"Royal Australian Navy" is the official march of the

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Ma ...

. It replaces the previous march "

Heart of Oak "Heart of Oak" is the official march of the Royal Navy. It is also the official march of several Commonwealth navies, including the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy. It was the official march of the Royal Australian Navy, but ...

". The march was composed to celebrate the occasion in Australia's history when the Australian Fleet first entered Sydney Harbour on 10 October 1913. "Royal Australian Navy" was composed by the Australian band leader Alex Lithgow.

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