HMAS Wewak (photo : Worldwarships)
HMAS Wewak's
Ships Company cross the gangway during her Decommissioning Ceremony at HMAS
Cairns Naval Base, North Queensland.
Navy
personnel and dignitaries have farewelled Balikpapan Class Landing Craft Heavy
(LCH), HMAS Wewak, which has been decommissioned after almost 40 years of
service.
HMAS Wewak’s
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Luke Weston and the ship's company farewelled
their ship in a traditional Navy decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Cairns Naval
Base, North Queensland.
"HMAS
Wewak has served for almost 40 years, conducting countless operational
deployments and making a vital contribution to Navy's delivery of secure
Australian waters,” Lieutenant Weston said.
“It was my
honour and pleasure to command her and it is with great fondness that we say
farewell today.”
HMAS Wewak’s
service included moving large amounts of cargo, personnel and equipment from
larger ships to shore, providing essential logistic support to the Australian
Defence Force and the civilian communities of Australia and the South Pacific.
The high
tempo of her commitments reflected her motto, Do Not Yield.
Wewak was
one of eight LCH vessels to join the First Australian Landing Craft Squadron in
the early 1970s, each named after an amphibious assault of World War II. Wewak
was named after the amphibious assault on Wewak, Papua New Guinea, that took
place on 11 May 1945.
All of the
remaining Balikpapan Class LCH ships are due to be decommissioned during the
next two years. HMA Ships Wewak, Betano and Balikpapan will be decommissioned
this month, while HMA Ships Brunei, Labuan and Tarakan are programmed to
decommission in late 2014.
They will be
replaced by six new heavy landing craft with improved ocean-going capabilities
able to transport armoured vehicles, trucks, stores and people.
(Aus DoD)
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