[4] During 1992, the destroyer participated in RIMPAC. On 24 April 1945 Hobart was part of the covering force for the landings at Tarakan in Borneo. HMAS Hobart was a modified Leander -class light cruiser which served in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Left: HMAS Hobart (II) berthed alongside the recently commissioned HMAS Darwin in Esquimalt, BC. Until further notice, all meetings are suspended to comply with the social distancing rules imposed by the Federal and State governments. [1][2] Propulsion was provided by two General Electric turbines, which provided 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,000kW) to the destroyer's two propeller shafts. Left: HMAS Hobart (II) with her Ikara missile system visible. HMAS Hobart Attack by USAF Sth Vietnam 1968 - The story as told by naval historians AND eye witnesses Clearance Divers in Sth Vietnam. (I) HMS Apollo and her sister ships Phaeton and Amphion were modified Leander Class light cruisers. On the night of 14 July German bombers made a determined effort to close the canal when they attacked the port. [21] Arrangements were made to provide logistic support through the United States Pacific Fleet. Right: Members of the crew with expended shell casings from Mount 52. Note: Number in brackets refers to the year when the vessel was lost or deliberately sunk. [78], The ship was sunk as a dive wreck on 5 November 2002 in Yankalilla Bay, South Australia at .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}352851.6S 1380926.0E / 35.481000S 138.157222E / -35.481000; 138.157222, 4.8 nautical miles (8.9km) west-north-west of Marina St. Vincent, within the Encounter Marine Park. Occasional Paper 80: The Early Years (1970-1971) of HMAS Brisbane (DDG A 21 gun salute was fired in honour of the Prince of Yemen, Prince Seif Allslam Al Hussein, who returned the honour with a visit to the ship and gifts of goats and eggs which were carried on board by his colorful bodyguard. Three periods were spent in Japanese waters in support of the occupation forces; November 1945 to March 1946; September to November 1946; and April to July 1947. Hobart subsequently arrived in Subic Bay on 19 June where her damaged was assessed. Later that day a line was passed from Hobart to Glenearn and she was towed clear. On 11 August Hobart berthed at the West Australian Naval Support Facility; she was the first RAN ship to do so, an event that attracted much publicity. HMAS Hobart (I) under aerial attack during the evacuation of Berbera. On 3 February 1942 Hobart and Tenedos sighted a lone merchant ship under attack from three enemy bombers. A short deployment to the South Island of New Zealand followed before Hobart participated in the Bicentennial Naval Salute and the Naval Review. A goodwill visit to Male, in the Republic of the Maldives followed, and Hobart returned to Australia, via Colombo and Singapore. One of the covering force for the United States aircraft carriers, she was the target of an attack by eight Japanese twin engine torpedo bombers and 19 heavy bombers on 7 May. She berthed in Suva on 23 September and then proceeded to the Hawaiian exercise area and in October participated in USN exercise COMPUTEX 1-79 as an element of Task Group 37.9. She sailed from Pearl Harbor in company with Perth on 24 October and returned to Sydney on 10 November. She later participated in Exercises TASMAN SEA 86-1 and PITCH BLACK 86-1 before deploying to South-East Asia as Commander of RAN Task Group 627.3 (Hobart, Parramatta, Stuart, Geraldton, Derwent and Swan). Clearance Diving Team 3 - "United and Undaunted" Without doubt one of the smallest, and unrivalled, Australian units to serve in Vietnam was Australian Clearance Diving Team Three (CDT3). Personal account by CPOCD Tony Ey - A true life account of our Clearance Divers in Action! [45] At 03:14, the aircraft fired a single missile at the ship, which killed one sailor, wounded two others and damaged the chief petty officer's mess, air search radar and missile control compartments and the ship's funnels. En route the ships company begain clearing away debris, finding and collecting pieces of the missiles which were later identified as being of US origin. [4] In 1993, Hobart visited South-east Asia, then participated in the first Exercise Kakadu. The ship then proceeded to Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC 88 (exercising with US and Canadian ships), before returning to Sydney (via Tuvalu and Vanuatu) in August. HMS Apollo and her sister ships Phaeton and Amphion were modified Leander Class light cruisers. She made it to Espiritu Santo under her own power the following day where she underwent temporary repairs and was escorted to Sydney by HMA Ships Warramunga and Arunta. On another occasion when operating as a unit of a combined Dutch-British-American-Australian (ABDA) striking force, Hobart and the ships around her were attacked thirteen times. Left: HMAS Hobart (II) firing on the Gunline. Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy (USN) Charles F. Adams class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. HMAS Hobart (II) | Royal Australian Navy Department of Defence users will not be able to view this video on the Defence Protected Network. By then the Japanese army had breached the causeway and a desperate rearguard action was being fought by Allied soldiers. HMAS Brisbane (II) | Royal Australian Navy Amid the confusion, the Australian destroyer HMAS Hobart sat ready to engage the enemy. The situation worsened when the captain of Georgic attempted to beach his stricken ship, colliding with the landing ship Glenearn in the process and setting it alight. [64] Three days later, the destroyer rammed and sank a South Vietnamese fishing craft, but rescued the five crew and transported them to shore. [7] On 14 December 1966, the Australian Cabinet approved the deployment of Hobart as part of increases to Australian military commitment to the conflict. Hobart's boats were the last ashore on the final day of the evacuation picking up stragglers. Three hours out of Singapore the ships encountered HMAS Vendetta under the tow of the destroyerStronghold. Before her arrival she carried out further exercises with other RAN and RN ships. For the Ships Company, Families and Friends of Australia's f At times Hobart came under heavy fire from the shore, but escaped damage. The burgee was flown by HMAS Hobart (II) during the remainder of her commission when alongside, between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Left: Tactical Operator Ray Davis points out splinter damage to the forward superstructure. [29] Hobart was attached to the carrier escort group for USSKitty Hawk on 23 April. Hobart. [4] While in her namesake city, Hobart was visited by Charles, Prince of Wales; the first time the royal had boarded an Australian warship. [34] On 10 July, the destroyer left the operational area and sailed to Subic via Hong Kong, and underwent self-maintenance. [44] At 03:09, Hobart's radar picked up an aircraft approaching with no IFF transponder active. The citation highlighted the outstanding teamwork, courage and professionalism displayed by Hobarts officers and men.. Darryl Aherne, 4, left, and his brother Mark, 5, await the arrival of their father, Leading Seaman Weapons Mechanic Barry Aherne. Work ceased on 16 January and two days later Hobart departed, entering Sydney on 24 January. [12], While deployed to Vietnam, the destroyers were placed under the administrative control of Commander Australian Forces Vietnam in addition to that of the Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet. Early in 1998 a New Zealand deployment saw the ageing DDG visit Wellington, Napier, Auckland and Dunedin in New Zealand. [43] The destroyer USSEdson joined Hobart and Chandler to make up for the lack of firepower. [31] Apart from a brief stint on the gunline, Hobart remained assigned to Sea Dragon until 26 May, when sailed to Subic for maintenance, with both 5-inch gun barrels replaced. That night, the forward spotters along the eastern DMZ again reported the 'enemy helicopters' had re-appeared, and the Allied forces sprang into action. On leaving Darwin, she exercised with RN Task Group 318.4 and ships of the RNZN before proceeding to Mackay and Jervis Bay. [28] Several explosions in 5-inch/54 gun mounts during the later weeks of April saw all equipped destroyers (including Hobart) reassigned to other duties while investigations into the cause (believed to be a bad batch of ammunition) were explored. After the bombs had been dropped, the Walrus machine gunner, from a height of 250 feet, silenced two enemy machine gun posts, drove a lorry off the road and into a ditch and scored a number of hits on Italian staff cars. On Christmas Day a festive meal was provided and the messes were decorated. HMAS Hobart (II) as she appeared following her extensive modernisation in the early 1990s. [25] On 3 April, the forward 5-inch gun mount became unserviceable, a state which remained for four-and-a-half-days. The bombardment rounded off the work of the demolition parties and an hour later, her task completed, the ship proceeded to Aden leaving British Somaliland under the temporary control of the Italians. In 1987, participation in Exercise TASMAN SEA 87-1 was followed by a South East Asian deployment. She arrived on 26 August for extensive repairs which kept her out of service until December 1944. Following a successful four day visit Hobart sailed for San Francisco and San Diego where she continued to work-up before completing final acceptance trials between 16-18 May. [52][53] The inquiry