25/07/2026
MOMENTS OF TOUR | HMAS CHOULES (L100)
Join me around with that quick visit at HMAS Choules (L100), a Bay-class landing ship. See with me the different parts of the ship. Familiarize this landing ship.
Tour includes:
Bridge, Engine Room, Crew Quarters, Galley, Deck, Lifeboat/Deck Stations, and most valuable with this vessel like amenities, cabins, the shipstore and souvenirs, sickbay, operation s, weapons, and defense sysystems.
*Off course, NO PHOTOS in sensitive areas, radar, weapons, CIC.
His Majestyโs Australian Ship (HMAS) Choules' port visit to Subic, Zambales, from July 6 to 10, 2026, reaffirming the enduring maritime partnership between the Philippine Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) reinforcinh PH-Australia Maritime Cooperation ๐ต๐ญ
She (L100) was commissioned in December 2011 as HMAS Choules, named after Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy Chief Petty Officer Claude Choules, who served in both the Royal Navy and the RAN during his career, and was the last known living participant in World War I. Choules is the second RAN vessel to be named after an enlisted sailor.
History says L100 served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) from 2006 to 2011, before being purchased by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The vessel was built as RFA Largs Bay by Swan Hunter in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Largs Bay in Ayrshire, Scotland, and entered service in November 2006. During her career with the RFA, Largs Bay served as the British ship assigned to patrol the Falkland Islands in 2008, and delivered relief supplies following the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Motto: "Face Difficulty With Zeal"
HMAS Choules Commanding Officer Commander:
Paul Alexander Hardman RAN
Speed:
18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried:
1 LCU Mark 10, 1 LCM-8, or 2 LCVPs (Royal Marines version or RAN version)
2 Mexeflote powered rafts
Armament:
RFA service
Fit to receive: Phalanx CIWS
30 mm DS30B cannon
RAN service: 1 Phalanx CIWS
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
Aircraft carried:
Blackhawk and Seahawk helicopters frequently embarked] flight deck can operate helicopters up to Chinook size
Aviation facilities:
No permanent hangar; temporary hangar can be fitted.
HMAS Choules was the host ship for !๐ต๐ญ
Pacific Partnership is an annual United States lead multinational mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific focused on strengthening relationships and prepardness.
This year HMAS Choules is proudly hosting personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Canadian Navy, Bundeswehr (German Navy) as part of Pacific Partnership. ๐ฆ๐บ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช
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