HELL'S DITCH (RMST) (OGV)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hmas Tobruk, Hmas Sydney, Hmas Kanimbla, Hmas Success, Hmas Ballarat, Hmas Arunta, Hmas Anzac, List of Current Ships of the Royal Australian Navy, Hmas Newcastle, Hmas Stuart, Hmas Sirius, Hmas Warramunga, Hmas Manoora, Hmas Darwin, Hmas Parramatta, Hmas Melville, Hmas Toowoomba, Hmas Perth, Hmas Melbourne, Hmas Launceston, Hmas Leeuwin, Hmas Paluma, Hmas Wollongong, Hmas Maitland, Hmas Broome, Hmas Armidale, Hmas Balikpapan, Hmas Childers, Hmas Larrakia, Hmas Benalla, Hmas Maryborough, Hmas Glenelg, Hmas Pirie, Hmas Ararat, Hmas Mermaid, Hmas Shepparton, Hmas Albany, Hmas Bundaberg, Hmas Bathurst, Hmas Wewak, Hmas Labuan, Hmas Betano, Hmas Tarakan, Hmas Brunei. Excerpt: HMAS Tobruk (L 50) is a Landing Ship Heavy (LSH) of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), based on the design of the Round Table class of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Laid down in February 1979, Tobruk was the first purpose-built amphibious vessel of the RAN, and was intended to provide the Australian Defence Force with a sealift capability. She was commissioned into the RAN in April 1981, but was afflicted by several engine and sewerage treatment plant problems during the early part of her career; the latter causing a death on board in 1981. While the Government intended to retire her in the early 1990s, this did not go ahead, and Tobruk remains in service with the RAN as of 2009. It is planned that Tobruk will remain active until 2012, when she will be replaced by one of the Canberra class Landing Helicopter Docks. In the late 1970s, it was decided that the Australian Army needed to be provided with a long-term sealift capability, preferably through the acquisition of a dedicated cargo ship. The chartering of civilian ships to provide this capability when requiredas had been don... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3676745