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Friday, May 27, 2011

Navy Farewells Faithful Servant


HMAS Manoora, one of the Royal Australian Navy’s Amphibious Troop Transport Ships, was decommissioned today in a ceremony held at Garden Island.

The vessel gave 17 years of distinguished service to the Navy which included deployments to the Solomon Islands, East Timor, and the Middle East.

During the past decade Manoora made a strong contribution to border protection activities in Australia’s Northern waters, and she acted as ‘guard ship’ for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

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