List of recent Australian warship deployments to the Middle East

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HMAS Adelaide in the Persian Gulf in September 2004. US Navy 040928-N-7034S-003 The Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate HMAS Adelaide (F01) conducts a patrol near the Khawr AL Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) during joint operations with Coalition forces.jpg
HMAS Adelaide in the Persian Gulf in September 2004.

The Royal Australian Navy has deployed ships to the Middle East over 57 times since 1990. These ships have participated in the 1991 Gulf War, enforced sanctions against Iraq, taken part in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and provided security for Iraq's oil exports. Since 2009 Australian ships have also been involved in counter piracy operations. [1]

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The dates provided are the dates the ship arrived and departed from the Middle East Area of Operations. Please see the Database of Royal Australian Navy Operations 1990–2005 for the dates the ships arrived and departed from Australia. Except where otherwise noted, all ships mainly operated in the Persian Gulf.

Deployments

ShipOperation(s)ArrivedDepartedNotes
Adelaide Damask I 3 September 19903 December 1990 Gulf of Oman
Darwin Damask I3 September 19903 December 1990Gulf of Oman
Success Damask I/II3 September 199025 January 1990
Sydney Damask II3 December 199026 March 1991
Brisbane Damask II3 December 199026 March 1991
Westralia Damask II/III25 January 1991June 1991
DarwinDamask III13 June 19914 September 1991
SydneyDamask IV25 September 199131 January 1992 Red Sea
DarwinDamask V11 March 199216 July 1992Red Sea
Canberra Damask VI13 November 199212 March 1993Red Sea
SydneyDamask VII30 July 19939 November 1993Red Sea
Melbourne Damask VIII7 May 199615 August 1996
MelbourneDamask IX30 May 199913 August 1999
Anzac Damask X/Slipper 30 July 2001November 2001
SydneySlipper9 November 200123 February 2002
AdelaideSlipper2 December 20014 March 2002
Kanimbla Slipper2 December 20014 March 2002
CanberraSlipper14 March 20028 July 2002
Manoora Slipper28 February 200224 June 2002
Newcastle Slipper8 February 200224 June 2002
MelbourneSlipper24 June 20028 November 2002
Arunta Slipper8 July 200220 November 2002
AnzacSlipper/Bastille/Falconer 8 November 200227 April 2003
DarwinSlipper/Bastille/Falconer10 November 200226 April 2003
KanimblaBastille/Falconer13 February 200314 June 2003
SydneyFalconer/Catalyst29 April 20032 August 2003
ManooraFalconer3 June 200316 June 2003Returned equipment to Australia
Newcastle Catalyst 5 August 200317 November 2003
MelbourneCatalyst27 October 20031 April 2004
Stuart Catalyst3 April 200413 August 2004
AdelaideCatalyst13 July 200412 January 2005
DarwinCatalyst12 January 200511 June 2005
Tobruk CatalystMay 2005?16 May 2005Transported the Al Muthanna Task Group's vehicles to Kuwait
NewcastleCatalyst14 June 2005November 2005
Parramatta CatalystNovember 2005March 2006
Ballarat CatalystMarch 2006August 2006
Warramunga CatalystJuly 2006January 2007?
Tobruk [2] Catalyst and SlipperJanuary 2007?March 2007?Transported military stores and equipment
Toowoomba [3] CatalystJanuary 2007June 2007
Anzac [4] CatalystJune 2007?December 2007 [5]
Arunta [6] CatalystDecember 2007April 2008
Stuart [6] CatalystApril 2008August 2008 [7]
Parramatta [7] CatalystAugust 200823 January 2009 [8]
Warramunga [8] Slipper23 January 2009June 2009last ship assigned exclusively in the Persian Gulf
ToowoombaSlipperJune 2009 [9] November 2009 [9] first ship to be assigned to anti-piracy, off Somalia
StuartSlipperNovember 2009 [9] April 2010anti-piracy
ParramattaSlipperApril 2010October 2010anti-piracy
MelbourneSlipperOctober 2010January 2011anti-piracy
StuartSlipperJanuary 2011June 2011anti-piracy
MelbourneSlipperFebruary 2012July 2012anti-piracy
AnzacSlipperJuly 2012January 2013anti-piracy/anti-terrorism
ToowoombaSlipperJanuary 2013April 2013anti-piracy
DarwinSlipper/ManitouFebruary 2014August 2014anti-piracy – last warlike/Slipper deployment

Notes

  1. ↑ McPhedran, Ian (29 May 2009). "Navy warship and RAAF spy planes join fight against Somali pirates". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. p. 11. ISSN   1836-0203. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Brooke, Michael (5 April 2007). "Tobruk spirit". Navy News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Australian Department of Defence media release HMAS Toowoomba welcomed home. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007
  4. ↑ Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence media release. HMAS Anzac Departs for Persian Gulf Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine . 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2007
  5. ↑ Australian Department of Defence media release HMAS Anzac returns to HMAS Stirling from the Persian Gulf. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
  6. 1 2 "Mission Accomplished – HMAS Arunta Heads Home" (Press release). Australian Department of Defence. 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  7. 1 2 "HMAS Stuart welcomed home" (Press release). Minister for Defence. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  8. 1 2 "HMAS Warramunga begins operations in Persian Gulf" (Press release). Department of Defence. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "MEAO Maritime Security Operations & Tactical Air Operations". Australian & NZ Defender (68). Brisbane: Fullbore Magazines: 18. ISSN   1322-039X.

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