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The International Fleet Review 2013 was a review that took place on the week 3 to 11 October 2013, as part of the celebrations to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the entry of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet in Sydney Harbour, on 4 October 1913.
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Background
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invited over 50 nations to send a ship to participate in a fleet review to commemorate the centenary of the first entry in Sydney of the Australian Fleet. This event was considered a milestone in Australia’s maturity as a nation.
The event was planned in partnership with the New South Wales and the City of Sydney governments. The IFR was expected to have similar scale and public impact to that experienced during previous reviews held in Sydney, as the RAN 75th Anniversary (1986) and the Bicentennial Naval Salute (1988). It was also confirmed that Prince Harry would attend the IFR as part of his first official visit to Australia.
Some 40 warships and 16 tall ships were expected to participate in the review, of which a line of seven RAN ships symbolised the 1913 entry itself. The ships were greeted by the Governor-General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Quentin Bryce, from Bradleys Head on 4 October. She and Prince Harry officially reviewed the fleet on 5 October as part of the Ceremonial Fleet Review.
The tall ships departed on 10 October, and the warships did so on 11 October to take part in the naval exercise '' Triton Centenary''.
A summary of the main events planned for the IFR 2013 week is listed below.
* 3 October: Tall ships enter Sydney Harbour
* 4 October: Warships enter Sydney Harbour
* 4 October: RAN Helicopter Display Team & RAAF Roulettes
* 4 October: Ceremonial Fleet Entry & 21-gun Salute
* 5 October: Ceremonial Fleet Review by the Governor-General of Australia
* 5 October: Formation flypast and Air Displays by civil and military helicopters and aircraft
* 5 October: IFR Fireworks and Lightshow Spectacular
* 6 & 7 October: Tall ships & Warships Open Days
* 7 to 9 October: Sea Power Conference 2013 & Pacific 2013 International Maritime Exposition
* 8 October: Freedom of Entry to Mosman CBD & Parramatta CBD
* 9 October: Combined Navies Parade, Sydney CBD
* 10 October: Tall ships depart Sydney Harbour
* 10 October: International Fleet Review Sailing Regatta
* 11 October: Warships depart Sydney Harbour
As of 2 October 2013, the following participants from about 20 nations were confirmed.
* Royal Australian Navy: helicopters from 5 squadrons and the Heritage Flight
* Royal Australian Air Force: helicopters from 5 squadrons and the Roulettes display team
* Australian Army: helicopters from 1 squadron
* Other Air Forces: naval aircraft and helicopters from 4 nations
Participating naval bands included:
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File:HMAS Darwin and Sydney during International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day (1).jpg, HMAS ''Darwin'' and ''Sydney'' Open Day
File:HMAS Darwin and Sydney during International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day (2).jpg, HMAS ''Darwin'' and ''Sydney'' Open Day
File:HMAS Tobruk (L 50) during International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day (1).jpg, HMAS ''Tobruk'' Open Day
File:HMAS Tobruk (L 50) during International Fleet Review 2013 Open Day (2).jpg, HMAS ''Tobruk'' Open Day
File:HMAS Tobruk (L 50) Bridge.jpg,
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Associated events
In addition to the fleet review itself, the following events were scheduled to coincide with the IFR: * IFR in Jervis Bay * RAN Sea Power Conference 2013 * Pacific 2013 International Maritime Congress and Exposition * Exercise TRITON CENTENARY * International Fleet Review 2013 Art Competition1913 Fleet entry
On 21 June 1913, thebattlecruiser
The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed in form and balance of attr ...
HMAS ''Australia'' was commissioned at Portsmouth, and sailed towards Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
on 25 July 1913 accompanied by the also new light cruiser HMAS ''Sydney''. On 2 October 1913 both ships arrived at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, where the rest of the Australian fleet joined them: the protected cruiser '' Encounter'', the light cruiser '' Melbourne'', and the destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
s '' Parramatta'', '' Warrego'', and '' Yarra''.
On 4 October 1913 the ships, led by ''Australia'', entered Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (p ...
in an event that was witnessed by thousands of sightseers around the harbour, amidst nationalistic euphoria.
Events planned for the week
A summary of the main events planned for the IFR 2013 week is listed below.