found that a few hours before the attack on Hobart, Patrol Craft Fasts PCF-12 and PCF-19, along with USCGCPoint Dume, were attacked by what they identified at the time as hovering enemy aircraft, but were believed to be friendly planes; PCF-19 was sunk in the attack. HMAS Hobart (I) leaving harbour in her pre-war paint scheme. The initial attack was beaten off but twenty minutes later more aircraft appeared renewing the attack with vigour. With the entry of Japan into the war, Hobart transferred to Far East waters becoming part of the American, British, Dutch and Australian (ABDA) forces operating in Southeast Asia. In February 1980, Hobart visited Tonga and then sailed for Hawaii. Oil and other contaminants were removed. She then returned to Sydney, via Los Angeles, Pearl Harbor and Suva, arriving on 18 December. Hobart deployed from Sydney for her second tour of duty in Vietnam on 22 March 1968 under the command of Captain KW Shands, RAN. In October Hobart took part in Exercise TASMAN RULER. In April 1976 Hobart visited Brisbane, Newcastle and her namesake city, Hobart. HMAS Hobart Association - Queensland Division Home Page. Singapore was clearly lost and its surrender on 15 February came as no surprise. In October Hobart departed for Pearl Harbor, to participate in ASWX and RIMPAC 71. In August she commenced the CASEX phase of JUC 93, followed by the LONGEX phase. The third missile hit the ship in the same area as the first, passing through one of the ships fan spaces, the missile director equipment room and Tartar checkout room. [1] Hobart was awarded the United States Navy Unit Commendation for this tour of duty. After visiting Manila and Hong Kong in August, Hobart exercised with US, British and New Zealand warships. On 31 August she arrived in Tokyo Bay and was among the Australian ships present at the time of the Japanese surrender. HMAS HOBART (DDG-26 / D-39) Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - VKLB Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - ROYAL PURPLE . < Previous Record | Next Record > AWM78 141/1 - September 1939 - November 1947 AWM78 141/2 - June 1941 - September 1942 AWM78 141/3 - July-December 1941 AWM78 141/4 - April 1940 - November 1947. [1] Hobart left the US on 3 August 1966, and sailed via Hawaii and Fiji before reaching her namesake city on 1 September. While crossing the Great Australian Bight, Hobart became the first RAN DDG to reach one third of a million miles steamed since commissioning. Left: Ray Hunt, a popular member of the Chief Petty Officer's mess in HMAS Hobart (II) (seen here as a Petty Officer) was also killed as a result of the aerial attack on Hobart. On 17 July Hobart berthed at Alexandria, in close proximity to her sister ship HMAS Perth. [75] Hobart remained in Australian waters during the early 1980s, with the exception of deployments to Hawaii for RIMPAC, to the North West Indian Ocean for 6 months in 1981 and participation in Kangaroo exercises. [37], During this deployment, Hobart fired over 10,000 rounds at 1,050 targets during 160 days at sea, and was fired on ten times, with no casualties. Right: Hobart steaming through the Juan de Fuca straits on passage to Vancouver. The damaged RAAF Walrus (A2-23) was recovered with some difficulty in darkness. [1] During construction, the ship was assigned the United States Navy hull number DDG-26. From Manila, Hobart steamed to Darwin. Captain Harry Howden, RAN on the compass platform prior to anchoring off Yemen. This was carried out at Garden Island Dockyard. Bill Bowley, HMAS Hobart Association: 136k: RAN photo of the HMAS Perth (D-38), HMAS Hobart (D-39) and HMAS Brisbane (D-41) during the last days of their active service. [62], Hobart returned to Vietnam for her third tour on 28 March 1970, taking over from the Daring-class destroyer HMASVendetta. There she exercised with US and RN ships and in late September and early October she joined in the international Naval Assembly and Review organised as part of the 75th Anniversary of the granting of the title Royal to the Australian Navy. In March 1967, Hobart became the first RAN combat ship deployed to fight in the Vietnam War. HMAS Hobart (III) commissioned on 23 September 2017.. Hobart is based on the Navantia designed F100 frigate and is coupled it with the Aegis Combat . HMAS Hobart & HMAS Perth 'handing over' in Subic Bay, Philippines - 1968 Gunline Deployment. In October she took part in Exercise SWORDHILT. In June 1968 Australia was dismayed by the news that the guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart had been badly damaged by friendly fire in Vietnam: Two crew died and seven were wounded during the USAF attack. Hobart, in company with Brisbane, visited Suva before continuing alone to Pago Pago, Pearl Harbor and San Diego. She remained there