In 2000 and 2001 , '' Tobruk '' was sent to the Solomon Islands on several deployments in response to the civil war : first to evacuate Australian citizens , then as a neutral venue for peace talks . From late 2001 to early 2002 , the ship was in northern Australian waters on border-protection duties as part of Operation Relex . During 2005 and early 2006 , '' Tobruk '' sailed to the Middle East on several occasions to deliver vehicles and cargo to Australian forces in the region . '' Tobruk '' and the two '' Kanimbla '' were set to East Timor in mid-2006 in response to the 2006 East Timorese crisis , forming the first RAN amphibious readiness group since World War II . The rest of the decade included further border protection deployments under Operation Resolute , a visit to Hawaii for the RIMPAC multinational naval exercise , support for the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program , relief operations following the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami , and use as the venue for a Fall Out Boy concert
2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
HMAS Tobruk (L 50)