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Hλl Hλl is a group of Japanese producers that started to work in 2000. They have worked with several Japanese pop and rock stars and also have won two Japan Record Awards for their musical arrangements for singer Ayumi Hamasaki (with "Free & Easy" in 2002 and "No way to say" in 2003).
Hjalmar and Ingeborg Hjalmar and Ingeborg was a legendary Swedish couple. The male protagonist Hjalmar and his duel for Ingeborg figures in the Hervarar saga and in Orvar-Odd's saga, as well as in Gesta Danorum, Lay of Hyndla and a number of Faroese ballads.
Hjalmar Bergström Hjalmar Bergström was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s and the 1930s. He won a four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold (4 x 10 km: 1933), a silver (18 km: 1933) and two bronzes (17 km: 1929, 50 km: 1933)
Hjalmar Carl Nygaard Hjalmar Carl Nygaard (24 March 1906–18 July 1963) was a United States Representative from North Dakota, elected as a Republican to the 87th and 88th Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his death.
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld Knut Hjalmar Leonard Hammarskjöld (February 4, 1862 – October 12 1953) was a Swedish politician, scholar, cabinet minister, Member of Parliament from 1923 to 1938 (first chamber), and Prime Minister of Sweden from 1914 to 1917.
Hjalmar Johansen Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (May 15, 1867 - January 9, 1913) was one of Norway's most famous polar explorers and a world champion gymnasts. He joined Fridtjof Nansen's polar expedition with Fram in 1893 and went on ski farthermost north with him in 1895/96.
Hjalmar Petersen Hjalmar Petersen (January 2, 1890–March 29, 1968) was an American politician who was born in 1890 in Eskildstrup, Denmark and moved to Minnesota as a child. He was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1930, and reelected in 1932.
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen (June 7, 1890 – June 3, 1965) was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded as the founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
Hjalmar Söderberg Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (July 2, 1869 - October 14, 1941) was a Swedish novelist, playwright, poet and journalist. His work often encircle melancholy and lovelorn characters, and inject a rich portrayal of contemporary Stockholm through the eyes of the flaneur.
Hjálmar Þórarinsson Hjálmar Þórarinsson (born 16 February 1986, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a striker for Raith Rovers. He signed for the Kirkcaldy club in an "emergency temporary transfer" from Heart of Midlothian in September 2006.
Hjálmþés saga ok Ölvis Hjálmþés saga ok Ölvis is a late legendary saga without an apparent historic basis. It is about two children of a jarl, and one of them is Hjálmþér whose evil step-mother commands him to work as a thrall until he as performed an impossible task.
Hjärup Hjärup, or earlier Hjerup, is a detached-house suburb close to Lund, in Sweden, initially build in the 1960s–1970s on Lundaslätten, the fertile plain south for the city, initially on land sold off from the farm Hjerup belonging to the village of Uppåkra, the pre-historic predecessor of Lund.
Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson Hjörtur Jónas Guðmundsson (born May 2, 1978) is the director of Heimssýn, an Icelandic organization opposed to the entry of Iceland into the European Union. Hjörtur is a founding member of Heimssýn (founded in 2002).
Hjørring Hjørring is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 311.
Hjørring County Hjørring County () is a former province in Denmark, located on the northern tip of Jutland and encompassing most of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy and the island of Læsø. Hjørring County was established in 1793 and abolished in 1970 when it merged with Aalborg County forming the new North Jutland County.
Hjørundfjorden Hjørundfjord is a fjord in Sunnmøre traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Both sides of the fjord are heavily wooded, the result of the extensive rainfall on one of the worlds wettest fjords.
Hjelmslev transformation In mathematics, the Hjelmslev transformation is an effective method for mapping an entire hyperbolic plane into a circle with a finite radius. The transformation was invented by Danish mathematician Johannes Hjelmslev.
Hjem-IS Hjem-IS (Denmark, Norway), Hemglass (Sweden) or Kotijäätelö (Finland), all meaning "Home Ice Cream", is a Northern European brand of ice cream. It is known for its distribution system, being delivered to people's homes by its light blue ice cream vans and selling ice creams by the box, in contrast to ice cream vans other places in the world.
