Topic: HMAS Parramatta (F154)
Australian Navy exercises with French and Spanish warships
Published on by LEUT Vaoafi Hart (author), LEUT Christopher Thornton (author)
FNS Mistral (left) and ESPS Cristobal Colon exercised with HMA Ships Success and Parramatta in waters to the north of Australia recently.
HMA Ships Success and Parramatta conducted a unique international engagement with French Navy Ships Mistral and Courbet as well as the Spanish Armada's Cristobal Colon in waters to the north of Darwin recently.
Warship Open Day in Cairns
Published on by LCDR Lucinda Casey (author), LCDR Lucinda Casey (photographer), ABIS Richard Cordell (photographer)
HMAS Parramatta fires its 5 inch gun onto Lancelin Range as part of a naval gunfire support serial during Exercise Ocean Explorer 17.
The people of Cairns will have a rare opportunity to tour HMAS Parramatta comes alongside Trinity Wharf and opens its gangway to the public on Monday, 17 April.
Cristobal Colon arrives in Sydney
Published on by LEUT Todd Fitzgerald (author), LSIS Brenton Freind (photographer), ABIS Bonny Gassner (photographer), LSIS Tom Gibson (photographer)
ESPS Christobal Colon of the Spanish Amarda arrives in Sydney Harbour. The crew of ESPS Christobal Colon will be helping to train and familiarise crew's of Australia's Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers.
HMA Ships Darwin, Melbourne and Parramatta have escorted the Spanish Armada's Cristobal Colon into Sydney Harbour as part of her role in providing platform and familiarisation training to Australian personnel.
HMAS Parramatta tops up tanks
Published on by LEUT Gary McHugh (author), ABIS Richard Cordell (photographer)
HMAS Parramatta conducts a Replenishment at Sea with HMNZS Endeavour as part of Exercise Ocean Explorer 17.
When you’re on the run from enemy submarines, defending against hostile aircraft, and fighting to maintain sea control, it’s always good to know that food, fuel and essential supplies are not far away.
Forces integrate during multi-nation exercise
Published on by LEUT Will Singer (author), LSIS Peter Thompson (photographer)
An embarked MRH-90 helicopter from HMAS Adelaide conducts a vertical replenishment, as HMAS Success transfers fuel to Adelaide during Exercise Ocean Explorer 17.
Warships from Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Spain are currently exercising off the Western Australian coast honing war-fighting skills and enhancing joint operating procedures.