* 3 October: Tall ships enter Sydney Harbour
* 4 October: Warships enter Sydney Harbour
* 4 October: RAN Helicopter Display Team & RAAF Roulettes
* 4 October: Ceremonial Fleet Entry & 21-gun Salute
* 5 October: Ceremonial Fleet Review by the Governor-General of Australia
* 5 October: Formation flypast and Air Displays by civil and military helicopters and aircraft
* 5 October: IFR Fireworks and Lightshow Spectacular
* 6 & 7 October: Tall ships & Warships Open Days
* 7 to 9 October: Sea Power Conference 2013 & Pacific 2013 International Maritime Exposition
* 8 October: Freedom of Entry to Mosman CBD & Parramatta CBD
* 9 October: Combined Navies Parade, Sydney CBD
* 10 October: Tall ships depart Sydney Harbour
* 10 October: International Fleet Review Sailing Regatta
* 11 October: Warships depart Sydney Harbour
Participants
As of 2 October 2013, the following participants from about 20 nations were confirmed.
Warships
* Royal Australian Navy: 19 ships * Other Navies: 18 ships from 17 naviesTall ships
* Australia: 10 ships * Other countries: 6 ships, from 4 countriesCivilian ships
* Australia: 3 ships, including the steam launch ''Lady Hopetoun'' which participated in the event of 1913.Military aircraft
* Royal Australian Navy: helicopters from 5 squadrons and the Heritage Flight
* Royal Australian Air Force: helicopters from 5 squadrons and the Roulettes display team
* Australian Army: helicopters from 1 squadron
* Other Air Forces: naval aircraft and helicopters from 4 nations
Civil aircraft
* Aircraft and helicopters from 7 emergency services * Vintage aircraft from theHistoric Aircraft Restoration Society
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* Privately owned aircraft
Bands
Participating naval bands included:
* Royal Australian Navy Band
The Royal Australian Navy Band (RAN Band) is the Royal Australian Navy's official musical branch. The band comprises two full-time detachments and four part-time detachments positioned across Australia, and is one of the few platforms in which Na ...
* RAN’s first Indigenous Performance Group
* Royal New Zealand Navy Band
* Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band
* Australian Navy Cadet Band, TS Hobart
Gallery
HMAS Tobruk
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS ''Tobruk'', after the town of Tobruk in Libya and the siege fought there in 1941.
*, a Battle-class destroyer launched in 1947 and in service until 1960, when she was damaged beyond rep ...
HMAS ''Tobruk'' Bridge
File:HMAS Tobruk (L 50) with NH90 on rear flight deck.jpg, NH90 on HMAS ''Tobruk'' rear flight deck
File:RAN-IFR 2013 D2 122.JPG, Tall ships sailing near South Head on the second day of the review
File:International Fleet Review 2013 ADV Ocean Shield.jpg, ADV ''Ocean Shield'' during International Fleet Review 2013
File:RAN Squirrel helicopter during International Fleet Review 2013.jpg, RAN Centenary Squirrel helicopter
File:International Fleet Review 2013 (2).jpg, Royal Australian Navy Ensign
File:HMAS Perth (FFH 157) near Garden Island Naval Base.jpg, HMAS ''Perth'' (FFH 157)
File:HMAS Benalla (A 04) at IFR.jpg, HMAS ''Benalla'' (A 04)
File:HMAS Tarakan (L 129).jpg, HMAS ''Tarakan'' (L 129)
File:HMAS Gascoyne (M 85).jpg, HMAS ''Gascoyne'' (M 85)
File:HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) at IFR.jpg, HMAS ''Sydney'' (FFG 03)
File:HMAS Darwin (FFG 04) at IFR.jpg, HMAS ''Darwin'' (FFG 04)
File:HMAS Broome (ACPB 90).jpg, HMAS ''Broome'' (ACPB 90)
File:International Fleet Review 2013 (4).jpg, Lockheed AP-3C Orions
File:International Fleet Review 2013 (5).jpg, Navy Helicopter Fly Past
See also
* Fleet review (Commonwealth realms) *International Fleet Review 2016
International Fleet Review 2016 (IFR 2016) was an international maritime exercise hosted and conducted by the Indian Navy on behalf of the President of India in February 2016 to improve relations with other navies in the region. The Indian Navy de ...
References
Notes
Bibliography
*External links
RAN - IFR Home page
International Tall Ship Festival 2013 Home Page
International Maritime Exposition 2013 Home Page
RAN Sea Power Conference 2013 Home Page
IFR Image library
IFR Art Competition website
Australian National Maritime Museum webpage - Tall ships Open Day
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