Hjulsta Hjulsta is a working-class suburb of Stockholm marked with high unemployment and high concentration of immigrants. It is considered being part of Tensta, but with its own subway station which was opened in 1975 and is the end station of the blue line.
HJ-8 The Hongjian-8 ("Red Arrow") is a second generation of anti-tank missile system deployed by the People's Liberation Army since the late 1980's. It is the Chinese equivalent of the US TOW missile, and like its US counterpart, it is tube-launched, optically tracked, and wire-guided.
HJ-9 The Hong Jian-9 (Red Arrow) is an anti-tank missile system deployed by the People's Liberation Army. It is the Chinese equivalent of the South African Ingwe antitank missile, and like its South African counterpart, its guidance is laser-beam-riding.
HJKL keys HJKL keys are a method of navigating a cursor around the screen in a console program without using arrow keys or numpad. Popularized by their use in the vi text editor (originally written by Bill Joy on an ADM-3A terminal where arrows appeared over the h, j, k and l keys), these keys are also used in many roguelike games.
Hkamti The Hkamti is the Burmese Ethnonym for the Khamti people, and called Khampti by the Assamese. The Khamti is a sub-group of the Shan people found in the Sagaing Division Hkamti District in northwestern Myanmaras well as Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
Hkamti Long Hkamti Long (also Khamti Long) is the former name of the area around the city of Putao in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) settled by the Hkamti Shan people of the country. The name means in "Great Place of Gold" in the Hkamti Shan language area covered by Hkamti Long may have included parts of what is now Kachin State] (where Putao is located) as well as that of [[Shan State.
HK 119 HK 119 is the pseudonym of Heidi Kilpeläinen (born 1966), a Finnish artist living and working in London. She is a versatile do-it-yourself person known to plan every aspect of her shows and works herself, from the costumes and choreography to the accompanying visuals and music.
HK 79 The Heckler & Koch HK 79 Granatenwerfer is a 40 x 46mm breech-loading underbarrel grenade launcher based on the HK 69 that is similar to the US M203. It was a proprietary weapon designed to replace the forend of any Heckler & Koch rifle without the use of tools.
HK WSG2000 The Heckler & Koch WSG2000, proposed in 1990, would have been a powerful rifle designed to fire the 9x90mm MEN round, designed to target vehicles and other material objects. The rifle doesn't have a muzzle brake or flash hider.
HK-47 HK-47 is a Hunter-Killer assassin droid from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack to the popular massively multiplayer online game Star Wars: Galaxies.
HKD Napredak HKD Napredak (fully Hrvatsko Kulturno Društvo Napredak, or Croatian Cultural Society Napredak) is a cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed as the "Croatian aid society for the needs of students in middle and higher schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina" in Mostar and the "Croatian society for the placement of children in trades and business" in Sarajevo, both in 1902.
HKIX HKIX (Hong Kong Internet eXchange) is a cooperative project initiated, coordinated and operated by the Information Technology Services Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The aim of the HKIX is to connect the Internet Access Providers (IAPs) in Hong Kong so that intra-Hongkong traffic can be exchanged locally without routing through the US.
HKK Ĺ iroki HKK Ĺ iroki (for sponsorship purposes HKK Ĺ iroki Eronet) is a Bosnia-Herzegovinan basketball team from the town of Ĺ iroki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently plays in the Adriatic League and the Bosnian basketball championship.
HKK Zrinjski Mostar HKK Zrinjski Mostar (full Croatian name: Hrvatski košarkaški klub Zrinjski Mostar, English: Croatian Basketball Club Zrinjski Mostar) also known as HKK Zrinjski Mostar Mik Company for sponsorship reasons is a Croat-founded basketball team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
HKP 562 Slave Labor Camp HKP 562 Slave Labor Camp located on Subocz Street in Vilnius, Lithuania, was the site of an unusual glimmer of humanity during the dark days of the Holocaust. The camp was officially owned and administered by the SS, but run on a day to day basis by a Wehrmacht engineering unit, HKP 562 (Heeres Kraftfahr Park 562,) stationed in Vilna.
HKR International HKR International Limited (香港興業國際集團) short for Hong Kong Resort International Limited and commonly referred to as HKRI, is a Hong Kong-listed company best known for the Discovery Bay development on Lantau Island, Hong Kong; a project of its Hong Kong Resort subsidiary. It is a corporate conglomerate; active in land development, hotel and other investments in Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific.
