{"id":19219,"date":"2023-07-18T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=19219"},"modified":"2023-07-19T06:48:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T06:48:10","slug":"uss-canberra-lcs-30-arrives-in-sydney-ahead-of-commissioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=19219","title":{"rendered":"USS Canberra (LCS 30) Arrives in Sydney Ahead of Commissioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>USS Canberra entered Sydney Harbour in formation with Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra before mooring pierside at the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s Fleet Base East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to be here in Sydney this week, and to show this city our fast, optimally-manned ship that sails across the seas as a symbol of our navies\u2019 dedication to each other,\u201d said Capt. Marc Crawford, Commodore of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE. \u201cFor more than one hundred years, our nations have stood side-by-side; today is no different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. ship is named for Australia\u2019s capital and the original HMAS Canberra that was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island during World War II while fighting alongside the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo sail last night and rendezvous with USS Canberra was an absolute privilege, not just for myself but for the Army, Navy and Air Force crew members on HMAS Canberra,\u201d said. Capt. Brendan O\u2019Hara, commanding officer of HMAS Canberra. \u201cHaving another ship named Canberra, there is an automatic bond as mariners between those ships straight away. We look forward to supporting their ship\u2019s company throughout the course of this week, particularly for the commissioning ceremony this Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While in Sydney, the ships\u2019 crews will partake in sports competitions, community relations activities, and learn more about the other country\u2019s culture and traditions.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in viewing the ceremony live may do so on DVIDS at www.dvidshub.net\/webcast\/32033 beginning at 10:00 a.m. AEST on July 22, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Homeported in San Diego as a part of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE, USS Canberra is a fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatant that operates in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. LCS like USS Canberra integrate with joint, combined, manned and unmanned teams to support forward presence, maritime security, sea control, and deterrence missions around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the USS Canberra commissioning, please visit https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/feature\/CanberraCommissioning and http:\/\/images.defence.gov.au\/S20232084.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USS Canberra entered Sydney Harbour in formation with Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra before mooring pierside at the Royal Australian Navy\u2019s Fleet Base East. \u201cWe are thrilled to be here in Sydney this week, and to show this city our fast, optimally-manned ship that sails across the seas as a symbol of our navies\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19219"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19221,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19219\/revisions\/19221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}