Australia Navy HMAS Melville Retired
Event Report
Navy
| Date | Aug. 8, 2024 |
| Country | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Force | Navy |
| Location |
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
-16.92, 145.77 |
| Ship Class | Leeuwin |
| Ship Name | HMAS Melville |
| Hull Number | A 246 |
| Event type | Retired -1 |
Description
The hydrographic survey ship HMAS Melville (A 246) was decommissioned at Trinity Wharf in Cairns on 8 August 2024 after 24 years of service, the Department of Defence reported. Built by NQEA in Cairns, she and her sister Leeuwin were commissioned together on 27 May 2000. Over her career Melville sailed more than 575,000 nautical miles, surveying the waters of Australia and the wider Indo-Pacific. Her retirement left Leeuwin as the Royal Australian Navy's only dedicated hydrographic survey ship.
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