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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Rusting warships HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Manoora will sail again after refit

HMAS ManooraTwo ageing navy warships undergoing an unscheduled $17 million refit in Sydney will be put to sea again, the navy says.

However both will be retired by the time the Royal Australian Navy gets two new helicopter carriers, a navy spokesman said today.

HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Manoora, two rusting 8500 tonne warships bought at knockdown prices from the US navy in early 1990s, were pulled out of service last month for emergency repairs.

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