HKS (colour system) The HKS is a color system which contains 120 spot colors and 3250 tones for coated and uncoated paper. HKS is an abbreviation of three german color manufacturers: Hostmann-Steinberg Druckfarben, Kast + Ehinger Druckfarben und H.
HKSAR Passport The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport () is the official international travel document issued to Chinese citizen who have the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and hold Hong Kong permanent identity cards. The full name of the passport as it appears on the front cover is "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region People's Republic of China Passport" ().
HKSCS The Hong Kong Supplementary Character Set (香港增補字符集; commonly abbreviated to HKSCS) is a set of Chinese characters -- 4,702 in total in the initial release -- used exclusively in Cantonese. It evolved from the preceding Government Chinese Character Set (政府通用字庫) or GCCS.
HKU SPACE HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) () is the extension arm of the University of Hong Kong which aims at providing learning opportunities for personal, professional and career advancement to people from all walks of life.
HKW Chemnitz-Nord HKW Chemnitz-Nord (abbreviation for Heizkraftwerk Chemnitz) is a brown-coal fired power station in the northern parts of Chemnitz with a power of 120 megawatts. It has a 302 metre tall chimney, which belongs to the tallest chimneys of Germany (and Europe).
HKZ Begun in August 2005, HKZ is an hour-long weekly podcast devoted to featuring avant-garde, experimental, and new music by undiscovered, rarely discovered or lesser-known artists and bands. In each episode, one artist and/or album is featured by playing about four or five tracks.
Hla Thaung Private Aung San Thuirya Hla Thaung (also known as Private Hla Thaung - serial 88865 ( - 28 April 1949) of 3rd Burma Rifle Battalion (Bamar Tha Nat Kine Tat Yin - Tha Na Ka) was the Bamar recipient of Aung San Thuriya Award, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of Myanmar Armed Forces. He won the award at the Battle of Daik Oo during the fight against of Kayin insurgency in Myanmar.
Hlöðskviða Hlöðskviða or The Battle of the Goths and Huns is sometimes counted among the Eddic Poems. It has been preserved as separate stanzas interspersed among the text in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (chapters 13 and 14, the stanzas are numbered 1 to 32, after their arrangement within the prose).
Hliðskjálf Hliðskjálf (in English, Hidden Opening Into Asgard or Secret Ritual-Site) is an album by Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. This album in particular was recorded by Burzum artist Varg Vikernes while he was imprisoned for murder and arson and features only keyboard and synthesized instruments in attempt to distance Burzum from the black metal scene of which it was prominent.
Hlybokaye Hlybokaye (, , Glubokoye) is a town (since 1940) in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus, the capital of the Hlybokaye District (Hlybocki District, :be:Глыбоцкі раён). The first records about the settlement are dated by 1514.
HL-20 Personnel Launch System The HL-20 Personnel Launch System was a NASA concept being studied by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, based on an enhanced lifting body candidate for manned orbital missions. This concept has been designed for low operations cost, improved flight safety and conventional runway landings.
HL60 HL-60 (Human promyelocytic leukemia cells) cell line derived from a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia proliferates continuously in suspension culture in nutrient medium supplemented with fetal bovine serum, L-glutamine, HEPES and antibiotic chemicals.
HLA-B HLA-B (major histocompatibility complex, class I, B) is a human gene that provides instructions for making a protein that plays a critical role in the immune system. HLA-B is part of a family of genes called the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex.
HLA-B27 Human Leukocyte Antigen B*27 (subtypes B*2701-2724) is a class I surface antigen encoded by the B locus in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6. It presents microbial antigens to T-cells and is strongly associated with certain immunity diseases (SpA spondyloarthropathies).
HLCS HLCS (holocarboxylase synthetase (biotin-(proprionyl-Coenzyme A-carboxylase (ATP-hydrolysing)) ligase)) is a human gene that provides instructions for making an enzyme called holocarboxylase synthetase (). This enzyme is important for the effective use of biotin, a B vitamin found in foods such as liver, egg yolks, and milk.
HLG Capital HLG Capital Berhad is an investment holding company listed on the Bursa Malaysia whereby its subsidiaries are involved in stock and share broking, acting as agent and nominee for clients, corporate advisory services, fund management, unit trusts, share financing, futures and options broking. It is part of the Hong Leong Group Malaysia.
