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HMAS Adelaide (ll) image courtesy Australian Navy

THE HMAS ADELAIDE (ll):
PENNANT: FFG 01
CLASS: Adelaide Class
LAUNCHED: 21 June 1978
COMMISSIONED: 15 November 1980
DECOMMISSIONED: 19 January 2008
DISPLACEMENT: 4,100 tonnes
LENGTH: 138.1 metres
BEAM: 14.3 metres
AIRCRAFT: Up to two Seahawk helicopters
MAIN MACHINERY: Two General Electric LM2500 gas turbines driving a single controllable pitch propeller
SPEED: 30 knots (55.56 km/h)
COMPANY: 221

CONTACT:
E-mail LPMA - Project Owners
The sinking of the (ex) HMAS Adelaide has been delayed

We will keep you updated as news happens.
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Whats On Central Coast Logo Button image THE HISTORY:
While being a ship made with nuts and bolts, the HMAS Adelaide, like all sea vessels has a history, stories to tell and memories for all who sailed the ocean on and under her decks.

HMAS Adelaide (ll) is the second ADELAIDE to be decommissioned to make way for HMAS ADELAIDE (lll). The third HMAS Adelaide will be the second of two Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock ships due to enter service with the RAN in 2012.

HMAS Adelaide (II) (FFG-01) was a long-range escort frigate with roles including area air HMAS Adelaide decommissions image courtesy Australian Navydefence, anti-submarine warfare, surveillance, reconnaissance and interdiction.
The Ship could simultaneously counter threats from the air, surface and sub-surface.
HMAS Adelaide (II) was decommissioned at Garden Island in Western Australia on the 20th January 2008. The time-honoured tradition marked the end of 27 years of service for what was the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) oldest frigate.

The ship's Australian White Ensign was lowered for the last time and handed to the Adelaide's Commanding Officer, CMDR Robert Slaven. "Today is an historic occasion, one which the the crew of Adelaide is proud to be a part of," Commander Slaven said.

Built in the United States, Adelaide (II) was commissioned on 15 November 1980 and was the first of six Adelaide Class guided-missile frigates to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy. Adelaide (II) was the second ship in the RAN to carry this name.
The first was a light cruiser that served from 1922 to 1945.

Information courtesy AUSTRALIAN NAVY WEBSITE

THE SCUTTLING:
The Ex-HMAS Adelaide Artificial Reef Project aims to create an internationally acclaimed dive site off the shore of Avoca Beach on the Central Coast of NSW.
While ex HMAS Adelaide will be the first of its kind in NSW, it will also be one of 6 naval dive sites around Australia but the one closest to shore and a well populated area.

The date for the scuttling is set for 27th March 2010. The ship needs to settle in an upright position so the scuttling will only be done if weather permits.

For more information on the preparation, arrival and viewing of the Adelaide scuttling please see the ex HMAS Adelaide Website (This website is owned by the LAND AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY) and the Central Coast Artificial Reef Project (CCAEP) Website.

THE PROS AND CONS:
While many are excited for the scuttling to go ahead, some local residents are none too pleased. As always there are two sides to an issue and some residents of Avoca Beach, where the ship will lay around 1.8 klms offshore, are unhappy with the lack of consultation with the community and thorough investigation.

The Avoca Boardriders held a public meeting in February 2010 regarding the scuttling and referred to many previous studies and reports including the GREENPAECE AND BASEL ACTION NETWORK REPORT titled "Reefing Madness".

"All we ask is for a second opinion on the sanity of scuttling this vessel so close to shore with the knowledge it contains toxic materials of the worst possible kind. Materials that will leach into the water and sediment over time due to corrosion and breakdown of the hull."

There is also more information to be found on the NO SHIP AT AVOCA WEBSITE.

The Land and Property Management Authority (LPMA) is leading this project as...
"* The bed of the ocean is Crown land out to the three nautical mile limit. The ex-HMAS Adelaide will become a structure owned by the Crown resting on Crown land under the management of LPMA.
* LPMA is the lead agency for delivery of the project including environmental studies, ship preparation and sinking as well as ongoing management of the site.
* The nominated site for sinking the ex-HMAS Adelaide is on Crown land forming part of a Regional Crown Reserve within the three nautical mile state limit."

The LPMA says "The assessment shows that the scuttling of the Ex-HMAS ADELAIDE will have no significant impact as defined by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979".
The LMPA has also supplied a link to their ENVIRONMENTAL Q and A REPORT (completed over 18 months) for those interested in the effects to the environment from the scuttling.

Time will be the final determination of this issue - we all hope it is a positive outcome for our children and our grandchildren's sake.
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The HMAS Adelaide making its final visit to the city of Adelaide proir to her decommissioning in early 2008 - Australian Navy image
HMAS Adelaide on her final entry to Adelaide