FED: HMAS Tobruk returns home to Sydney

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: June 23, 2005 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
06-23-2005
FED: HMAS Tobruk returns home to Sydney

SYDNEY, June 23 AAP - Australian Navy ship HMAS Tobruk returned home to Sydney today
after an 11 week round-trip to the Middle East.

She was welcomed home by Royal Australian Navy Commodore Kevin Taylor and family and
friends of those aboard.

Tobruk had delivered 20 Australian light armoured vehicles from Darwin to the Al Muthanna
Task Group, 450 Australian soldiers providing security for Japanese military engineers
in ...

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