- HMAS Melbourne (FFG 05)
HMAS "Melbourne" (FFG 05) is an "Adelaide" class
guided missile frigate of theRoyal Australian Navy .Construction
"Melbourne" was laid down by AMECON at Williamstown in Victoria on 12 July 1985, launched on 5 May 1989 and commissioned on 15 February 1992. Unlike the first four "Adelaide" class ships, "Melbourne" was not constructed in the United States of America, and did not receive a US Navy hull number during construction.
Operational history
"Melbourne" has seen active service on four occasions since commissioning. Her first tour was to the Persian Gulf in 1996, followed by a deployment to
East Timor in 1998 operating in support ofINTERFET andUnited Nations forces. In 2002, "Melbourne" participated in the third rotation of RAN ships to thePersian Gulf as part ofOperation Slipper , where she enforced United Nations sanctions againstIraq . In 2003, the ship returned to Iraqi waters in support ofOperation Catalyst , protecting Iraqi territorial waters following Operation Iraqi Freedom.External links
* [http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/HMAS_Melbourne RAN webpage on HMAS Melbourne]
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/australia/frigates/pages/hmas_melbourne_ffg_05.htm MaritimeQuest HMAS Melbourne FFG-05 Photo Gallery]
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