HMAS Huon (D50) [SEP] vessel class
HMAS Huon (D50)
HMAS "Huon" (D50), named after the Huon River, was a of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Originally to be named after the River Derwent, the ship was renamed before her 1914 launch because of a naming conflict with a Royal Navy vessel.
"Huon" was commissioned into the RAN in late 1915, and after completion was deployed to the Far East. In mid-1917, "Huon" and her five sister ships were transferred to the Mediterranean. "
twelve "Arafura"-class offshore patrol vessels based on the Lürssen OPV80 design, to replace 26 small vessels of the Armidale, Huon, Leeuwin and Paluma classes. Construction started in November 2018, with the first vessel, HMAS Arafura to enter service in Q4 2021.
- "Project SEA 1429 Phase 2" is upgrading the "Collins"-class submarines with the Mk48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedo. Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was achieved in May 2008 with Final Operational Capability (FOC) due in December 2018, 60 months late.