Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/December 17
The third HMAS Stuart (FFH-153) is an Anzac class frigate, laid down by Tenix Defence Systems at Williamstown in Victoria on 25 July 1998, launched on 17 April 1999 by Mrs. Maxine Barrie, the wife of Admiral Chris Barrie, the Chief of the Defence Force and commissioned on 24 August 2002. In 2004 Stuart deployed to the Persian Gulf on active service contributing to Operation Catalyst, Australia's military contribution to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq.