conducted exercises with other RAN units in Tasmanian waters. Ten members of Melbournes ships company embarked on a relay marathon from Melbourne to Sydney to raise money for Legacy. The two-carrier navy originally envisaged by the Naval Board was no longer feasible and HMAS Sydney (III) was successively relegated to a training vessel before being placed into reserve in 1958. Melbourne went on to visit ports in Ceylon, India, Singapore, the Philippines where she took part in the years SEATO exercise PONY EXPRESS; Hong Kong where she had to put to sea to avoid Typhoon Alice; and Papua New Guinea before returning home in June. There were 232 survivors. She has been innocent, never once bowed to the natural or human force, in spite of the heavy storm and the talked about jinx. [89] Messages were immediately sent to the Fleet Headquarters in Sydney, although staff in Sydney initially underestimated the extent of the damage to Voyager. The ten, ranging in rank from Ordinary Seaman to Commander, formed two five man relay teams and departed Melbourne Town Hall, along with their support volunteers, in the afternoon of 25 April to race the ship back to Sydney. A large proportion of this ships company had only recently joined the ship and some 25% were ordinary seamen, barely accustomed to wearing naval uniform. The passage proved a difficult one as cyclonic conditions caused a number of accidents and injuries throughout the fleet, including a shipwright aboard Melbourne who injured his hand in a circular saw and required surgery. She went on to visit Hong Kong in April before proceeding to Osaka, Japan, where members of the crew and the ships band contributed to Australian National Day on 8 May during Expo 70. Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness, England, Lady Anderson, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The RN retained ten partially completed aircraft carriers, including the six Majestics, from suspended wartime programs. Left; a pilot's view of the angled flight deck. [132] The carrier's engineers often resorted to making replacements from scratch. Melbourne immediately commenced search and rescue operations and requested assistance from nearby NAS Nowra where search and rescue aircraft and boats were based. At the end of the Second World War, work on the ship was suspended until she was purchased by the RAN in 1947. With 24 ships and submarines from five nations participating, OCEAN LINK was the largest SEATO exercise yet. [153] By August 1979, the decision was limited to three ships: a modified American Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, an Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi-class carrier, and a Sea Control Ship design that later became the Spanish Navy's Principe de Asturias. [10] As the carrier neared completion, a commissioning crew was formed in Australia and first used to return Vengeance to the United Kingdom. [132] Components were failing due to wear and age, but the companies responsible for manufacturing the parts had gone out of business during the previous twenty years, sometimes immediately after World War II ended. [77] The carrier's annual refit began in Sydney on 1 October. Wild was transferred to the USN hospital at Sasebo before being returned to Australia. [61] After visiting Melbourne and Jervis Bay, where the aircraft were offloaded and sent to Naval Air Station HMASAlbatross, the carrier concluded her maiden voyage in Sydney on 10 May. HMAS Voyager sank on the night of 10 February 1964 off Jervis Bay, southern NSW, following a collision with the Melbourne during exercises off Jervis Bay, southern NSW. [41] The acquisition of 18 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk fighter-bombers was also suggested, but these were dropped from the initial plan. [1] Melbourne had been designed to operate in North Atlantic and Arctic climates, and the original ventilation systems were inappropriate for her primary operating climate, the tropics. She joined HMAS Sydney (III)s escort force for four days during the troop carriers voyage to Vietnam in early June, and arrived back home in Sydney later in the month. A BritIsh Avro Vulcan flies over HMAS Melbourne during exercises in SE Asia. [147] During this cruise two Skyhawks were lost: on 2 and 21 October. [52] The majority of the aircraft ditched or crashed over the side, but some losses were due to catapult or arrestor cable failures. [35], During the 19671969 refit, thirteen Bofors were removed, leaving four twin and four single mountings. [91] At 9:58pm, Melbourne was informed that search-and-rescue boats from HMASCreswell, helicopters from HMASAlbatross, and five Ton-class minesweepers had been despatched to assist in the search. Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. [143] During this exercise, Melbourne acquired the nickname 'Little M' after working with 'Big E' USSEnterprisethe smallest and largest aircraft carriers (respectively) in operation at the time. [30][146] On 18 August, Melbourne sailed for Fremantle to participate in Exercise Sandgroper 80. (Courtesy Mike Breakspear). [17], Following the recommencement of construction, modifications were made to the ship, based on wartime experience and Britain's post-war carrier warfare technology and innovations. Left: One of HMAS Melbourne's boats with HMAS Voyager survivors aboard. The Sycamores crew and all four passengers were safely retrieved by Hermes. The remainder of 1976 and early 1977 were occupied with maintenance, leave periods and local exercises. Both the carrier and destroyer were 'darkened' with only navigational/operational lighting in use. Left: A Royal Navy Westland Whirlwind. You can also find information on crew members to the rank of Petty Officer by checking punishment returns for 1912 to 1959, series A7111. This was the eleventh JET exercise, the third to include Australia, and involved some 41 naval units from six countries. Melbourne put to sea briefly from 8 to 11 July 1971 to test the hull and propulsion machinery prior to the completion of the refit in August and the commencement of shakedown and workup exercises on 13 August. Melbourne was damaged but sustained no casualties. [77] Melbourne returned to Australia in June, and on 15 June led several ships in a ceremonial entry to Sydney Harbour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the RAN. In her captain's first television and press interviews much was made of the revelation that Melbourne possessed the ability to operate her jet aircraft by night as well as by day. [121] Melbourne hit Evans amidships at 3:15am, cutting the destroyer in two. Available from cooeehistory.com RRP $49.95. One of the ship's anchors is incorporated into a memorial to naval aviation at Nowra, New South Wales. [73] The rest of the year was spent visiting Australian and New Zealand ports. Many survivors were embarked in Melbourne while others were transported by other search and rescue vessels to HMAS Creswell at Jervis Bay. Left: HMAS Melbourne (II) in company with HMA Ships Vendetta (II) and Voyager (II). [4] Construction resumed in 1946, and major modifications to the design were incorporated. Ironically, the following day Melbourne celebrated her 20,000th landing when Lieutenant Ryland Gill, RAN, landed his Gannet on board. The two groups started SEALION independently before rendezvousing in the South China Sea on 11 May. Voyagers role was that of plane guard, involving the rescue, if necessary, of aircrew personnel from the sea. Rank/Class/Branch. of 2 Download Low Res Image Order a copy Download Low Res Image Order a copy Description Crew members aboard HMAS Vampire. [44] The highlight of the deployment saw the three ships represent Australia and New Zealand at the Silver Jubilee Naval Review on 28 June 1977. [105][106] As the carrier was optimised for anti-submarine warfare, there was little need for her at the start of the war. During the First World War the R.A.N. Responsible for maintaining carpet and hard surface floors in commercial buildings using industry approved methods and chemistry. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy . A small team of RAN officers developed a detailed plan for the acquisition of two of these vessels along with two Carrier Air Groups (CAGs) and the establishment of a naval air station. [32] A refit scheduled to begin in late 1981 was postponed in September until a decision regarding the new carrier was made, then cancelled in January 1982, after the announcement that the RAN would be acquiring HMS Invincible. Following her return, the carrier spent six months in Australian waters, before a two-month deployment to Southeast Asia. Melbourne and the FAA in general received a boost during the year with the decision to re-equip the FAA with Douglas A4G Skyhawk fighter bombers and Grumman S2E Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft. [83] Following a series of turns intended to reverse the courses of both ships beginning at 8:40pm, Voyager ended up to starboard of Melbourne. She participated in the inaugural ANZUK naval exercise GENESIS at the end of March and departed Singapore for Australia on 3 April. Melbourne commenced her South East Asian deployment shortly after her visit to Hobart, departing Sydney on 7 March. [161][162], The carrier was initially sold for breaking up as scrap metal for A$1.7million, although the sale fell through in June 1984. Salvaged by USS YLLC-5 ( United States Navy) and floating crane YD-220 and refloated the next day. Melbourne was laid down for the Royal Navy as the lead ship of the Majestic class in April 1943, and was launched as HMS Majestic (R77) in February 1945. It is the most prestigious fleet award in the RAN, one which the carrier would go on to win twice more, in 1962 and 1972. Melbourne rendezvoused with Sydney on 30 April and remained in company until 4 May, when she detached south of Vung Tau for Hong Kong. 99,290 miles. [19], The main modifications centred around the need to operate jet aircraft, which were larger