HMAS Melbourne will arrive in its namesake city for the final time this morning. The guided missile frigate was commissioned in 1992 and is the last of its class in Australia. The ship was deployed to the Arabian Gulf in 2002 enforcing sanctions against Iraq, and again to the Middle East in 2010. HMAS Melbourne will open to the public over the weekend before being de-commissioned in October. www.7NEWS.com.au #HMASMelbourne #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne

One of Australia's oldest warships, HMAS Melbourne, has sailed into Port Phillip Bay for the final time. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Melbourne

Navy has celebrated the completion of 27 years of service by HMAS Melbourne, the last of her class. The 138 metre long Adelaide Class Guided Missile Frigate (FFG) — the last remaining of six built for Navy — was decommissioned at her home port at Garden Island in Sydney. Since commissioning in 1992, Melbourne had steamed more than 900,000 nautical miles, deployed on operations to the Middle East eight times and earning battle honours for service in East Timor, the Persian Gulf and Middle East. S

#DidYouKnow? During her 34-year operational history, Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Tobruk (II) sailed more than 947,000 nautical miles (1,754,000 km) and was deployed on 26 major operations, including the Sinai Peninsula, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, the Middle East and East Timor. Read more: http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-tobruk-ii | Defence Australia

The ships company of #HMASGlenelg said a fond farewell to the Armidale-class patrol boat last week, concluding the ships 14 years of distinguished #AusNavy service. 🫡👋 HMAS Glenelg and those who have served on the patrol boat have made a significant contribution to Australia’s national interests, protecting the country’s borders and offshore maritime interests as part of #OpResolute. Operating alongside Australian Border Force, Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the Australian Feder

Here's a highlight package of the decommissioning ceremony held on Sunday, 30 June 2019, celebrating HMAS Newcastle's 26 years of Royal Australian Navy service to the nation. #AusNavy #HMASNewcastle http://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-newcastle Music: Royal Australian Navy Band | Royal Australian Navy