SeapixOnline- Warships - 1 of 1 HMAS BALLARAT (FFH 155) - an ANZAC-class guided missile frigate of the Australian Navy, arrives in Auckland, New Zealand for a three-day visit. She was eighth ANZAC-class frigate built by Tenix Defence Systems in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia and was launched 25 May 2002 and commissioned on 26 June 2004. The ship ran aground near Christmas Island on 22 January 2005 causing rudder and prop damage but was able to return under her own power to Melbourne for repairs. Operational duties since then have seen her deployed in The Gulf (March 2006). Keywords: naval vessels, naval ships, ships, shipping, weapons, warships, war, warfare, assault, attack, defence, defense, navy, navies, conflict, auckland, new zealand, nz, city of sails, ports of auckland, port of auckland, royal australian navy |
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