| 1965
May
27th
HMAS Sydney departed Sydney for Vung Tau on 1st Vietnam voyage: I RAR
embarked.
June
8th
Sydney arrived at Vung Tau: I RAR disembarked.
June
26th
Sydney arrived
at Frernantle.
14th
September
Sydney departed Brisbane on 2nd voyage.
28th September
Sydney arrived at Vung Tau.
October 20th
Sydney returned to Sydney.
1966
April
22nd
Sydney departed Sydney on 3rd voyage.
May
4th
Sydney arrived at Vung Tau.
May
17th
MV Boonaroo left Sydney on 1st Vietnam voyage.
May 18th
Sydney returned to Sydney.
May
25th
Sydney departed Sydney on 4th voyage.
June 6th
Boonaroo arrived in Vietnam
June 6th
Sydney arrived at Vung Tau.
June
17th
MV Jeparit left Sydney for Vung Tau on 1st Vietnam voyage.
July 5th
Sydney returned to Sydney.
July 5th
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
July
8th
Boonaroo returned to Sydney.
August
22
Jeparit departed Sydney on 2nd voyage.
September
15
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
October 16
Jeparit departed Sydney on 3rd voyage.
November
I
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
December 3
Jeparit departed Sydney on 4th voyage
December
17
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
1967
January
21st
Jeparit departed Sydney on 5th voyage
February 6th
First Contingent CDT3 arrived in Vietnam.
February
8th
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
February
18th
CDT3 assumed Operation Stabledoor and EOD responsibilities at Vung Tau.
February
22nd
Boonaroo
left Sydney on 2nd voyage to Vietnam via Melbourne.
March
1967
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau: Operations in III Corps
For CDT3 and RANHFV, the Corps Tactical Zones given for each month are
intended to indicate the general area of operations only. They are not
exclusive of operations in other corps.
March 1st
White Ensign hauled down at 0900 and new Australian White
Ensign hoisted in RAN ships and establishments.
March
1st
HMAS Boonaroo commissioned at Melbourne.
March
7th
HMAS Hobart departed Sydney on first Vietnam deployment.
March
9th
RAN detachment joined Jeparit at Sydney.
March
10th
Boonaroo departed Melbourne for Cam Ranh Bay, continuing
her 2nd voyage.
March
11th
Jeparit departed Sydney on 6th voyage (1st with RAN detachment).
March
15th
Hobart joined US Seventh Fleet at US Naval Base, Subic Bay.
March 27th
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
March 28th
Boonaroo arrived at Cam Ranh Bay.
March
31st
Hobart on station off Quang Ngai province, I Corps Tactical Zone, for
NGFS.
April
1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau, operations in III Corps.
April
1 - 15
Hobart NGFS in I Corps.
April
8th
Sydney departed Sydney on 5th voyage: 7 RAR embarked.
April 16 - 23
Hobart in Operation Sea Dragon.
April
20th
Sydney arrived at Vung Tau: 7 RAR landed, 5 RAR embarked.
April 21st
Hobart received enemy fire north of Cap Falaise (first time
under fire).
April
22nd
Hobart under fire near Song Ma river (second time).
April
23rd
Hobart left Sea Dragon for destroyer screen of USS Kittyhawk
April
28th
Jeparit departed Sydney on 7th voyage.
April 29th
Boonaroo arrived Sydney.
May 1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
May
6-8th
Hobart
in destroyer screen of USS Kittyhawk.
May
8th
Boonaroo
paid off at Melbourne.
May
8-26
Hobart
in Operation Sea Dragon.
May
11th
Hobart
under fire near mouth of Kien Giang (third time).
May
12th
Sydney
arrived at Sydney: 5 RAR dis- embarked.
May
12th
Jeparit
arrived at Vung Tau.
May
17th
Hobart
under fire while bornbarding Truc Li ferry (fourth time).
May
18th
Hobart
provided NGFS for Operation Beau Charger.
May
19th
Sydney left
Brisbane on 6th voyage with 2 RAR embarked.
May
24th
Hobart
under fire twice near Hon Matt island (fifth and sixth times).
May
30th
Sydney
arrived at Vung Tau: 2 RAR dis- embarked, 6 RAR embarked.
June
1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
June
9th
Jeparit
left Sydney on' 8th voyage.
June
14th
Sydney
arrived at Brisbane: 6 RAR dis- embarked.
June
15-22
Hobart
NGFS in I Corps.
June
18th
Hobart
in support of Operation Beacon Torch.
June
22nd
Hobart
on northern Sea Dragon patrol.
June
28th
Jeparit
arrived at Vung Tau.
July
1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
July
2nd
Hobart
on southern Sea Dragon patrol and in destroyer screen of USS Forrestal
July
27th
Jeparit left Sydney on 9th voyage.
July
29th
Hobart joined USS Forrestal which was on fire in the Tonkin Gulf.
August 1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
August
1st
Hobart in northern Sea Dragon patrol.
August
2nd
Hobart, USS St Paul and USS Blue received enemy fire while bombarding
Cong Phu railway spur (Hobart's seventh time under fire).
August
9th
Hobart and USS Boston under fire near Sam Son (eighth time for Hobart).
August
IIth
Hobart and Boston under fire north of Hon Me island (ninth time for
Hobart).
August
13th
Second
Contingent CDT3 arrived in Vietnam.
August
15th
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
July
26th
Able
Seaman D. C. Trompp wounded in action in Phuoc Tuy province, first RAN
casualty of Vietnam War.
September
1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
September
2nd
HMAS Perth left Sydney on first Vietnam deployment.
September
6-12
Hobart—NGFS northern I Corps.
September
14th
Hobart turned over to Perth at Subic Bay.
September
26-29
Perth provided NGFS for Operation Pershing in northern I Corps.
September
27th
Hobart returned to Sydney, ending first deployment.
September
30th
Perth NGFS near DMZ.
October
1967
CDT3:Operation
Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
October 3rd
First Naval Staff Officer joined HQ Australian Force Vietnam in Saigon.
October
16th
1st Contingent RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV '67) joined US
Army 135th Aviation Company at Vung Tau.
October
17th
Perth on northern Sea Dragon patrol.
October 18th
Perth and USS Newport News under fire near Sam Son. Perth hit by one
shell with four sailors injured. (Perth first time under fire).
October 19th
Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol. 30 Jeparit left Sydney on 10th
voyage.
November
1967
CDT3:
Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
RANHFV:
operations in III Corps.
November
1st
Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol. 2 135th Assault Helicopter Company
began combat operations.
November
13
Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
November 27
Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
November 28
Perth assigned to northern Sea Dragon,
December
1967
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps.
RANHFV: operations in III Corps*
December 3
Perth and USS Newport News under fire in Bay of Brandon {Perth second
time).
December 13
Perth in southern Sea Dragon patrol.
December
16
135th AHC experienced first night combat operations.
December 16
Sydney left Adelaide on 7th voyage with 3 RAR embarked.
December
17
Perth and USS Hammer under fire off Dong Hoi. {Perth third time).
December
18
Jeparit left Sydney on 11th voyage.
December
27
Sydney arrived Vung Tau; 3 RAR dis- embarked.
December 31
135th AHC began operating from Camp Blackhorse near Xuan Loc, Long Khanh
province
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