HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01)
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HMAS Adelaide was the lead ship of the Adelaide class of guided missile frigates built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), based on the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. She was built in the United States and commissioned into the RAN in 1980.
HMAS Adelaide docked at Port Adelaide for an open day in 2007
Adelaide's Mark 13 launcher, with a dummy Standard missile loaded
Adelaide underway in 1982
Adelaide tied up at White Bay in April 2010. The vessel has been prepared for scuttling: weapons and systems have been removed, masts have been cut short, and diver access holes have been prepared.
HMAS Hobart (D 39)
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HMAS Hobart was a Perth-class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy (USN) Charles F. Adams class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. In March 1967, Hobart became the first RAN combat ship deployed to fight in the Vietnam War. This marked the start of consistent six-month deployments to the warzone, which continued until late 1971; Hobart was redeployed in 1969 and 1970. During the 1968 tour, the destroyer was attacked by a United States Air Force aircraft.
HMAS Hobart in California, 1992
Hobart replenishing from USS Guadalupe during her first Vietnam War deployment
Damage to Hobart from the USAF missile
Hobart (second row from left, bottom) cruises as part of a joint US-Australian battle group around the US Navy battleship USS New Jersey