HLH (Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis) Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is an unusual syndrome characterized by fever, splenomegaly, jaundice, and the pathologic finding of hemophagocytosis. This is phagocytosis by macrophages of erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, and their precursors in bone marrow and other tissues.
HLM HLM, (acronym for ) (French for "housing at moderated rents" or "rent-controlled housing") is a form of subsidised housing in France. There are approximately four million of these residences, housing an estimated fourteen million people — nearly one-fourth of the population of France.
HLONS HLONS stands for Humvee Laser Ordinance Neutralization System, which is a system mounted on Zeus humvees. HLONS uses a laser that fires a 10 kw solid-state laser from a humvee in an attempt to explode an explosive, such as an anti-tank mine or an anti-personnel mine from a safe distance in order to prevent it from harming the humvee.
Hōgen Rebellion The Hōgen Rebellion (保元の乱) was a Japanese civil war fought in 1156 over Japanese imperial succession and control of the Fujiwara clan of regents. However, it also succeeded in establishing the dominance of the samurai clans and eventually the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan.
HĹŤjĹŤ Masako HĹŤjĹŤ Masako (,1156-1225) was the eldest child and eldest daughter of HĹŤjĹŤ Tokimasa by his wife HĹŤjĹŤ no Maki, the first shikken, or regent, of the Kamakura shogunate. She was also the sister of HĹŤjĹŤ Yoshitoki, and was married to Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura period.
HĹŤjĹŤ SĹŤun was the first head of the late HĹŤjĹŤ clan, one of the major powers in Japan's Sengoku period. Born Ise Moritoki, he was originally known as Ise ShinkurĹŤ, a samurai of Taira lineage from a family of little importance or power, he fought his way up, gaining territory and changing his name to the illustrious HĹŤjĹŤ.
Hōjō Takatoki Hōjō Takatoki (北条高時)(1303-23 May 1333) was the last shikken (regent) of Japan's Kamakura shogunate; a member of the Hōjō clan, he was the son of Hōjō Sadatoki, and was preceded as shikken by Hōjō Morotoki.
Hōjō Tokifusa Hōjō Tokifusa (北条時房)(1175-1240) was a member of Japan's Hōjō clan of nobles and courtiers; the brother of Hōjō Yoshitoki, shogunal regent, Tokifusa was appointed to the Kyoto-based government post of Rokuhara Tandai upon its creation in 1221, following the Jōkyū War. He served alongside Hōjō Yasutoki.
Hōjō Tokimasa Hōjō Tokimasa (北條　時政, 1138-1215) was the first Hōjō shikken (regent) of the Kamakura bakufu and head of the Hōjō clan. He was shikken from the death of Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1199 until his abdication in 1205.
Hōjō Tsunanari Hōjō Tsunanari (北条綱成)(1515-1587) was a samurai commander of the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period. The adopted brother of Hōjō Ujiyasu, he commanded the defense of Kawagoe castle against siege in 1545.
Hōjō Ujinao Hōjō Ujinao (北条氏直: 1562–December 19, 1591) was a Japanese daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and the final head of the Late Hōjō clan. An important figure in the history of Azuchi-Momoyama politics, he lost his entire domain following the siege in 1590.
Hōreki Hōreki (Japanese: 宝暦) was a Japanese era after Kan'en and before Meiwa and spanned from 27 October 1751 to 2 June1764 (in the Gregorian calendar, from 14 December 1751 to 30 June 1764). Reigning emperors were Momozono and Go-Sakuramachi.
Hōryū-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, named as such because the site serves as a seminary as well as a monastery.
HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar (full Croatian name: Hrvatski ženski rukometni klub Zrinjski Mostar, English: Croatian Women's Handball Club Zrinjski Mostar) is a Croat-founded women's handball team from the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hmar Hmar is the name of one of the numerous tribes of India, spread over a large area in the northeast. The Hmars belong to the Chin-Kuki-Mizo group of tribes, and are recognised as Scheduled Tribe under the 6th Scheduled of the Constitution of India.
Hmong gangs Hmong gangs are a growing problem within the Hmong community throughout the United States. Although Hmong gangs are not as highly structured and organized as other ethnic gangs such as the crips or bloods, there has been significant growth in terms of membership.
