The FFG-7, (Adelaide), class guided missile frigate HMAS DARWIN, (CMDR R. Bayley, RAN,), was commissioned at Seattle, USA. DARWIN was laid down in Todd Shipyard, Seattle, USA, and launched on 26 March 1982. Mrs Johnston, (Wife of the Administrator of the Northern Territory), performed the launching ceremony.
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