Defence Maritime Services

Defence Maritimes Services (DMS) was formed in 1997 to service a complex 10-year contract delivering a very diverse range of Port services and equipment and vessels for the Royal Australian Navy. Under the Port Services and Support Craft (PSSC) contract, DMS provides a comprehensive and wide range of support activities to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

Support to Naval activities ranges from recruit basic training to the sophisticated requirements of submarine rescue operations. DMS operates 8 ocean going vessels, some up to 2000 tonnes, and over 100 assorted harbour craft.

The now well established DMS Support organisation has demonstrated its ability to meet the needs of the RAN fleet, individual ships on deployment and diving teams (CDT) operating throughout the oceans surrounding Australia, and further a field including the Arabian Gulf, North East Asia, Hawaii and North America, and in all parts of the South West Pacific region.

DMS has developed the infrastructure, management and support skill necessary to successfully manage complex output-specified contracts and was selected in 2003 as prime contractor to the Australian Government for delivery and through life support of a fleet of 12 Armidale Class Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy. The vessels are being built for DMS by Austal Ships of Henderson WA. Following delivery of HMAS ARMIDALE in June 2005, DMS has been invited to provide two additional ships, exending the build program until August 2007.

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