Hmong language Hmong (Hmong Der: Hmoob) or Mong (Mong Leng: Moob) is the common name for a group of dialects of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmong-Mien/Miao-Yao language family spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. The total number of speakers worldwide has been estimated to be over 4 million, including 170,000 Hmong Americans.
Hmong-Mien languages The Hmong-Mien or Miao-Yao languages are a small language family of southern China and Southeast Asia. They are spoken in mountainous areas of southern China, including Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi and Hubei provinces, where they have been relegated to being 'hill people', while the Han Chinese have settled the more fertile river valleys.
HM Coastal Motor Boat 4 HM Coastal Motor Boat 4 was one of a large series of small fast shallow draught vessels used during World War I. She was designed by J I Thornycroft of Hampton, England, ordered in January, 1916, built by them and delivered that summer.
HM Customs & Excise National Museum The HM Customs & Excise National Museum is a museum in Liverpool, England that holds the national collection of the Department of Customs and Excise, one of the most important collections of its type held anywhere in the world. It is located in Albert Dock on the ground floor of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
HM Fort Roughs HM Fort Roughs was one of several World War II installations that were designed by Guy Maunsell and known collectively as His Majesty's Forts or as Maunsell Sea Forts. The purpose of Fort Roughs was to guard the port of Harwich, Essex.
HM Nautical Almanac Office The HM Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), now part of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, was established in 1832 on the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO), where the Nautical Almanac had been published since 1767.
HM Prison Barlinnie HM Prison Barlinnie is a prison located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north-east of Glasgow, Scotland. It was mainly used for short term prisoners or those awaiting trial in Glasgow courts, but also long term prisoners awaiting transfer to prisons such as Saughton or Peterhead it also housed the Libyan diplomat who is held responsible for the Lockerbie plane disaster but who has now been transferred to Gateside Prison, Greenock.
HM Prison Barwon HM Prison Barwon is a maximum security Australian prison located on Bacchus Marsh Road, 6 km from the township of Lara, (near Geelong), Victoria, Australia. Barwon provides accommodation and services for maximum security mainstream prisoners including a 20-bed facility for high security prisoners and a 60-bed facility for maximum security protection prisoners.
HM Prison Fairlea HM Prison Fairlea was an Australian female prison located on Yarra Bend Drive in the suburb of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. It was built on the site of the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, with remnants of the walls and gates being used in the layout of the prison.
HM Prison Won Wron HM Prison Won Wron is a minimum security Australian prison located in Won Wron, Victoria, Australia. It was closed in late 2004 dealing a death blow, some say, to the small near-by town of Yarram, where a large number of the serving Prison Officers lived.
HM Representative at Ascot The holder of the unique British royal household post of His/Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot heads the Ascot Office at St. James's Palace and is responsible for admitting people to the Royal Enclosure at Ascot Racecourse.
HM Submarine X2 HM Submarine X2 was the name given to the former Italian submarine Galileo Galilei (captured by the Royal Navy in June 1940) when she was commissioned into the Royal Navy in June 1942 as a training submarine in the Far East. She was later renamed as P711.
HM Treasury HM Treasury, in full Her Majesty's Treasury, informally The Treasury, is the United Kingdom government department responsible for developing and executing the British government's public finance policy and economic policy.
HM-15 Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Nicknamed the "Blackhawks" and flying the MH-53E Sea Dragon, they are complimented by both active and reserve personnel.
HM-69 The Nike Missile Site HM-69 (also known as Hole in the Donut or Everglades Nike Site or Missile Base) is a historic site in Homestead, Florida, United States. It is located on Long Pine Key Road in the Everglades National Park.
HM7 The motor HM7 was put in service in 1979 on Ariane 1. Improved continually since, it was used on Ariane 2, 3, 4 and is used on Ariane 5 ECA (the 10 ton version was in geostationary orbit), before detatching from the Vinci motor on Ariane 5 ECB.
HMAC A keyed-hash message authentication code, or HMAC, is a type of message authentication code (MAC) calculated using a cryptographic hash function in combination with a secret key. As with any MAC, it may be used to simultaneously verify both the data integrity and the authenticity of a message.
