HMAS Tobruk L50

Modified Round Table class - L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock

IMO:	8970574
MMSI:
Flight Deck:
Call Sign:	VLSD
Shipyard:	FORGACS Shipyard

Events

History of HMAS Tobruk L50

1977-nov-03	Ordered	Ordered
1978-feb-07	Laid down	Laid down
1980-mar-01	Launched	Launched
1981-apr-23	Commissioned	Commissioned
1982-feb-15	Deployment	Deployment departed Brisbane in support of UN observer mission in Sinai, returning on 30 Apr.
1985	Homeport	Homeport became Fleet Base East (Sydney), when HMAS Moreton (Brisbane) base placed in reserve
1986-oct-04		Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Present at 75th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review.
1992-dec-26	Deployment	Deployment off Mogadishu Operation Solace departed Sydney for UN support to Somalia, collecting equipment for the Army en route, returning 21 Jun 1993.
1999-sep-20		Dili Harbour INTERFET allocated to Australian-led INTERFET mission to East Timor
2003-oct-22	Port Visit	Port Visit Ho Chi Minh City arrived Ho Chi Minh City for goodwill visit in company with HMAS Arunta, until 26 Oct 2003.
2013-oct-03	Port Visit	Port Visit HMAS Kuttabul IFR 2013 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 Present at 100th anniversary of the RAN Fleet Review
2013-oct-20	Deployment	Deployment departed Sydney for a deployment to the Solomon Islands
2013-nov-28	Deployment	Deployment Ormoc Bay Typhoon Haiyan relief operations A40-017 on board ordered to the Philippines from the Solomon islands on 13 Nov, following Typhoon Haiyan, for humanitarian support. An Army Recovery Support Force (drawn principally from 3rd Combat Engineer Regt) and a naval MRH-90 embarked. Operated around Ormoc Bay and the Visayan archipelago, departed on 9 Dec and returned via Townsville to disembark the Engineers on 18 Dec. Returned to Sydney 20 Dec.
2015-mar-30	NEWS	Port Vila Australian Operation Pacific Assist 2015
2015-jul-31	Decommissioned	Decommissioned in Sydney
2018-jun-29	Fate: sunk	Fate: sunk as a Dive Wreck off the Frazer Coast but didnt rest upright on the bottom.