Cantabria Completes Maintenance, Heads for Australia

Within the framework of fleet replenishment ship Cantabria’s deployment, on which the vessel embarked on June 27 after an intense program of maintenance and training at Garden Island, the ship will participate in two main activities.

The first one is the collaboration with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigates HMAS ‘Perth’ and HMAS ‘Melbourne’ in Eastern Australia. The second activity includes drills with the logistic ship HMAS ‘Sirius’ taking  place from the 1st to 4th of July.

During this deployment, the new part of the crew will be able to fully integrate with the rest of the ship’s complement. Two main activities are envisaged: The first one is the collaboration with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigates HMAS ‘Perth’ and HMAS ‘Melbourne’ in Eastern Australia. The second activity includes drills with the logistic ship HMAS ‘Sirius’ and will take place from the 1st to the 4th of July.

As with previous deployments and exercises, ‘Cantabria’ will embark a detachment of RAN personnel to train and get acquainted with the capabilities of the Spanish replenishment ship.

This operation marks the beginning of the second half of ‘Cantabria’ deployment in Australia. During this latter period, the ship is scheduled to participate in the multinational exercise ‘Talisman Sabre 13’ and the International Fleet Review to be held next October.

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Press Release, July 2, 2013; Image: Armada