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HMAS Swan (DE 50), the Glossary

Index HMAS Swan (DE 50)

HMAS Swan (DE 50), named for the Swan River, was a of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 43 relations: Albany, Western Australia, Allen Fairhall, AN/SPS-55, ANZUK, Artificial reef, Australian Bicentenary, Australian Defence Force, Bunbury, Western Australia, China, Colony of Fiji, Court-martial, Dunsborough, Western Australia, Far East Strategic Reserve, Geographe Bay, Gloucester Cup, HMY Britannia, Ian Macphee, Ikara (missile), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Limbo (weapon), Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes, Meelup Regional Park, Melbourne–Voyager collision, Middleton Reef, Mount Pinatubo, Mulloka, Norman Moore (politician), Princess Royal Fortress, Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Hobart Regatta, Seacat (missile), Sinking ships for wreck diving sites, Slipway, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, Stuffing box, Swan River (Western Australia), Type 12 frigate, Typhoon Agnes (1981), Victoria (state), Western Australia, Women in the Australian military, 1981 Pacific typhoon season.

  2. Maritime incidents in 1997
  3. River-class destroyer escorts
  4. Scuttled vessels of Australia
  5. Ships sunk as dive sites
  6. Training ships of the Royal Australian Navy

Albany, Western Australia

Albany (Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital.

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Allen Fairhall

Sir Allen Fairhall KBE FRSA (24 November 19093 November 2006) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, representing the Liberal Party.

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AN/SPS-55

The AN/SPS-55 is a solid state surface search and navigation radar.

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ANZUK

ANZUK was a tripartite force formed by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to defend the Asian Pacific region after the United Kingdom withdrew forces from the east of Suez in the early 1970s.

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Artificial reef

An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure.

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Australian Bicentenary

The bicentenary of Australia was celebrated in 1988.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests.

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Bunbury, Western Australia

Bunbury (Goomburrup) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Colony of Fiji

The Colony of Fiji was a Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji.

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Court-martial

A court-martial or court martial (plural courts-martial or courts martial, as "martial" is a postpositive adjective) is a military court or a trial conducted in such a court.

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Dunsborough, Western Australia

Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, south of Perth, on the shores of Geographe Bay.

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Far East Strategic Reserve

The British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve (commonly referred to as the Far East Strategic Reserve or the FESR) was a joint military force of the British, Australian, and New Zealand armed forces.

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Geographe Bay

Geographe Bay is in the south-west of Western Australia around 220 km southwest of Perth.

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Gloucester Cup

The Gloucester Cup is the common name for three awards of the Australian Defence Force officially called the Duke of Gloucester's Cup, the three awards are presented to the most proficient ship of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), infantry battalion of the Australian Army, and squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the previous year.

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HMY Britannia

Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.

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Ian Macphee

Ian Malcolm Macphee AO (born 13 July 1938) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1974 until 1990.

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Ikara (missile)

The Ikara missile was an Australian ship-launched anti-submarine missile, named after an Australian Aboriginal word for "throwing stick".

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

, abbreviated, also simply known as the Japanese Navy, is the maritime warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan.

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Limbo (weapon)

Limbo, or Anti Submarine Mortar Mark 10 (A/S Mk.10), was the final development of the forward-throwing anti-submarine weapon Squid, designed during the Second World War and was developed by the Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment in the 1950s.

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Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes

Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT) is a torpedo launching system designed for the United States Navy.

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Meelup Regional Park

The Meelup Regional Park is a coastal regional park near the Western Australian town of Dunsborough in the state's South West region.

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Melbourne–Voyager collision

The Melbourne–Voyager collision, also known as the Melbourne–Voyager incident or simply the Voyager incident, was a collision between two warships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN); the aircraft carrier and the destroyer.

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Middleton Reef

Middleton Reef is a coral reef in the Coral Sea.

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Mount Pinatubo

Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano in the Zambales Mountains in Luzon island of the Philippines.

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Mulloka

Mulloka was an Australian-designed sonar system installed on ships of the Royal Australian Navy.

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Norman Moore (politician)

Norman Frederick Moore (born 24 August 1945) is a former Western Australian politician.

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Princess Royal Fortress

Princess Royal Fortress, also known as Albany Forts, was a fortress on the northern shore of Atatürk entrance on Princess Royal Harbour on Mount Adelaide overlooking King George Sound in Albany, Western Australia.

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Royal Australian Naval Reserve

The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

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Royal Hobart Regatta

The Royal Hobart Regatta is a series of aquatic competitions and displays held annually in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and is Tasmania's oldest sporting event.

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Seacat (missile)

Seacat was a British short-range surface-to-air missile system intended to replace the ubiquitous Bofors 40 mm gun aboard warships of all sizes.

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Sinking ships for wreck diving sites

Sinking ships for wreck diving sites is the practice of scuttling old ships to produce artificial reefs suitable for wreck diving, to benefit from commercial revenues from recreational diving of the shipwreck, or to produce a diver training site. HMAS Swan (DE 50) and Sinking ships for wreck diving sites are ships sunk as dive sites.

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Slipway

A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water.

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippines.

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Stuffing box

A stuffing box or gland package is an assembly which is used to house a gland seal.

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Swan River (Western Australia)

The Swan River is a major river in the southwest of Western Australia.

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Type 12 frigate

Type 12 frigate refers to several ship classes, most commonly the three ship classes of the Royal Navy designed during the 1950s and constructed during the 1960s.

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Typhoon Agnes (1981)

Typhoon Agnes, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pining, produced among the heaviest rains recorded during the 20th century in South Korea, with falling over a two-day span.

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Victoria (state)

Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.

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Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.

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Women in the Australian military

Women currently make up 19.2% of the ADF workforce. Women have served in Australian armed forces since 1899.

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1981 Pacific typhoon season

The 1981 Pacific typhoon season was a slightly above average season that produced 29 tropical storms, 13 typhoons and two intense typhoons.

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See also

Maritime incidents in 1997

River-class destroyer escorts

Scuttled vessels of Australia

Ships sunk as dive sites

Training ships of the Royal Australian Navy

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Swan_(DE_50)

Also known as HMAS Swan (DE-50), HMAS Swan (III), HMAS Swan III.