HMAS Huon (M 82), named for the Huon River, was lead ship of the Huon class of minehunters operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Two ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Huon, after the Huon River in Tasmania. HMAS Huon (M 82), the lead ship of the Huon -class minehunters, which entered service in 1999, and decommissioned on 30 May 2024 [1]. Ships named HMAS Huon are entitled to carry a single battle honour: [2][3]

HMAS Huon is a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in operation from 1911 to 1994.

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. Huon was commissioned into the RAN on 15 May 1999 - 25 years ago - and is the lead ship of the six-strong Huon class.

2024年6月7日 · After a quarter-century of distinguished service, HMAS Huon has been decommissioned in a poignant ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney. Hailing from the Huon Valley after which the ship is named, Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Rodney Weeks said it was a privilege to represent a long line of …

2024年5月18日 · The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) will decommission the Minehunter Coastal (MHC), HMAS Huon, on 30 May 2024. Huon was commissioned into the RAN on 15 May 1999 – 25 years ago – and is the lead ship of the six-strong …

2001年5月3日 · The Huon design is based on the Italian Gaeta/Lerici Class. Six minehunters have been built by ADI in Newcastle, Australia and operate from the HMAS Waterhen naval base in Sydney. The first of class, HMAS Huon (82), entered service in 1999.

HMAS Huon was a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) located in Hobart, Tasmania. A block of land on the west bank of the Derwent River was purchased by the RAN in 1911, with construction starting in 1912.[1]

The Australian Defence Force will retire HMAS Huon (II), a Huon Class minehunter, on May 30 after 25 years of service. Originally launched in July 1997 and commissioned in May 1999, it was built by ADI Newcastle from an Italian design. Named after …

HMAS Huon was the first warship to be wholly built in Australia, at Cockatoo Island dockyard, for the RAN. Following her commissioning in December 1915, Huon saw service in Australian waters before leaving for British North Borneo in June 1916.