Jan 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
3Sydney arrived Fremantle.
3Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
9Perth on northern Sea Dragon patrol.
17Sydney left Sydney on 9th voyage.
20Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
25Perth and USS Bordelon under fire near Cap St. Anne. (Perth fourth time).
Feb 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III and IV Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
3 Sydney arrived at Vung Tau.
9 Jeparit left Sydney on 12th voyage.
12 Third Contingent CDT3 arrived in Vietnam.
14 Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
16 Sydney returned to Sydney.
22 Lieutenant Commander P J Vickers killed in action, near Xuan Loc, Long Khanh province.
24 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
Mar 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
11 Perth 011 southern Sea Dragon patrol.
22 Hobart left Sydney for second Vietnam deployment.
23 Perth left Sea Dragon.
23 Jeparit left Sydney on 13th voyage.
27 Sydney left Sydney on 10th voyage with 1RAR embarked.
31 Perth turned over to Hobart at Subic Bay.
Apr 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
9 Sydney arrived at Vung Tau: 1RAR disembarked, 7RAR embarked.
9 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
10 Perth returned to Sydney ending first deployment.
13-18 Hobart - NGFS off northern I Corps.
18 Hobart on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
22 Hobart and USS Collett under fire near Dong Hoi. (Hobart tenth time).
23 Hobart and Collett under fire near Ke Anh (Hobart eleventh time).
26 Sydney arrived in Sydney: 7RAR disembarked.
May 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in 111 and IV Corps. RANHFV: operations in Ill Corps.
10 Jeparit left Sydney on 14th voyage.
20 Hobart - NGFS off northern I Corps.
21 Sydney left Brisbane on 11th voyage with 4RAR embarked.
24 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
Jun 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps. Sydney arrived at Vung Tau; 4RAR disembarked, 2RAR embarked.
11 Hobart on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
13 Sydney arrived at Brisbane: 2RAR disembarked.
14 Hobart and USS Chandler under fire north west of Cap Lay (Hobart twelfth time).
17 Hobart hit by three missiles fired by a USAF aircraft north of Cap Lay. Chief Electrician R H Hunt and Ordinary Seaman R J Butterworth were killed and three sailors seriously injured.
21 Jeparit left Sydney on 15th voyage.
Jul 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III and IV Corps.
6 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
25 Hobart took up - NGFS station off Da Nang in I Corps after repair of missile damage at Subic Bay.
Aug 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
6 Jeparit left Sydney on 16th voyage-.
13 Fourth Contingent CDT3 arrived in Vietnam.
14-22 Hobart - NGFS in IV Corps, south west of Vung Tau.
21 Lieutenant A A Casadio and Petty Officer 0 C Phillips killed in action near Camp Blackhorse, Xuan Loc, Long Khanh province.
23-28 Hobart - NGFS off coast of Phuoc Tuy, III Corps.
26 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
Sep 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
9 Second contingent RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam (RANHFV '68) arrived in Vietnam.
14-21 Hobart t - NGFS between Da Nang and Hue, I Corps.
19 Perth left Sydney on second Vietnam deployment.
22-25 Hobart - NGFS in IV Corps.
22 Jeparit left Sydney on 17th voyage.
29 Hobart turned over to Perth at Subic Bay.
Oct 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
7-9 Perth - NGFS near Da Nang, I Corps.
8 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
9-10 Perth on Sea Dragon patrol.
10 Perth and USS Leonard F Mason under fire (Perth fifth time).
11 Hobart returned to Sydney ending second deployment.
20-23 Perth on northern Sea Dragon patrol.
24-27 Perth - NGFS in northern I Corps.
27 Perth on southern Sea Dragon patrol.
28 Perth - NGFS in northern I Corps.
Nov 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
1 US Joint Chiefs of Staff announced all sea, air and land bombardment of North Vietnam to cease at 2100 that night. Sea Dragon task units disbanded.
4 Jeparit left Sydney on 18th voyage.
9 Sydney left Adelaide on 1 — 2 — th voyage with 9 RAR embarked.
12-17 Perth - NGFS in II Corps.
17-30 Perth - NGFS in IV Corps.
20 Sydney arrived at Vung Tau: 9RAR disembarked.
21 Jeparit arrived at Vung Tau.
23 — 135th AHC moved to Bearcat in Bien Hoa province.
Dec 68
CDT3: Operation Stabledoor and EOD at Vung Tau; operations in III Corps. RANHFV: operations in III Corps.
5 Sydney arrived at Sydney.
12-17 Perth - NGFS in I Corps.
18 Perth - NGFS in II Corps.
19 Perth- NGFS in III Corps.
20-26 Perth - NGFS in IV Corps.
28 Jeparit left Sydney on 19th voyage.