and heavier than those propeller-driven aircraft that the carrier was originally designed for. The Melbourne struck the Evans amidship cutting her in half. On 26 October 2019, Melbourne was decommissioned from the RAN, subsequently being transferred to Chile. Her deployment took her to Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong where she participated in Exercise ALBATROSS, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea before arriving back in Sydney on 11 November. Reference staff can help you locate these ledgers and use the database. [1], Operations in 1972 commenced with a three-month deployment to Southeast Asia. The Gannet fleet was grounded pending an investigation and was cleared to recommence flying operations on 12 February. Search using the name of the vessel as a keyword, and the series number as A4624. [45] Melbourne operated a standard air group of four Skyhawks, six Trackers, and ten Wessex helicopters until 1972, when the Wessexes were replaced with ten Westland Sea King anti-submarine warfare helicopters and the number of Skyhawks doubled. [77][78] It was the first time a flagship of the RAN had entered Indian waters. [36] Although replaced by the Sea King, up to three Wessex helicopters could be carried as search-and-rescue aircraft. She then returned to Singapore for the SEATO exercise OCEAN LINK. Department of Defence users will not be able to view this video on the Defence Protected Network. She arrived back in Fremantle on 22 June. On 15 August 1947 the Government approved the creation of the Naval (later Fleet) Air Arm. [14] These carriers were intended as "disposable warships": to be disposed of at the end of World War II or within three years of entering service. [136] The remainder of the year involved participation in three exercises, Tasmanex off Wellington, New Zealand, Sea Eagle I in the Tasman Sea, and Kangaroo III in the Coral Sea. The collision of HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Voyager remains the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) worst peacetime disaster. While conducting flying exercises off Manus Island on 16 March, one of Melbournes Gannets ditched into the sea when the pilot was unable to control the aircraft after relighting her second engine. [30][31] The refit was lengthened by industrial action at the dockyard. Melbourne was the only Commonwealth naval vessel to sink two friendly warships in peacetime collisions.[1]. She joined Sydneys escort group for the final time early in June, and visited Malaysia later in the month before returning home. She took part in the convoy defence exercise PASAD in the Tasman Sea in March 1960 before once again making a port visit to Hobart. [155] The government also announced that the ship would be renamed HMASAustralia and operated as a helicopter carrier, and that a decision on the purchase of fixed wing aircraft would be made after acquisition. Here the new aircraft carrier was again warmly greeted and a civic reception was held in honour of the occasion at the Melbourne Town Hall. Her voyage to Australia was by way of the Mediterranean Sea and included visits to Gibraltar, Naples and Malta before transiting through the Suez Canal. Honour Roll OFFICERS AND MEN LOST IN HMAS SYDNEY (II) Name. [102], Melbourne spent ten weeks at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, having her new bow fitted. She remained alongside in Sydney until February 1969. de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.53 fighter aircraft were flown by 805 Squadron RAN and 808 Squadron RAN, while Fairey Gannet anti-submarine strike aircraft were operated by 816 Squadron RAN and 817 Squadron RAN. [146] The carrier was in Sydney from mid-April until mid-August, during which the 25th anniversary of Melbourne's service in the RAN was celebrated on 15 August with a cocktail party aboard the carrier, popularly referred to as 'The Night of the Admirals'. Special Forum to pay respects to the 82 men who lost the lives in the collision on 10th February 1964 when HMAS Voyager was sunk by the Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne. [61][63] Melbourne sailed east via the Great Australian Bight, meeting sister ship HMASSydney near Kangaroo Island a week later. The cause of the accident was never discovered although insufficient wind speed over the deck appears to be the most likely reason. [167] Melbourne arrived in China on 13 June. The two other sailors in the car with him suffered only minor injuries. Melbourne berthed in Hong Kong, April 1970. [30][137], On 5 December 1976, a fire deliberately lit at HMASAlbatross by a member of the Fleet Air Arm damaged or destroyed all but one of Australia's S-2 Trackers. [69] During the visit to Port Adelaide, on 28 October 1957, Melbourne was slightly damaged when she was struck by MV Straat Lankathe first of several minor collisions the carrier would experience throughout her career. [75] The year began with exercises en route to Adelaide, followed by a visit to the