HMAS WESTRALIA – REMEMBERED 25 YEARS ON

At approximately 10.35 am on 5 May 1998, a fire started in the main engine room of the HMAS Westralia as a result of a ruptured fuel hose.  At the time HMAS Westralia was approximately 20km off the Western Australian Coast and was carrying a crew of 98.  Despite the...
HMAS Cairns

HMAS Cairns

HMAS Cairns - Shore Establishment Cairns was commissioned in Grafton Street, on 1 February 1974 - ...