HMAS Gascoyne (M 85), named for the Gascoyne River,

HMAS Gascoyne

HMAS Gascoyne departing HMAS Waterhen to conduct work ups as part of her Unit Readiness Evaluation held off the coast of New South Wales. *** Local Caption *** HMAS Gascoyne has recently completed her Unit Readiness Evaluation (URE) in Jervis Bay, living up to her motto and ‘returning to the sea’. At a time when the whole country continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the crew of Gascoyne worked cohesively together to achieve outstanding results during her URE. The URE was a culmination of a long period of preparations, training and assessments for Gascoyne’s crew, many of whom deployed on Operation COVID-19 ASSIST earlier in the year.

HMAS Gascoyne during the International Fleet Review 2013

HMAS Gascoyne leaves Tuvalu on the completion of its engagement with the Funafuti community as a part of Task Group 637.1.

HMAS Gascoyne (M 85), named for the Gascoyne River, is the fourth of six Huon-class minehunters constructed for and currently in service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built by a joint partnership between Australian Defence Industries (ADI) and Intermarine SpA, Gascoyne was constructed at ADI’s Newcastle shipyard, and entered service in 2000.

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