- HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156)
HMAS "Towoomba" (FFH 156) is an "Anzac" class frigate of the
Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Construction
"Toowoomba" was laid down by
Tenix Defence Systems atWilliamstown, Victoria on 26 July 2002. She was launched on 16 May 2003 by Ms Judy Blight, and commissioned into the RAN on 8 October 2005.Operational history
"Towoomba" hit a navigation marker off Gladstone in March 2006 and was repaired at
Williamstown, Victoria .Fact|date=August 2008"Toowoomba" began her first deployment to the
Persian Gulf on 4 January 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=6295|title=ADF :: Online Media Room ]References
External links
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Toowoomba Royal Australian Navy webpage for HMAS Toowoomba]
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