HMAS Adelaide (1918) HMAS Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. She was laid down by HMA Naval Dockyard at Cockatoo Island, Sydney on November 20 1915 and launched on July 27 1918 by Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, the wife of the Governor-General.
HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01) is an Australian Adelaide class guided missile frigate laid down by Todd-Pacific Shipbuilding at Seattle, Washington 29 July 1977, launched 21 June 1978 and commissioned 15 November 1980.
HMAS Adroit (P 82) HMAS Adroit (P 82) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland in August 1967, launched on 3 February 1968 and commissioned on 17 August 1968. Adroit paid off on 28 March 1992 and was sunk as a target by A-4 Skyhawk aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force west of Rottnest Island on 8 August 1994.
HMAS Aitape (P 84) HMAS Aitape (P 84) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 6 July 1967 and commissioned on 13 November 1967. Aitape was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on 14 November 1974.
HMAS Albatross (seaplane tender) The first HMAS Albatross was a seaplane tender laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company at Cockatoo Island, Sydney in New South Wales in April 1926, launched on 23 February 1928 by Lady Stonehaven, wife of the Governor General of Australia, completed on 21 December 1928 and commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on 23 January 1929.
HMAS Anzac (1920) The first HMAS Anzac (G00) was an Anzac class destroyer, laid down by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton in Scotland on 31 January 1916, launched on 11 January 1917 and commissioned into the Royal Navy in April 1917 as HMS Anzac.
HMAS Anzac (D59) HMAS Anzac (D-59) was a Battle-class] [[destroyer (named Anzac class in the RAN) of the Royal Australian Navy, laid down by the Williamstown Naval Dockyard at Melbourne in Victoria on 23 September 1946, launched on 20 August 1948 by Mrs. J.
HMAS Ardent (P 84) HMAS Ardent (P 84) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland in October 1967, launched on 27 April 1968 and commissioned on 26 October 1968. Ardent was transferred to the Hobart Port Division of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve on 18 June 1982 and paid off on 6 January 1994.
HMAS Archer (P 86) HMAS Archer (P 86) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 2 December 1967 and commissioned on 15 May 1968. Archer paid off on 21 October 1974, was transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Siliman.
HMAS Armidale (J 240) HMAS Armidale (J 240) was a Bathurst class corvette in the Australian navy. It is named for the city of Armidale, laid down by Morts Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain in New South Wales on 1 September 1941.
HMAS Arrow (P 88) HMAS Arrow (P 88) was an Attack-class patrol boat built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 17 February 1968 and commissioned on 3 July 1968. Arrow was driven ashore and destroyed at Darwin during Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974.
HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) The second HMAS Arunta (FFH 151) is an Anzac class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems Propriety Limited at Williamstown in Victoria, Australia on July 22, 1995. She was launched on June 28, 1996 by Mrs Dulce Morrow, wife of the late Commodore J.
HMAS Arunta (I30) The first HMAS Arunta (D130/I30) was a Tribal class destroyer, laid down by the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company Limited at Sydney in New South Wales on 15 November 1939, launched on 30 November 1940, and commissioned on 30 March 1942.
HMAS Assail (P 89) HMAS Assail (P 89) was an Attack-class patrol boat boat built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 18 November 1967 and commissioned on 12 July 1968. Assail paid off on 18 October 1985, transferred to the Indonesian Navy and renamed Sigurot.
HMAS Attack (P 90) HMAS Attack (P 90) was the lead ship of the Attack-class patrol boats was built by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland, launched on 8 April 1967 and commissioned on 17 November 1967. Attack paid off on 21 February 1985, transferred to the Indonesian Navy on 24 May 1985 and renamed Sikuda.
HMAS Australia (1927) HMAS Australia Australia (D84), launched in 1927, was a County-class heavy cruiser in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The ship is believed to have been the first ship damaged by a kamikaze attack, and to also be the ship hit the most times by kamikazes.
HMAS Aware (P 91) HMAS Aware (P 91) was an Attack-class patrol boat laid down by Evans Deakin and Company at Brisbane in Queensland in July 1967, launched on 7 October 1967 and commissioned on 21 June 1968. Aware was transferred to the Adelaide Port Division of the Royal Australian Navy Reserve on 2 December 1982 and paid off on 17 July 1993.

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