at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard until November to allow her gun mounts to be updated. En route a boxing match between members of Hobarts crew and the Black Watch was held on the upper deck, which proved a distraction from the events of the previous few weeks. Demolition parties from the cruiser destroyed everything of value to the enemy before Berbera was finally abandoned. The second missile entered the transom without detonating, destroying the gunners store before breaking up in the engineer's workshop and penetrating the after seamans mess. Lady Florence, wife of Admiral Sir WHD Boyle. Hobart was the second ship of the class and was constructed by the Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan, USA. Duplicate AWM78 141/5 - November 1940 - January 1942. The Ikara missile magazine had also suffered heavy damage in the attack and it proved fortunate that it was empty at the time of the attack. It transpired that Hobart was one of several ships mistakenly attacked by US 7th Air Force jets on the nights of 16-17 June. A sea transport officer, beach and pier master were also apppointed from among her officers while ratings provided security platoons to maintain order in the town throughout the evacuation. Hobart was decommissioned in 2000, and sunk as a dive wreck off South Australia. [33] During this period, the destroyer was also called on to escort the amphibious warfare ships involved in the Beacon Torch landings. [66] Hobart resumed gunline operations on 6 June; these continued until 28 June, when she sailed to Subic for rebarrelling. In 1979 Hobart undertook a medivac mission to Macquarie Island. [40] The ships were unsuccessfully shelled by coastal artillery on 22 and 23 April, then spent the next three days attempting to attract attention from shore batteries so they could be bombed by aircraft. Shipwrights and joiners constructed a pontoon that complemented inadequate existing piers, one of wood and the other of stone, while her communications division provided ship to shore communications. [76], Hobart paid off on 12 May 2000. Built in the United States of America to a slight variant of the United States Navy (USN) Charles F. Adams class, she was commissioned into the RAN in 1965. Hobart and HMS Tenedos cleared the harbour at 18:00 on 2 February and shaped a course for Tanjong Priok in the Dutch East Indies. During the next five months Hobart operated from Alexandria, Egypt, participating in the Mediterranean campaign as part of the Royal Navys 7th Cruiser Squadron. Right: Hobart's boat's crews bringing wounded alongside for medical treatment. In March 1967, Hobart became the first RAN combat ship deployed to fight in the Vietnam War. HMAS Hobart (D 39), a Perth -class guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1965 and decommissioned in 2000. HMAS Hobart (D 39) This marked the start of consistent six-month deployments to the warzone, which continued until late 1971; Hobart was redeployed in 1969 and 1970. Both ships later grounded. Visits to Nelson and Auckland in New Zealand followed in November and the celebrated its 30th birthday in December. After workups, Hobart, Perth and Brisbane briefly operated together off Sydney in July 1985. Following a brief refit at Colombo, Hobart reached Fremantle on 28 December 1940 and arrived back in Sydney on 3 January 1941 where she became the Flagship of Rear Admiral JG Crace, Commanding the Australian Squadron. PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON THIS TEAM AND EAGERLY LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING YOU IN FUTURE SHOOT OUTS WITH THE ENEMY. Following commissioning Hobart undertook a series of sea trials and exercises, before sailing to Norfolk, USA, in January 1966. [26] The ship was then rotated to Sea Dragon operations. Two days later Hobart departed Suez bound for Aden. HMAS Sydney - Facebook Four members of her crew were buried at sea and six of the 28 casualties died before Hobart reached Tanjong Priok early on the morning of 4 February. On 4 August she visited Al Aqabah in Jordan and two days later departed for Djibouti. This plaque was dedicated on 10 November 2011 at a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial. She was renamed HMAS Hobart and sailed for Australia towards the end of the year. She arrived in Malayan waters in January 1942 and it was during her period in these waters that Hobart withstood some of the severest bombing of her career. The sleek lines of HMAS Hobart (II), circa 1974. Consequently Hobart left Ettrick and proceeded to Bombay at full speed. Naval Base Subic Bay to join the Seventh Fleet. [69] The destroyer was relieved by Perth on 26 September. On Christmas Day, news of Cyclone Tracy was received and recall of the ships company began. HMAS Hobart was a 133 