Royal Hobart Regatta. Not long afterwards the first fixed wing aircraft, a Hawker De Havilland Sea Venom and a Fairey Gannet, arrived during trials in the English Channel. . possessed 63 Ships, 22 of these were requisitioned. [30] While moored in Sydney Harbour, on 24 July, Melbourne was struck by Japanese cargo ship Blue Andromeda. [4][6] As Terrible was the closer of the two ships to completion, she was finished without modification, and was commissioned into the RAN on 16 December 1948 as HMASSydney. She took part in the ANZUK exercise GROUNDWORK en route to Singapore in late October and early November, before arriving back in Sydney on 27 November where she began refit preparations. [30] These were prophetic, as on the night of 2425 December 1974, Cyclone Tracy destroyed the city of Darwin. Long shot of the Evans cut in two . Right: A Hawker De Havilland Sea Venom. As the ship was never directly involved in a conflict, her weapons and embarked aircraft did not fire a shot in anger. For more information, you can ask us a question. [36] The three 277Q radars were replaced with updated American and Dutch designs: a LW-02 air search set and a SPN-35 landing aid radar. Building trust in the public record policy, Getting started with information management, Royal Australian Navy ship and crew records, the approximate service period of the individual, remarks about punishments or qualifications, any incidents occurring on board during tours of duty, the design, construction and maintenance of vessels, ships' logs from 1855 onwards, in a number of series, records on design, construction and maintenance (including. Unfortunately tragedy struck Melbourne later in the year when Leading Seaman Allan Moore was killed during exercises in Jervis Bay on 20 July. [36] Approximately 350 Fleet Air Arm personnel were stationed aboard the carrier. [114][119] Seeing the destroyer take no action and on a course to place herself under Melbourne's bow, Stevenson ordered the carrier hard to port, signalling the turn by both radio and siren blasts. Early in her career, Melbourne underwent a series of short annual refits, commencing in September and ending in January or February of the next year. [54][55] Although one of the largest ships to serve in the RAN, Melbourne was one of the smallest carriers to operate in the post-World War II period. [1] In August, Melbourne sailed for Hawaii to participate in RIMPAC 72. The ship was not scrapped immediately; instead she was studied by Chinese naval architects and engineers as part of the nation's top-secret carrier development program. [30], Following Navy Help Darwin, Melbourne participated in RIMPAC 75, then returned to Sydney for a fourteen-month refit, which was delayed by industrial action at the dockyard. The pilot, Lieutenant John da Costa, RAN, one of the FAAs most experienced pilots, ejected before the aircraft hit the water and was later rescued by a search and rescue helicopter. Note: This video is hosted on YouTube and has no audio. [19] The flight deck, hangar deck and aircraft lifts were strengthened, and reinforced arrestor cables were installed. [1], More large-scale refits occurred throughout the rest of the 1970s. The fleet was divided into two with Melbourne's group operating out of Manila, the second group operating out of Bangkok. Post-war technological developments saw a rapid evolution in naval aviation driven primarily by the advent of jet propulsion. [85] Both ships' measures were too late to avoid a collision; Melbourne hit Voyager at 8:56pm. A search was immediately commenced which included aircraft from Melbourne but, sadly, no sign of Gartside could be found. The three carriers astern of her are, from forward to rear, HMS Bulwark, HMAS Melbourne and HMS Victorious. She once again visited Hobart in February 1958, before departing from Fremantle for a four month South East Asian and Pacific deployment at the end of March. However, a subsequent RAN court martial cleared him of any responsibility. The Royal Australian Navy does not lack quality in its men. Laid down for the RN as HMS Majestic on 15 April 1943 and launched in 1945, the ship was nearing completion when construction was virtually brought to a halt with the cessation of wartime hostilities. She departed Sydney on 27 January 1972 for that years South East Asian deployment and arrived in the Philippines, via Papua New Guinea, on 10 February. [117], On the night of 23 June 1969, Melbourne and her escorts were involved in anti-submarine training exercises in the South China Sea. Department of Defence users will not be able to view this video on the Defence Protected Network. [98][99] This is the only time in Australian history two Royal Commissions have been held for a single incident. She departed Singapore on 3 July and arrived back in Sydney, after disembarking her aircraft at Jervis Bay, on 15 July. HMAS Melbourne (R21) was a Majestic-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). 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