You need Java to see this applet.
Our Pages


This site is to
celebrate and
commemorate
the history and
legacy of the
16th
Minesweepers,
their valuable
role in the
peacekeeping
and protection
of Australia,
and her people
and is non
profit making.
Welcome to the Royal Australian Navy - 16th Minesweeping Squadron!
Welcome!
Welcome to The RAN 16th Minesweeping Squadron!

This site is about us, who we are and what we did whilst serving for
Our Fine and Beautiful Country of Australia.
The Plaque dedicated to the Minesweepers of the RAN
unveiled in Canberra, ACT

Our Reunion took place at the beginning of August! If you were
there and would like to share your photos and stories of the event
please email us.
Meanwhile,
here are the first of the reunion photos very kindly
contributed by Cliff Jamieson (jamo)
~
Thanks to a recent contribution from Brian Gray, we now have a
page for the ships:
Gull Hawk and Ibis
If you would like to contribute to these pages please email me
~
We have a new Poem added to our growing collection. See it here,  Thanks
to Bill Krause for allowing us to have it
here, we are honoured
~
Clearance Diving Team 3 - Royal Australian Navy
Have a lovely and informative website for those interested
in what they did during the Vietnam War, please go to
www.rancdt3.com

Ray Simpson has kindly shared some pre-commission photos of the HMAS
Ibis with us. Click
here  to see them.
~
May 2007
News has just reached us that last September Allan 'Shorty' Moffatt was
awarded the Order of Australia Medal in HM The Queen's Honours list of
June 2006. Go
here for more of the event.
Congratulations Shorty!  
~
If you would like to have contribute to it,
or have anything you would like to have added, please let
us know. This is for minesweeper crews and about you and
your history, please feel free to use it!
~


We salute and celebrate the lives of those who served
across the forces and continue to do so.
We remember their bravery and courage and their
commitment and loyalty to their countries in the duty of
liberty and protection, we will remember them.


Latest Update 28th August 2008

email us at
admin1 'at' sixteenthnavalsquadaus.org




The Guest Book is still open, but all submissions are moderated.
Please don't worry if you don't see your message instantly, it will
appear! This is to prevent the huge amounts of spam that get
submitted. If your message is urgent,you might like to try emailing
one of us or using the msn group.
Thank you.
Latest News!
The HMAS Ibis Mascot
Cockatoo(C)Kindly
reproduced with permission
of Ian 'Huckers' Hughes
Important: Please note:
All Photographs are (c) and are used with permissions.
If you wish to use any original material or photographs or
graphics from this site, please contact us before doing so,
or you will be at the mercy of the deckhand and expect to
walk the plank not to mention the infringement of
international copyright laws. Thank You.
Info Spot
MSN Groups for 16th
Naval Squadron

We have an online group, if
you would like to join and
have an msn or hotmail
email address go to:

http://groups.msn.com/
16thMinesweeperSquadronAU
S/

to become a member.
Please let us know who
you are as any
unidentified person will
not be able to join unless
we can recognise you.

This forum is a private group
and is for members only.
Please use it to keep up with
friends and their news!
Counter
As this is non profit
making, any donations go
to the upkeep and
maintainence of the site,
the monthly webspace
and domain name fees
and only that. Our time is
still free. If you would
like to contribute please
click the Paypal link
above.
Thank you.
This site is now best
viewed with a
resolution of
1400x900 and with
Internet Explorer 7,
arial font on medium
sized text. Any  
settings below these
may cause the pages
to display incorrectly.
copyright (c) sixteenthnavalsquadaus.org 2004-2008 all rights reserved.
site conception and editorial content copyright (c) RG Clarey,JL Clarey & C Collins-King. 2004-2008 all
rights reserved,
This site is
devoted to the
16th
Minesweeping
Squadron and
is not a
representation
or sanctioned
of the rest of
the RAN.
Feel free to
have a gander
and if you have
any comments
or
wish to know
more, please
contact us at
the links below.