m-long Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyer built by Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Michigan, USA, and launched in 1964. Destroyer Photo Index DDG-25 / D-38 HMAS PERTH - NavSource [37] On 14 September, Hobart arrived in Subic, handed over responsibility to HMASPerth, and sailed for home. On 30 December the ships briefly berthed in Townsville before sailing for Darwin later that day. [60] On 29 September, Perth relieved Hobart at Subic, and Hobart sailed for home. [5] After commissioning, Hobart remained in American waters for eight months on trials and training exercises. In its passage the missile killed Ordinary Seaman Raymond John Butterworth and wounded Able Seaman JR Parker and Ordinary Seaman RF Davidson. [59] On 22 August, the destroyer fired to support the 1st Australian Task Force in Phuoc Tuy Province: the first time a RAN destroyer provided naval gunfire support for Australian soldiers in the war. Again, on the starboard side. [4] In 1995, the ship was again deployed to South-east Asia, participated in celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Pacific War's end, and visited New Zealand. On 17 June 1968, Hobart was in the vicinity of Tiger Island when when she detected an aircraft approaching her from the vicinity of Cap Lay. The 28,000 ton merchant vessel Georgic, crowded with troops, was hit during the raid, catching fire. Although the aircraft was evaluated as friendly it continued to close and fired a missile that struck Hobart amidships on her starboard side. Hobart and Brisbane then detached and proceeded to Subic Bay. [64] At the end of April, the ship sailed to Subic for maintenance. [1], As a guided missile destroyer, Hobart's main armament consisted of a Mark 13 missile launcher firing Tartar missiles and two Ikara anti-submarine missile launchers. She then visited San Diego and transited the Panama Canal before proceeding to Norfolk. Thus in Strength Did Hobart Grow from the Latin Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit, Defoe Shipbuilding Co, Bay City, Michigan, USA, Mrs DO Hay, wife of the Australian Ambassador to the United Nations. Together they escorted the supply ship Breconshire from a position to the south of Crete, safely into Alexandria where they arrived on 7 December, the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. [8][9] Destroyers deployed to the Vietnam theatre generally operated in one of four roles: Although RAN ships on deployment were expected to fulfil all duties of an equivalent American destroyer, they were forbidden by the Australian government from operating outside the Vietnam theatre on unrelated United States Seventh Fleet duties (such as the Taiwan Patrol Force, guard ship duties at Hong Kong, or the Space Recovery Program). In 1983, Hobart took part in Exercise SEA EAGLE 83-1, Exercise KANGAROO 83, Exercise VALIANT USHER and Exercise TRANSITEX 83.1. Hobart was on patrol in Bass Strait when news of the war reached her and she was subsequently ordered to Port Melbourne. HMAS Hobart (D 39) was a Perth -class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Left and centre: HMAS Hobart (I) held a boxing match against the embarked Black Watch Regiment. In August 1979, Hobart participated in Exercise TASMAN EXPRESS, and visited Nelson and Auckland. [50][51] At 03:30, Edson reported coming under fire, and Hobart's captain ordered the three destroyers to take up anti-aircraft formation. HMAS Hobart (D 63) of the Royal Australian Navy The soldiers disembarked the following day. On 1 August 1940 Hobart arrived in Berbera, British Somaliland, escorting and landing further reinforcements. On 18 December 1965 HMAS Hobart (II) commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy in a ceremony held at the Boston Navy Yard. HMAS Hobart - The Skilful Survivor - Naval Historical Society of She then took passage to Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore before taking part in Exercise GENESIS. (Image: Bevin Stringer). [21] A USN lieutenant was assigned to each ship during deployments to act as a liaison with the Seventh Fleet. [76], During early 1998, Hobart was deployed to exercises in New Zealand, then sailed to Queensland in May. Some of the ships company took part in a march down Broadway during this visit and on 7 July she cast off and took passage for Baltimore. After surgery he was transferred to the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, but died there on 8 February. The destroyers were referred to in the RAN as Perth Class DDGs and their primary role was air defence. Hobart entered Sydney Harbour on 3 September 1976, bringing operation PHINEAS FOGG to a close. [50] Debris collected from Hobart and the other ships indicated that the missiles were of United States Air Force (USAF) origin. On 5 February 1960 it was officially announced that Hobart had been added to the list of obsolete RAN ships for sale as scrap. HMAS Hobart (II) entering Esquimalt, British Columbia, on the occasion of the Royal Canadian Navys 75th anniversary. Initially, Hobart exercised with HMA Ships Vampire (II), Vendetta, Duchess and Swan (III) and HMNZS Taranaki. [1][3] Over the course of the ship's career, the Mark 13 launcher was modified to fire Standard missiles, the Ikara launchers were stripped out in 1989 and two Phalanx CIWS units were installed in 1991.