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HMAS Arunta

Frigate
RAN destroyer at sea

Destroyer
HMAS Broome

Patrol boat
Collins class submarines

Submarine
HMAS Armidale and HMAS Bathurst

Corvette
HMAS Supply

Supply ship
HMAS Australia

Battlecruiser
Able Seaman Blake Gambrill and fellow sailors of HMAS Darwin line the forecastle of the ship as they sail out of Pearl Harbor to begin the sea phase of RIMPAC 12 around the islands of Hawaii.

Battleship
The Australian Amphibious Force on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2024.

Amphibious vessels
HMAS Melbourne

Aircraft carrier
HMAS Stuart

Destroyer escort
HMAS Sydney

Cruiser
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