[1][4]. She relieved HMAS Vendetta in Subic Bay on 28 March and following the usual phase of handover briefings and exercises took up station on the gunline in southern II Corps on 6 April. [39] Five days later, she began Sea Dragon operations with USSCollett. [4] In 1989, the destroyer's Ikara launchers were removed during a refit. Commander of the most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The award was presented to Captain Griffiths on 21 April 1969. HMAS Hobart (II) as she appeared following her 1984-85 refit. On 18 December 1965 Hobart commissioned under the command of Captain GR Griffiths, DSC, RAN at the Boston Navy Yard. A week later she sailed to participate in RIMPAC 75. On Sunday 3 September 1939, Australia found herself at war with Germany. Joined US Task Force 17 with HMAS AUSTRALIA and HMAS HOBART for the support of US amphibious operations in SW Pacific. On 27 January 1972 Hobart departed for Manus Island and then proceeded to Subic Bay, before participating in Exercise SEAHAWK. AWM78 Class 141 - HMAS HOBART (I and II) - Australian War Memorial Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Hobart, for Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania . In February 1971, Hobart undertook a training cruise to New Zealand, calling at the Bay of Islands and Auckland. The end of the line for HMAS Hobart (I) and one of the Royal Navy's modified Dido Class cruisers at the breakers yard in Japan. In addition, living spaces were refitted and the ships turbines converted from furnace fuel oil to diesel oil. During this voyage, the ship visited nineteen ports in twelve countries, and represented Australia at the fleet review off New York City commemorating the United States Bicentennial. During the voyage there were some 1300 men on board the cruiser and her upper decks were packed with troops. Targets included Viet Cong troop concentrations, military bases, bridges, caves, storage areas, weapons positions, supply routes, wells, trucks, ammunition dumps, sampans, dams, bunkers, wharves, boat yards and arms caches. After calling at Fremantle and Port Adelaide, she berthed in Sydney on 21 December, having been away for 158 days and having steamed over 38,000 miles. Further exercises followed with visits to Port Phillip Bay, Devonport, Hobart and New Zealand (where Hobart spent time in the Milford Sound, Nelson, Auckland and the Bay of Islands). In August 1947 she returned to Sydney for paying off into Reserve. The scuttled ship is scheduled as a historic shipwreck as per the South Australian Historic Shipwrecks Act 1981 and has a protected zone of 550-metre (1,800ft) radius which prohibits boating activity unless the operator has a permit. HMAS Hobart As Hobarts damage control parties made their assessment USS Edson, which was operating in company with Hobart, reported that she too was coming under fire from air launched missiles. Hobart then proceeded via the Panama Canal to Long Beach, California, arriving on 13 March. During the evacuation, the harbour area suffered a number of enemy air attacks while Hobart's Walrus took the fight to the enemy attacking the Italian headquarters at Zeila. Right: The temporary sick back set up in the shelter deck. Destroyer Photo Index DDG-26 / D-39 HMAS HOBART - NavSource Hobart sailed from Portsmouth on 28 October, one month after commissioning, and arrived in Australia at the end of 1938 in time for Christmas. She remained there assisting in a general disembarkation while providing protection against any possible attack from the sea. Dawn revealed a scene of destruction with both ships locked together on the North Shoal. [51] At 05:15, the three destroyers linked up with the cruiser USSBoston (which had been hit by a missile from another aircraft) and the escorting destroyer USSBlandy, and continued anti-aircraft manoeuvring. After a visit to Karachi, Hobart operated with American and British Task Groups and also undertook a goodwill visit to the Seychelles. CoViD 19 Notice. On 3 January 1975 Hobart, in company with Supply and Vendetta entered Darwin Harbour and the first working parties were landed. Right: Rear Admiral GJB Crabb, right, CBE, DSC, Flag Officer Commanding Australian Fleet (FOCAF), confers with HMAS Hobart (II)'s Commanding Officer Captain KW Shands.